Category Child Welfare

April 2023: Child Abuse Prevention Month

What is Child Abuse Prevention Month? This is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Throughout April organizations around the United States join together to spread awareness about the realities of child abuse and help prepare people like you to help protect our…

What is Kinship Care?

Imagine getting a call that your relative is being or has been placed in the child welfare system because of reported neglect and abuse by the hands of someone you have held close to your heart. Now imagine being thrown…

Resources To Lighten Your Load

Foster families are in a unique position to help children in their care by providing a safe and stable home. They will parent children who have experienced loss and trauma. This will impact the way children interact with those around…

DID YOU KNOW? How to prevent Child abuse

DID YOU KNOW??? When we talk about the prevention of child abuse, the most and often best strategies to prevent child abuse is directly related to supporting families before there is a crisis. Now, more than ever, families are struggling…

Let’s Hear it for the Social Workers!

Written by Susannah Petty, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services March is Social Worker Appreciation Month, and Susannah Petty with the Department of Children’s Services shares about her experiences and how communities can show support. I never thought about going into…

Voice for the Vulnerable

In honor of Child Welfare Worker Appreciation Week, we would love to share some insights from our Executive Director who spent several years as a social worker on the front lines. As a former Child Abuse Investigator, I have interviewed…