Check out these shots from the recent Rally for Mental Health at City Hall, where Marilus Castellanos, our Senior Program Director of Early Childhood Mental Health and Family Wellness, delivered a powerful speech as community members demanded mental health funding be restored to FY23 levels: “We are grateful for the City Council’s Children Under 5 Initiative, which supports Butterflies, and we call for a full restoration of funds to FY23 levels. For all children to thrive, they need to be in safe, nurturing, and predictable relationships. These are the basis for future learning and social emotional well-being. Our community needs more. We currently have a waitlist. With a major clinic closing in Brownsville, our program in East New York will be one of the very few that serves families with young children. We know the Council understands the vital work that CBOs do. Please fully fund our programs so we can continue this work.” Read Marilus's full remarks at https://lnkd.in/enBdMdEk #MentalHealth #EarlyChildhood #NYCisUS
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Free, emergency child care constitutes recovery. Whether it's a natural disaster or a man-made crisis, parents should be able to focus on rebuilding while knowing their children are secure and well-cared for. According to research, children's coping abilities are frequently linked to the well-being of their caregivers. Providing this vital support reduces stress and trauma for families in distress, putting them on the path of healing. How do you think access to free, emergency child care could change recovery for families in crisis? Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Reynolds American Foundation Save the Children US Care Fund U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) WoodNext Foundation BRYSON FOUNDATION Morgridge Family Foundation The Women's Center of Wake County American Red Cross. #TraumaInformedCare #PsychologicalFirstAid #CrisisIntervention #ChildCare
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As co-chair of Logan Together and looking after Family and Early years at SSI in Queensland, we applaud Di Farmer and the Government for Putting Queensland Kids First and investing $500 million on what we would consider essential services that will allow children thrive in Queensland. We applaud the focus on First Nation's children. SSI launched a research Stronger Starts, brighter futures II that shows that we still have a long way to go to achieve equitable, accessable and culturally safe services for children from CALD backgrounds and that CALD children are more likely to be developmentally vulnerable before commencing school than other children and much less likely to attend most types of early childhood education. SSI supports 5 school based Hubs in Logan and 5 in Ipswich as part of the Community Hubs Australia network across the country in partnership with schools and Australian Department of Home Affairs. We also have a maternity hub in the SSI Gateway which provides maternal and wrap around supports for expecting mothers. These hubs have become central Hubs to deliver wrap around supports for CALD children and parents. They are culturally safe spaces and central to helping families navigate complex systems that make it hard to address barriers that CALD families face like accessing ECEC's and essential health services to support their children to thrive. Flexible approaches and multiple prograns are required for CALD children with developmental vulnerabilities and entrenched disadvantage. We hope to see further investments for CALD children to help bridge the gaps and the recommendations in the research are taken up by Government as the time to act is now to change the future state of our children. #thrivebyfive #communityhubs #maternityhubs #english #earlychildhoodsystem #CALD #multicultural #equity #TB5alliance Queensland Government Charis Mullen MP David Crisafulli MP Queensland Health Brad Chilcott AM Michelle Lucas Jodie Booth Tadgh McMahon Rose Vearing Maribel Marquez Anne Hollonds https://lnkd.in/gmCAEWvU.
