Vital Infant Years The early years of infants are vital to mental health throughout a lifetime. Studies are showing how impactful even the first few months of growth is in…
Category: Children at Risk
Celebrating 'Anne with an E' Part 2: Resilience and Reintegration
Myth #1: Orphans are inherently resilient and institutionalised children can easily reintegrate into society. Last post we introduced the idea that orphans are a central part of Western popular culture.…
Trafficking Children Part II: Solutions
In our last piece, we addressed the problem of child trafficking, and the forms it takes around the world. This time, we’re looking at the hope. We’re going to walk through recognizing the…
Problems & Solutions: Child Trafficking Part I
Six months ago, world news headlines highlighted the child trafficking and abuse in Thailand’s fishing industry. The BBC reported children from Myanmar and Cambodia are forced to work on vessels…
Foster Care: Sreynear's New Beginning
Meet Sreynear, one of our beautiful foster children who went from a place of pain – a sad child who acted out in anger – to a place of life…
Trauma and Health: Address One, Help the Other
It is so damaging it can trim 20 years off of life expectancy. It disrupts brain development, immunity, hormones, and even DNA transcription. It is childhood trauma. In the linked…
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