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A child's developmental age reflects their physical, emotional, social, and cognitive stage. Children are more at risk for abuse and neglect when their chronological age doesn't match their developmental age... so adults need to set their expectations accordingly!
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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve
There are many 'Vigilant Voices' in our community, speaking up for the wellbeing of children. Today, we welcome Sophia Booker, contributor for Reshuffled: Stories of Hope and Resilience from Foster Care.
In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at www.HenricoCASA.org and on social media:
Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Building trust-based relationships is essential when serving children who have experienced trauma. These types of relationships prioritize connection over anything else... and connection begins when you show up again and again!
Read Dr. Purvis' The Connected Child to learn more about trust-based relationship intervention.
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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve
There is great potential in using stories to support healing and build resilience. Find a book that has parallels to a child's personal story and use that book as a tool to connect, process, and respond to trauma.
This conversation was inspired by the Practitioner and Parent/Caregiver Guides published by the Office for Victim's of Crimes. Check out the materials here.
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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at www.HenricoCASA.org and on social media: Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
There are many 'Vigilant Voices' in our community, speaking up for the wellbeing of children. Today, we welcome Jason Brown, Founder and CEO of Fostering Acadia.
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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at www.HenricoCASA.org and on social media:
Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
One of our goals, at CASA and in life, is to communicate in a way that makes people feel safe and supported. Because we never want to cause further harm with our words… and that’s our words in speaking directly with someone and our words in talking generally to others.
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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at www.HenricoCASA.org and on social media: Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
May is National Foster Care Month.... and while becoming a foster parent may not be right for all of us, it could be right for some of us. So today we are talking through the perceived barriers to becoming a foster parent.
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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at www.HenricoCASA.org and on social media: Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
There are many 'Vigilant Voices' in our community, speaking up for the wellbeing of children. Today, we welcome Elizabeth Scholla, the Division Manager for Prevention and Protection at Henrico’s Child Protective
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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at www.HenricoCASA.org and on social media: Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Neglect, in it's simplest definition, is a failure to provide for a child's basic needs... and the majority of the cases that Henrico CASA is appointed to involve child neglect.
Join us to learn more about the signs of neglect and strategies for prevention. Click to access the prevention strategies that we reference, as published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at www.HenricoCASA.org and on social media: Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, we are walking through history to better understand how we got to where we are today in terms of child welfare policies and practices. Learn more in our April blog posts at www.HenricoCASA.org/blog/.
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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at www.HenricoCASA.org and on social media: Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
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