Giving Yourself Permission
Last month, we certified 20 people to teach “Considering Yourself a Mandated Supporter,” a training for educators on how to connect families to resources. The main idea behind the training is that protecting children doesn’t begin and end with reporting child abuse–...
Considering Yourself a ‘Mandated Supporter’
In May, Prevent Child Abuse Arizona held its first “Considering Yourself a Mandated Supporter” Training of Trainers (TOT). The training, which was created in collaboration the ACEs Consortium and Onward Hope and funded by DCS, is designed to guide educators to connect...
Working in Contradiction
Written by Executive Director Claire Louge I’ve been wrestling with a particular contradiction. It often shows up in group work around systems change. I don’t know if it can be resolved, but I’d like to share in case you wanted to join me in my noodling. This...
The Building “Block” of our Collective Futures
Early childhood experiences influence how likely a child is likely to struggle or succeed. This includes in lifelong experiences with health and wellness, which influenced the original Adverse Childhood Experiences Study in 1998, identifying how early negative...
Pinwheel Party Celebrates Families
Every child is filled with remarkable promise. It’s our shared responsibility to protect and nurture that potential. If we want to help children thrive, we must work to strengthen the environment in which children grow: their families and their community. During...
The Key to Good Leadership
I’ve been thinking a lot about leadership lately, and what it takes to be a good leader. In conversations with leaders I admire, I’ve realized there’s one quality I respect most of all, and I think that this quality might be the most defining characteristic of a good...