Doc Wayne Press Releases

ESPN, Doc Wayne and The Village Team Up to Expand Mental Health Services for Youth   Trauma-informed and sport-infused therapy training enables additional programs and services to address the ongoing mental health crisis    BOSTON, MA and HARTFORD, CT (November 16, 2021) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”) —  a Boston nonprofit whose sport-infused therapies … Continued

BOSTON (February 24, 2021) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”), a Boston nonprofit that fuses sport and therapy to heal and strengthen at-risk youth, is pleased to announce it has brought on 12 new team members in varying roles throughout the organization to accommodate the increasing demand for its services due to the enduring … Continued

BOSTON (October 28, 2020) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”), a Boston nonprofit that fuses sport and therapy to heal and strengthen at-risk youth, is pleased to announce that Dr. Sadé Callwood, Katherine Grover and Dushawne “Doc” Simpson have recently joined its Board. Their appointments further enhance the Board’s experience, diversity and skills, and bring the … Continued

As mental health concerns mount, trauma-informed curriculum enables community leaders such as teachers and clinicians worldwide to harness the power of sport to improve mental health  BOSTON (October 6, 2020) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”), a Boston nonprofit that fuses sport and therapy to heal and strengthen at-risk youth, is pleased to announce … Continued

As pandemic persists, funds will support intensifying need for mental health services for children BOSTON (August 19, 2020) – Doc Wayne Youth Services (“Doc Wayne”), is a Boston nonprofit that fuses sport and therapy to heal and strengthen at-risk youth, today announced it has received a $381,000 grant from The Charles Hayden Foundation in New … Continued

BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Doc Wayne, a non-profit that is using sports-based group therapy to help at-risk youth overcome traumatic events and emotional challenges, while learning important life skills, today announced the results of its evaluation conducted with The PEAR Institute, analyzing the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) impact of its program in schools. The results showed that Doc Wayne helps … Continued