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Jay Lappin

Family Therapist

Jay Lappin is a structural family therapist who maintains an active clinical practice with families, couples and individuals. He is licensed as a clinical social worker in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and is also licensed as a marriage and family counselor in New Jersey. During much of his career, he has consulted and trained in […]

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Recent Postings

Staying Ready, Staying Vigilant, Staying Safe: Hyperarousal and hypervigilance in African American male adolescents exposed to community violence

CCF Experts Kuperberg and Mazelis’ Student Loan Debt Brief Report Featured on North Carolina Public Radio

The Difference Debt Makes: College Students and Grads on How Student Debt Affects Their Life Choices – And What They Would Do Differently If It Were Forgiven

CCF Expert Chloe Bird for Newsweek: Why Mothers Need Continuous Care Even After Children are Born

Media Messages to Young Girls: Does “Sexy Girl” Trump “Girl Power”?

Before and during COVID-19: Telecommuting, Work-Family Conflict, and Gender Equality

Why Families Need More Financial Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Before and during COVID-19: Telecommuting, Work-Family Conflict, and Gender Equality

CCF’S Stephanie Coontz Interviewed by Legacy Washington

CCF Expert Chloe Bird for Newsweek: Why Mothers Need Continuous Care Even After Children are Born

Why Families Need More Financial Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic

CCF’s Joshua Coleman on Helping Your Family Take COVID-19 Seriously

CCF Expert Chloe Bird for Newsweek: Why Mothers Need Continuous Care Even After Children are Born

CCF Experts Kuperberg and Mazelis’ Student Loan Debt Brief Report Featured on North Carolina Public Radio

The Difference Debt Makes: College Students and Grads on How Student Debt Affects Their Life Choices – And What They Would Do Differently If It Were Forgiven

Same-Sex Couples Devote More Attention to End-of-Life Plans than Heterosexual Couples

Black Deaths Matter: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Racial Disparities in Relationship Loss and Health

For a Limited Time Only: Josh Coleman is ‘On the Air’ with ‘Knowledge@Wharton’

CCF Expert Chloe Bird for Newsweek: Why Mothers Need Continuous Care Even After Children are Born

Staying Ready, Staying Vigilant, Staying Safe: Hyperarousal and hypervigilance in African American male adolescents exposed to community violence

Household Instability and Complexity among Undocumented Immigrants

New MAST Center Brief on Trends in Relationship Formation and Stability

CCF’s Kristi Williams on WHYY Philadelphia

National Spouses Day Is This Sunday…. Feeling Any Pressure?