In collaboration with the Children’s Commission and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), this document has been created to provide trauma-informed care training resources for victim services professionals.
In the third video in our series featuring Pathways Steering Committee members, Donna Edwards, the First Lady of Louisiana, discusses how the Louisiana First Foundation promotes child wellbeing through initiatives focused on teaching music, arts and movement in schools; supporting partnerships with government to support foster children and their caregivers; and preventing human trafficking. The Louisiana First Foundation is an
During this session, hear from Andrea Darr, the founder of Handle With Care; Becky Haas, an experienced law enforcement trainer; Teri Lawler, who is leading the work in trauma-informed practices and social emotional learning at the Delaware Department of Education; and Zoe Lyons, who has implemented Handle With Care as Director of the Jackson County Office of the Michigan Department
Learn about how policymakers, community leaders, and advocates are working to prevent violence and provide trauma-responsive services to individuals and communities affected by violence to support the healing process in this Pathways Learning Network session held June 13, 2023. Abigail Hurst, Director of Trauma-Informed Programs at Everytown for Gun Safety, explores recent research on the far-reaching impacts of gun violence
On October 13, the New York Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council met for the first time to begin developing a plan to cut child poverty in half over the next ten years. Authorized through the Child Poverty Reduction Act, which Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on December 1, 2021, the Advisory Council is charged with conducting data analyses, developing
Washington State recently announced an innovative approach to implement the 9-8-8 suicide prevention crisis hotline through the Native and Strong Crisis Lifeline. The line is staffed by an all-Native team that receives specific training around language and cultural competence, in addition to the standard crisis counselor training. Like the nationwide Veterans Crisis Line, which provides veterans and active service members
On March 9, the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Office of Human Service Policy in the federal Department of Health and Human Services released findings from their 2022 convening on primary prevention. The Advancing Primary Prevention in Human Services: Convening Findings highlights the importance of moving from tertiary and secondary prevention strategies – like crisis management and escalation prevention
One in seven children in the United States experiences child abuse and/or neglect each year, resulting in an array of adverse outcomes, including chronic pain, psychological concerns (anxiety, anger and aggression, depression, and suicidal thoughts or ideation), and poor or delayed social and behavioral development. There are a variety of risk factors surrounding child abuse and neglect including poverty, violence
One in seven children in the United States experiences child abuse and/or neglect each year, resulting in an array of adverse outcomes, including chronic pain, psychological concerns (anxiety, anger and aggression, depression, and suicidal thoughts or ideation), and poor or delayed social and behavioral development. There are a variety of risk factors surrounding child abuse and neglect including poverty, violence
The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY) was established by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1988. An independent, nonpartisan agency created to ensure the state’s policies and programs effectively promote and protect the health, well-being and development of children, youth and families, TCCY was created as a permanent commission. TCCY is the state’s centralized informational resource and advocacy agency