Black History Month blog series: Promoting safe and supportive environments
Dr. Wendy Ellis, joins HOPE’s Director of Training and Technical Assistance, Amanda Winn, for the second vlog in our new series, HOPE Block by Block.
Black History Month blog series: Promoting emotional growth through racial and ethnic socialization
Dr. Stephanie Irby Coard, joins HOPE’s Director of Training and Technical Assistance, Amanda Winn, for the first vlog in our new series, HOPE Block by Block.
Interview: Shifting the focus to positive experiences with the HOPE and Strengthening Families framework
Key takeaways This interview features Judy Langford, senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Social Policy. The Strengthening Families framework focuses on building protective factors that help families create positive environments for children. The HOPE framework extends this…
Frank Farrow and “Passing the Baton”
Key takeaways This interview features Frank Farrow, former President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), a national nonprofit focused on social, economic, and racial justice. Harold Richman was a visionary social worker, academic, and co-founder of…
Interview: Similarities between the HOPE framework and Foster Care Unplugged
Key takeaways This interview features Melody Centeno, MSW, the founder of Foster Care Unplugged and a licensed social worker in New York. Foster Care Unplugged (FCUP) supports to foster youth and agencies, helping young people build resilience while navigating the…
Interview: New research examines rural urban differences in positive childhood experiences
Key takeaways This interview features Elizabeth Couch, PhD, associate professor of health services policy and management and Co-Director of the Rural Health Research Center at the University of South Carolina. A research study published in 2020 found rural children were…
HOPE Director Robert Sege interviewed
Our blog post discussed the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) “Snapshots,” the first in a series of reports that discuss the results of a nationwide poll of parents. The AAP highlighted that families were having positive experiences in general, and…
Interview: Making the case for love, compassion, and positive childhood experiences
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…
Engaging and empowering youth through theater
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…
Talking with children about race
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…