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…
Today’s post is based on an interview with Rev. Darrell Armstrong, pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Trenton, NJ for the past 20 years. He is considered a national leader on issues pertaining to child welfare and family strengthening. Most…
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 a Master’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies, when…
Today’s blog is a brief addendum to our blog from Tuesday, June 2, “HOPE Stands with Black Lives Matter.” First of all, thank you very much for the kind words and comments we received by email and phone since the…
By Chloe Yang, Dr. Robert Sege, and Dr. Dina Burstein 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. HOPE (Healthy Outcomes…
Key takeaways This interview features Corey Best, a family engagement consultant, speaker, and a former member of the HOPE National Advisory Board. The HOPE framework is a “causative energy” that requires believing in positive outcomes and seeing people beyond their…
A lot has happened in the month since we first published “Love in the Time of Coronavirus” in this blog space. We are now publishing regularly and have featured the perspectives of Drs. David Willis, Danielle Laraque-Arena, Heather Forkey, and…
Key takeaways This interview features Heather Forkey, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, general academic pediatrician at the University of California, Los Angeles. The Covid-19 pandemic placed even greater…
The Building Blocks of HOPE – Block #1: Relationships Being in nurturing, supportive relationships are critical for children to develop into healthy, resilient adults. This concept forms the first of the 4 Building Blocks of HOPE. The first of these…
How can we reduce ACEs and toxic stress during the COVID-19 pandemic? Many of us are concerned that increased stress might increase the risk for ACEs. For example, most child abuse happens when adults reach their breaking point. However, we are…