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The REACH Institute Video Testimonials: JoAnn Pun, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

JoAnn Pan, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner shares her experience with the REACH program. She feels the training she received helped her support children and their families by giving her an organized framework approach to mental health care. “It teaches you how to be a better clinician.”

REACH is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that the most effective, scientifically proven mental health care reaches all children and families. Led by national leaders in child psychiatry, psychology and pediatrics, REACH arms thousands of individuals and institutions with the best, evidence-based therapies to improve the mental health of children and adolescents.

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