By Claire Louge Several months ago, I got the chance to attend Keeping Families Together, a one-day event put on by Our Sister Our Brother. We had the good fortune of having Aysha Schomburg, Associate Commissioner of the Children’s Bureau, give a welcome address....
The very first Hope to Healing SHIFT (Safe Healthy Infants & Families Thrive) Summit took place on Oct. 21 in Phoenix. This full-day collaborative event focused on SHIFTing the perspectives on the stigma of perinatal substance use, and featured a lived experience...
On May 21, my daughter Kira was born. I’m now a mom. It’s somewhat surreal. It feels a bit like I’ve been in a different dimension for the past three months, probably due to the stark shift in my sleep habits and so many other wild changes. I am seeing a...
On Friday, May 13, the Yavapai County Juvenile Courthouse was a full house as cross-sector professionals eagerly gathered for an in-person training on The Intersection of Child Welfare and Early Childhood Mental Health presented by Dr. Lorenzo Azzi. These individuals...
Since 2003, the Center for the Study of Social Policy’s (CSSP) Strengthening FamiliesTM Protective Factors Framework has helped professionals understand a strengths-based approach to developing potential in families. This evidence-informed framework has helped define...
Do you have a goal or dream you’ve not yet achieved? Maybe you’re daunted by what it will take to make it happen, or perhaps you’re hesitating to put yourself first. How would it feel to have someone’s full commitment to support you in the process? Every...
Seeing in a New Way By Claire Louge, Executive Director One of my favorite classes in college was an elective: Intro to Design. The professor told us our first assignment would teach us how to see differently. The task: we were given two weeks to find each letter of...
