by sstinson | Feb 3, 2021 | Adoption, Aging Forward, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Health, Social Work, therapy, Trauma, Wellness
Childhood trauma is determined mostly by the residual effects it has on a child’s wellbeing. According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, “when a child feels intensely threatened by an event they are involved in or witness, that event is a trauma.” There...
by sstinson | Oct 23, 2020 | Aging Forward, Foster Care, Health, Special Needs, Special Needs
By Shay Stinson October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. The Centers for Disease Control reports that “Down syndrome remains the most common chromosomal condition diagnosed in the United States. Each year, about 6,000 babies born in the U.S. have Down syndrome. This...
by intisar | Oct 9, 2020 | Foster Care, Health, Parenting, Social Work, Special Needs, therapy, Wellness
By Intisar Seraaj This year, from October 4 until October 10 is Mental Illness Awareness Week. The theme for 2020 is “What People with Mental Illness Want You to Know.” First, let’s start with the basics. One in five American adults has a mental illness, according to...
by intisar | Oct 1, 2020 | Health, Wellness
By Intisar Seraaj There’s a strong common understanding about how important literacy is. In the U.S., only about 14% of the entire adult population is illiterate and the U.S. ranks 16th in the world for adult reading skills, according to CreditDonkey, a credit card...
by sstinson | Sep 23, 2020 | Child Welfare, Foster Care, Health, Parenting, Social Work, therapy, Wellness
National Recovery Month & foster care – By Shay Stinson September is National Recovery Month, promoting treatment and health services to enable those with addiction diseases to live healthier lives. Drug-addicted parents and guardians is now one of the...
by sstinson | Sep 15, 2020 | Foster Care, Health, News, Parenting
By Shay Stinson Overtime, nutritional guidelines for children have changed. We once believed three square meals a day was all a child needed for balanced nutrition and that, because children grow so quickly, there was no need to closely monitor their nutrition. Now,...
