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ACE Overcomers has started a kickstarter campaign to fund DVD's that include American Sign Language interpretation. Combining sound biblical principles and solid science, this 12 lesson trauma-informed curriculum will help you understand and overcome...

  In recent years, there has been a surge  of research into early brain development. Neuroimaging technologies, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), provide increased insight about how the brain develops and how early experiences affect...

This message is from Cherri Pruitt   Cherri J. Pruitt, Region VIII Maternal and Child Health Consultant HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau 999 18 th  Street, South Terrace, Suite 472 Denver, Colorado 80202 303-844-7872 (phone)...

  Footprints, a local children’s grief ministry, has been founded in order to help those age 6 to 18 cope with the death of a loved one. “It actually started out of a [Nurture Committee] at First United Methodist Church,” said Jim Ruth, one of the non-profit’s leaders. “We got a lot of things in place and rolling when we were a ministry of the church.” That ministry actually began in 2011 and more recently evolved into a full-fledged non-profit. Ruth...

These notes were posted about a conference led by group member Linda Ranson Jacobs by  GJ Farmer, children’s pastor at First Baptist Church in Somerset, KY, on his blog,  ChildrensMinistryBlog.com: Early trauma causes disorganized...

I posted a three part series on this subject. Rather than post the content of the three post I'm going to post the links to the three posts. Thanks to all of you who helped me with this research. Unfortunately elementary age children are becoming more...

There are a lot of negative statistics about children in divorced homes. While these stats may be true, they may lead you to conclude that the children who come from these homes are set up for failure. It doesn’t have to be that...

EvaluACTION is designed for people interested in learning about program evaluation and how to apply it to their work. Evaluation is a process, one dependent on what you’re currently doing and on the direction in which you’d like go. ...

  I remember my family life while growing up in San Antonio, Texas as being tattooed by chaos, conflict, and consistent pain. My older relatives were often haunted by drug and alcohol abuse, violent relationships, and illegal activities. Like a...

Churches can't expect to meet spiritual needs if physical needs are not being met first.   “Hungry hearts have no ears.”   This was a phrase that Ms. Kennedy, an elementary teacher, used to tell the parents of children in...

Hello All,   I wanted to be sure you were one of the first to get this information. Our work in building community resilience is responsive to this plan.  So, today, we are pleased to announce the latest strategy and implementation plan to...

  I am often deeply disturbed by our remorseless witness. We are all implicated; we share responsibility for our witness of well-defined evil. We don’t protect our most vulnerable children; we value people according to arbitrary standards...