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What is this decade teaching us so far? That connection can be our safe shelter.
After seeing first-hand how the effects of isolation, division, and detachment are altering our children’s experience of the world and their hope for a safe place in it, Center for Child Counseling has made connection and safety the center of supporting children’s mental health.
We all wish we could say it’s getting better. But the stress of the past few years is still taking a toll on our mental health, well-being, and safety. Economic insecurity, racism, discrimination, political unrest, and youth suicides are still on the rise — with war and genocide leading the nightly news. These experiences, even the knowledge of them , are potentially traumatic, and without balance from positive influences, may cause long-term health consequences for our children and teens.
How can our kids feel safe and hopeful when they are also the primary targets of sex traffickers and school shootings? It’s a question we wrestle with daily in our mission to bring children to safety and healing within their homes, schools, and community.
Building hope and resilience for the future means creating a community where all children and families feel loved, safe, protected — and connected. As we continue to emerge from the pandemic, we must actively develop positive social connections, particularly for children, families, and communities who have experienced an overabundance of grief and trauma
2022 was a watershed year for Center for Child Counseling as we combined forces with KidSafe — and forged new connections together — to be our strongest in preventing and protecting children from becoming victims of abuse and trauma.
At every opportunity we remind our donors and partners that as mental health providers we can’t build these connections, educate the public, and prevent trauma on our own. That’s why we’re so grateful to have your unwavering dedication and support, because kids are looking to all of us for connections of love, hope, and safety. Simply put, Center for Child Counseling can’t begin to do this work without you.
Thank you for your part in Safe & Secure: Connecting Children to Safety. If you find meaning as a past or new champion of this work, please visit our website today and make a gift that creates connection, protection, and prevention for our children.
With grateful hearts,