PUTTING QUEENSLAND KIDS FIRST: I announced a $500 million Putting Queensland Kids First strategy at the weekend. The strategy will give Queensland kids the best possible start in life. Prioritising investments in the wellbeing of young Queenslanders and their families will deliver dividends in terms of the health, wellbeing, safety and prosperity of our community for decades to come. Key investments include: $71.40 million for enhanced child health checks in the first five years of life $56.55 million for enhanced child development services in priority locations $42.66 million for family support coordinators in over 200 primary schools $29.86 million for Early Childhood Coordinators within existing child, family and community services $26.23 million to extend free kindy hours up to 30 hours per week in discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities $20 million for family and early years hubs in Aurukun and Kowanyama $11.64 million to support young parents at risk of homelessness $10.40 million for mental health support for parents, partners and families $10.73 million to provide health practitioners in 20 priority primary schools. $4.1 million to expand Connecting2U support to all Queensland families
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PUTTING QUEENSLAND KIDS FIRST: I announced a $500 million Putting Queensland Kids First strategy at the weekend. The strategy will give Queensland kids the best possible start in life. Prioritising investments in the wellbeing of young Queenslanders and their families will deliver dividends in terms of the health, wellbeing, safety and prosperity of our community for decades to come. Key investments include: $71.40 million for enhanced child health checks in the first five years of life $56.55 million for enhanced child development services in priority locations $42.66 million for family support coordinators in over 200 primary schools $29.86 million for Early Childhood Coordinators within existing child, family and community services $26.23 million to extend free kindy hours up to 30 hours per week in discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities $20 million for family and early years hubs in Aurukun and Kowanyama $11.64 million to support young parents at risk of homelessness $10.40 million for mental health support for parents, partners and families $10.73 million to provide health practitioners in 20 priority primary schools. $4.1 million to expand Connecting2U support to all Queensland families
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𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 – 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 🔹🔹🔹 Across the country, Family Support and Strengthening organizations work with families in a multigenerational, family-centered approach to enhance parenting skills, foster the healthy development and well-being of children, youth, and families, prevent child abuse, increase school readiness, connect families to resources, develop parent and community leadership, engage males and fathers, support healthy marital and couple relationships, and promote family economic success. Georgia joined the national network in 2018 and has since been growing a family support network within Georgia. Three primary areas of impact: 🔹Connecting and convening network members to enhance their effectiveness. 🔹 Increasing connectedness amongst members for peer learning and mutual support through convenings, e-newsletters, and networking. 🔹 Promoting family support, best practices, and evaluation. The GFSN aims to raise awareness of what quality Family Support is and promote a common language, standards, and evaluation of the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support. These Standards are the first and only standards in the country to integrate and operationalize the Principles of Family Support Practice with the Strengthening Families Framework and its research-based, evidence-informed five Protective Factors. Additionally, the GFSN raises the visibility of the value and impact of Family Support and Strengthening Networks. To strengthen and increase support for families in Georgia, we work to highlight both the need to support and strengthen families and the practical, skilled networks, organizations, and workforce needed to do so, including promoting the establishment of networks in states without them. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/esVBbJ8Y . . . . #StrengtheningFamiliesFramework #StandardsofPractice #GFSN
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For many children living in vulnerable communities, the extreme impacts of poverty and the struggles in trying to access basic needs can lead to toxic stress, a driving factor of poor health outcomes. How do we help? We support families with the tools they need to build strong foundations. This includes supporting fathers, who play an essential role in a child's development. We’re pumped to be 1 of only 3 Texas-based community nonprofit organizations to receive funding from the Parents as Teachers National Center Challenge grant to elevate child outcomes. This will allow us to add a dedicated fatherhood component to help strengthen the bonds developed between families, further improving the chance of positive health outcomes for the children in our communities. Know a family in need in the Hidalgo, Cameron, Zapata, or Webb counties of Texas? We can help! https://lnkd.in/gEw7yQSJ
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On average, children in care are moved over 18 miles away from their support networks. You might have heard of the current Gone Too Far campaign by Become, which calls on the government and local authorities to commit to stop placing children so far away from home. With a documented lack of children's home provisions and record low numbers of new foster carers joining the ranks, nothing will change without a clear plan. Sadly, the number of times children are moved inappropriately currently isn't recognised or recorded - leaving little data to analyse, which could have helped to spot areas for improvement. The bottom line is that moving children too far away disrupts their education, moves them away from trusted relationships and compounds already poor mental health outcomes. They deserve better. Follow the link and ask your MP to support #GoneTooFar. https://lnkd.in/eAfA_79k
Become's #GoneTooFar campaign
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Come learn about the five characteristics of strong families and how to promote them!
