Black History Month blog series: Empowering Greek organizations to engage with Black youth
Robyn McGough, MSW, joins HOPE’s Director of Training and Technical Assistance, Amanda Winn, for the fourth vlog in our new series, HOPE Block by Block.
Black History Month blog series: How educators can promote meaningful relationships
Dr. Kamilah B. Legette, joins HOPE’s Director of Training and Technical Assistance, Amanda Winn, for the third vlog in our new series, HOPE Block by Block.
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…