At the beginning of November, Prevent Child Abuse Arizona hosted a two-day virtual Advanced Play Therapy training for master’s level therapists working with the Birth to Five population in the foster care system. Meghan Hays Davis, Training and Program Director who...
By Claire Louge, Executive Director A year ago, I had the opportunity to visit my sister, who lives in Tanzania. During my visit, we went to Gombe National Park, where the famous Dr. Jane Goodall had conducted her research on chimpanzees. At the park, we met a man...
Last summer, Prevent Child Abuse Arizona debuted Flourishing Families, a curriculum designed to teach family service professionals, actionable ways that they can help parents/caregivers build protective factors in their families. The five protective factors,...
I believe the people of Arizona can create a state where all families can thrive. I’m not just saying that. I actually believe this, and I’ll tell you why. For the past couple of months, I’ve been holding discussions with community groups across Arizona, as part of a...
In August, Prevent Child Abuse Arizona welcomed a new board member, Rick Griffin. In just a couple of short months, Rick has already enriched our organization’s work in several ways. Rick Griffin is the Director of Training and Curriculum Development with...
The Home Visiting Supervisors Institute (HVSI) is an opportunity for supervisors of evidence-based and evidence-informed early childhood home visiting programs to learn, network, and strengthen their supervisory skills. Every year, home visiting supervisors especially...
By Claire Louge, Executive Director of Prevent Child Abuse Arizona When I was five years old, I came back to the USA after a year in France, and my English had gotten rusty. I entered first grade and was put into an English as a Second Language class. The language...
by Claire Louge Last week, I was on the phone with my older sister, Nathalie. We were checking in about our lives, and what is happening in the world. I described all the things I had going on, and everything I was doing, and told her I was a bit overwhelmed. Before...
By Thomas Claiborn, Prevent Child Abuse Arizona Parent Advisory Council Member 4D means “we are Different by Design but Dynamic by Decision.” We’re ‘different by design’ means that we all have different strengths, perspectives, and experiences. ‘Dynamic by decision’...
By Claire Louge, July 31, 2020 Early in my career, I subscribed to the ‘fake it ‘til you make it’ mindset. I thought that in order to prove my professional worth, I had to demonstrate perpetual competence. If I l didn’t possess a skill, I needed to...
Claire Louge, July 7, 2020 A lot of people are concerned with the decline in calls to the DCS hotline since the pandemic began. They are worried that kids are unsafe at home and, because they have less contact with other protective adults in the community, their...
Streetlight USA is a Phoenix-based nonprofit that serves teenage girls suffering trauma due to sexual exploitation, abuse, and trafficking. When Yavapai Family Advocacy Center Victim Advocate Chita Olson first heard about Streetlight USA, she thought, “That’s nice –...
