What is included in the YRBS Data Summary & Trends Report? The YRBS Data Summary & Trends Report includes data on behaviors and experiences for 29 variables across Download Report Additionally, this year’s report includes data on social determinants of health, such as unstable … Read More
Author Archives: Jamar Little
Containing Trauma: Closing the Wounds that we Open
Flashbacks. Nightmares. Distractability. Mood changes. Hyper-arousal. Developmental arrest. We are taught about the signs and symptoms of traumatic wounding through books and articles, trainings and conferences, symposiums and panels. We have learned how to adeptly detect our clients’ injuries—the moral, … Read More
The Trauma Triangle: How Fostering Awareness of Reenactments Builds Resilience
The basic concept surrounding trauma-informed care is this: We all have trauma. Some of us are at a higher risk of experiencing trauma. We carry this trauma with us, and if we do not address it, we will not heal … Read More
Take It Down
Today the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is officially launching an exciting new tool for survivors of online child sexual abuse. The groundbreaking platform, aptly named, Take It Down, allows users from around the world to submit a case … Read More
Assessing Trauma in American Indian/Alaska Native Parents as an ICWA Active Effort
Lucero, N. M., Bussey, M., & Carver-Roberts, T. (2021). Assessing trauma in American Indian/Alaska Native parents as an ICWA active effort. Child Welfare 98(5),1-26. This article examines the correlation between American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) parents who are involved in ICWA … Read More
COVID-19 Lessons Learned for Child Welfare
He, A. S., Cederbaum, J. A., & Leake, R. (2022). Transformative lessons learned from COVID-19 to reimagine child welfare work.Journal of Public Child Welfare, 1-22. This resource explores child welfare caseworkers’ perspectives on how organizational changes during the early stages … Read More
Most Popular Self-Care Resources of 2022
Stress and anxiety can have long-term impacts on your health and well-being. As we near the end of the year, we hope you’ll reflect on how regularly you tend to your self-care and create a plan for 2023 to make … Read More
Administration to Toughen Enforcement of Child Labor Laws as Cases Mount
Labor and HHS departments will coordinate efforts to investigate violations and boost the safety of migrant children. The Biden administration on Monday February 27, unveiled a plan to get tougher on illegal child labor, as high-profile cases involving migrant children … Read More
Using a Structured Learning Process to Strengthen Two-Generation Service Delivery
Introduction Two-generation initiatives intentionally combine intensive, high quality adult-focused services with intensive, high quality child-focused programs to improve outcomes for children, primary caregivers, and families. The goal of integrating services for primary caregivers and their children is to achieve better … Read More
Self-Generated Content and Sextortion Awareness and Prevention
Self-Generated Content (sexting) sharing has become ever increasingly normative behavior for youth. This behavior can lead to Sextortion scams where offenders obtain explicit content and then pressure the victim to send money or send additional explicit content. Financial sextortion has … Read More