Join us Monday to Tuesday, June 10th-11th at Northeast Delta Dental for the Strengthening Families Framework: Bringing the Protective Factors to Life. Every family has its strengths, and all families can thrive when these strengths, called protective factors, are fostered in their lives and communities. Professionals who work with children and families can promote protective factors that support parents, strengthen families, and boost children’s development. There are five family strengths, known as protective factors, and when they are present and robust, families thrive, children grow, and communities flourish. The Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework® identifies these five protective factors and everyday actions that anyone whose work touches parents can take to promote them in families. For more information contact: programs@nhchildrenstrust.org https://lnkd.in/e_VWwznZ #StrengtheningFamilies #ProtectiveFactors #FamilyStrengths #ChildrenDevelopment #CommunitySupport #ParentingSkills #FamilyThrive #ChildWellbeing #CommunityDevelopment #FamilySupport
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Today, I stand before you as a mother—a mother who shares the same fears, hopes, and dreams as countless others across our nation. Our daughters, our precious girls, are growing up in a world that is both beautiful and perilous. As mothers, we bear the weight of their safety and security on our shoulders, and recent events have shaken us to our core. The tragic case of the doctor’s rape and murder serves as a stark reminder that our daughters are vulnerable. It is a slap in the face—a wake-up call that demands our attention. We worry about their safety when they step out into the world—whether it’s for school, college, or work. We worry about their physical and emotional well-being. And yes, we worry about their dreams and aspirations. The recent incident has left us questioning the very fabric of our society. It has made us wonder if our daughters are safe anywhere—whether it’s on the streets, in educational institutions, or even within the hallowed walls of hospitals. We fear that this tragedy will discourage our daughters from pursuing ambitious careers, pushing them toward more passive roles. Mothers like me are now grappling with difficult decisions. We want the best for our children, but we also want them to be safe. The medical and premedical fields, once seen as noble and promising, now come with a shadow of doubt. We hesitate—should we encourage our daughters to follow their passion for medicine, or should we steer them toward safer paths? Thanks to Covid, our children have become more dependent on us. Remote learning, lockdowns, and social isolation have blurred the lines between home and school. As mothers, we’ve become their teachers, counselors, and confidantes. But this newfound closeness also means that we feel their vulnerability more acutely. We must empower them to pursue their dreams fearlessly through: Education and Awareness: Let us educate our daughters about their rights, self-defense, and safety measures. Knowledge is power, and awareness can be a shield against danger. Supportive Communities: We need to create communities where our daughters feel safe—whether it’s at school, college, or work. Let us foster an environment where they can speak up without fear of judgment. Advocacy and Policy Change: As mothers, we can advocate for stronger laws, better policing, and improved safety infrastructure. Our voices matter, and we must use them to protect our daughters. Encourage Ambition: Let us encourage our daughters to dream big. Whether it’s medicine, engineering, or any other field, they should know that their aspirations are valid and achievable.
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"But it will take more than piecemeal public policy to change America's almost pathological child neglect. At root, we must overthrow the persistent delusion of rugged individualism — the perverse American mythology that everyone must fend for themselves, no matter the cost. To raise children with the care and comfort they deserve, we must learn to think of ourselves in concert with others. We must, in short, nurture the ideal of community that America's policies have worked to tear apart."👏Lydia Kiesling #children #kids #babies #families #communities #equity #equityineducation #maternalhealth #maternalhealthequity #maternalmortality #maternalchildhealth #childcare #childdevelopment #earlyyears #earlychildhoodeducation #earlylearning #earlyeducation #earlyed #society #policymatters #votekids #investinkids #wecandobetter
This is a tragically accurate account of our country's disregard for children's well-being (and, by extension, parents' well-being). As the author describes, raising children takes a village, yet our country through its utter lack of support expects each caregiver to do it on their own--and not only do children and families suffer as a result, we (all Americans, including those without kids) lose out on the opportunity to feel like we are all one community, helping each other out. Through our policies at all levels and starting at the top with Congress, we must do better. Bruce Lesley Arnold F Fege
Why America hates its children
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