Reflecting on creating positive memories this past year We wish everyone a relaxing and rejuvenating holiday season! Whatever traditions or beliefs your families hold, this is the time of year when many of us can pause, reflect, and celebrate that…
Key Takeaways This interview features Kanwaljeet Anand, D.Philis, professor of pediatrics and anesthesiology at Stanford and directs the Pain/Stress Neurobiology Lab and Jackson Vaughan Critical Care Research Fund. Negative experiences trigger the release of cortisol, the body’s stress hormone, while…
Key takeaways This interview features Anna Hadingham, educator and theater artist working with the Apollinaire theater company, the Chelsea Collaborative, and Peronia Adolescente. Theater and community-based art can be accessible tools that build belonging, critical thinking, and healing. In violent…
Key takeaways This interview features Sarah Gaither, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University. Infants as young as three months show awareness of racial differences, and by preschool, children may already develop strong in-group…
Key takeaways This interview features Brooke Adams who works with underserved populations getting to and through college. University staff with shared lived experiences with underserved populations and first-generation students are essential for building resilience and belonging. It is important to…
Key takeaways This interview features Elliott Orrin Hinkle, a member of the HOPE National Advisory Board and an alumnus of the Wyoming Foster Care System. Supportive relationships can come in many ways in the foster care system, like adults who…
Key takeaways This interview features Victor Sims, a child welfare advocate and case manager supervisor at SailFuture. Supporting policies like the Family First Prevention Act can help keep families together and preserve their cultural identity. There is also a need…
Key Takeaways This interview features Rev. Darrell Armstrong, pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Trenton, NJ During the Covid-10 pandemic, Dr. Armstrong’s congregation has shown remarkable compassion through “Operation James 1:27,” focusing on caring for seniors and youth, whom…
The science of Strengthening Families, the HOPE framework, and PCEs This post is guest authored by Cailin O’Connor, Senior Associate, Center for the Study of Social Policy I was just a few months out of graduate school, having just completed…
We stand with the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade These past few days, the killing of George Floyd has opened a raw wound, one among many, caused by police brutality and a system built on racism…