Meet Rahmet and Tai, two young adults who have aged out of the child welfare system. Their stories paint a picture of the youth who are helped every day thro...
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Foster Care: Why The Church Can Stop Outsourcing Child Welfare
It was never God's intent for children to be without a family. It was also never His intent for the government to be the solution to a problem that only the Church could solve. In large part, the responsibility to care for vulnerable kids and struggling families has been inappropriately placed on th
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Report blasts child welfare system: How to better protect US kids?
Experts say that prevention efforts at the local level, combined with better data collection and tighter federal oversight could reduce the number of cases of abuse and neglect.
urban.org
What Would It Take to Create the Child Welfare System Families Say They Need?
Families envision a system that provides support before they are in crisis, but doing so may require transforming how the system currently works.
developingchild.harvard.edu
How the Science of Early Childhood Can Apply to Child Welfare Systems
Learn how we can we use insights from cutting-edge science to improve the well-being and life prospects of the most vulnerable children in our society.
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Prevention of Child Abuse
Ask the Doctor: Why is the Emergency Department referred to as a safe haven?
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Prevent Child Abuse America
With Pinwheels for Prevention, the pinwheel has come to serve as the physical embodiment and reminder of the great childhoods we want for all children.
healthychildren.org
What to Know about Child Abuse
Although it's a mistake to become overprotective and make your child fearful, it is important to recognize the actual risks and familiarize yourself with the signs of abuse.
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Teach Your Daughter How to Deal With Bullies
If your child is being bullied, she'll need some help learning how to stand up for herself and when to get help.
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Why Can’t We Stop Child Abuse?
Government agencies have been trying to protect children for nearly two hundred years. Why have they failed?
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How Child Abuse Primes the Brain for Future Mental Illness
A brain scan study pinpoints the changes associated with child abuse that may raise people's risk of depression, PTSD and addictions later in life.
parenting.nytimes.com
Give Your Child the Tools to Recognize Sexual Abuse
Talk to kids about their bodies and empower them to speak out.
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Building Adult Capabilities to Improve Child Outcomes: A Theory of Change
This 5-minute video depicts a theory of change from the Frontiers of Innovation community for achieving breakthrough outcomes for vulnerable children and fam...
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Should Energy Drinks Fuel the Christian Life?
When thinking about energy drinks, we need to ask if the stimulant is masking a deeper problem, becoming a new master in our lives, or harming other people.
sojo.net
Will Christians Get Over Their Opposition to Universal Child Care?
Local communities alone can't handle child care under capitalism.
meettheneed.org
How Churches Enable Conditional Love
Loving those who hate you is highly abnormal. Praying for the welfare of an enemy is strange. Are churches providing the path to become “weird” for Christ?
nctsn.org
What is Child Trauma?
What is Child Trauma?<br>When a child feels intensely threatened by an event he or she is involved in or witnesses, we call that event a trauma. There is a range of traumatic events or trauma types to which children and adolescents can be exposed.
theguardian.com
Welfare changes drive rising poverty and food bank use, study finds
Research says evidence ‘clear’ policies such as universal credit can cause destitution
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What Does it Mean to Have an Abundant Life? Some Thoughts on Prosperity
We talk about "abundant life" in our churches regularly. What does it actually mean?
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Protecting Your Child From Abuse And Neglect
While there is no way to know the exact risk a child faces, there are some factors for abuse and neglect risk we should be aware of:
