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About Us

Our department advances the concept of family well-being as the foundation for a healthy society.
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Center for Healthy Families

We are a non-profit clinic providing premarital therapy, couple therapy, family therapy, and parent education to a diverse population.
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2019-2020 Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars, Sari Lerner and Shifali Mathews

SPH Students Shifali Matthew (PHSC) and Sari Lerner (FMSC) Chosen as Merrill Presidential Scholars

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