Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that occur in a child’s life prior to the age of 18. This adversity can harm a child’s brain and its development, which…
Building a thriving community is like assembling a jigsaw puzzle. It takes time, hard work and collaboration to turn an assortment of pieces into a beautiful picture. When everyone works…
The definition of prevention makes it sound pretty easy – we simply stop something before it happens. When it comes to child abuse prevention, we know that it is a…
The 2019 Building Hope for Children Conference hosted by Children’s Trust brought together 400 attendees in Greenville that included social workers, counselors, nurses, pediatricians, educators, nonprofit administrators, government officials and…
A child’s first 1,000 days represent a critical window for development. Home visiting services help parents meet their child’s needs and significantly improve their chances for success. Home visiting meets…
The 2019 Home Visiting Summit – with its theme of “Expanding the Road to Stronger Families” – highlighted over two days the importance of a cohesive early childhood system. Home…
Children’s Trust administers the federal investment in home visiting for South Carolina – the Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program – using three evidence-based models.
The evidence-based Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is administered by Children’s Trust with local partners in half of South Carolina’s counties. It focuses on caretakers with children ages 6 to 11,…
The evidence-based Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is administered by Children’s Trust with local partners in over half of South Carolina’s counties. It focuses on caretakers with children ages 6 to…
Children’s Trust of South Carolina is the statewide organization with a mission to strengthen families and lead communities in the prevention of child abuse, neglect and injuries. Our local partners…
