National Children's Alliance

We're in the middle of our summer campaign to #HelpKidsHeal and shrink the 80,000-child waitlist for CAC mental health services to zero. Support our work to train therapists and increase access for kids: https://loom.ly/KpxAtUw #childtrauma #mentalhealthawareness

Together, we are the beginning of mental health trauma’s end. The NCA Institute for Better Mental Health Outcomes is focused on strengthening the psychological resilience of children. We deliver holistic mental health training that’s evidence-based and data proven. Learn more and check out upcoming NCA Institute trainings: https://loom.ly/jk8syPg

#ICYMI - Planning to apply for a Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) grant for 2025 and have questions? We’re hosting two live Q&A sessions about grant applications TODAY and one on Thursday to answer your questions about applying for Domestic Trafficking Victims Fund (DTVF), CAC-military partnership, or CAC National Subgrant (NSP) grants. There’s a single registration link for all three, so no matter how many Q&As you want to attend, you only have to register once: https://loom.ly/KpIB4ws Remember, applications are due before midnight on August 2, 2024! Learn more about the grants and get the link to the requests for proposals (RFPs) at our NCA Grant Application Resource Page. The page has a wide variety of grant resources, including a graphic that shows which types of grants are available to NCA members and non-members: https://loom.ly/hiES1r0

✨A REMINDER: If you attended the 2024 NCA Leadership Conference, your access to the recordings of conference workshops and live events continues through the end of September. Make sure you get the maximum benefit out of your conference registration fee by watching as many workshops as you’d like! Conference recordings are available to you on the Attendance Hub site!   Be sure to fill out a session evaluation form for every session you watch. Watch 30 minutes or more of a session and we’ll enter it onto your conference certificate. You can download your certificate in order to claim any continuing education credits that might be available in your profession or your state. #NCALC24 #AllInForKids

On the latest episode of One in Ten podcast, Associate Professor of Psychology at Kenyon College, Dr. Margaret Stevenson joined us to talk about how race affects whether children who disclose sexual abuse are seen as credible. Listen now and subscribe to One in Ten: https://lnkd.in/grx4B_W3

✳ Children's Advocacy Centers and MDT members can use the NCA Engage resource below with their communities to understand and explore the unique needs of child sexual exploitation victims. The toolkit features research, protocol examples, fact-sheets, and other information shared from CACs across the country. 👉 Check it out and share with your network: https://loom.ly/E7DXXHk

Planning to apply for a Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) grant for 2025 and have questions? We’re hosting three live Q&A sessions next week to answer any questions you might have about applying for Domestic Trafficking Victims Fund (DTVF), CAC-military partnership, or CAC National Subgrant (NSP) grants. There’s a single registration link for all three, so no matter how many Q&As you want to attend, you only have to register once: https://lnkd.in/gfsAQQdK Remember, applications are due before midnight on August 2, 2024! Learn more about the grants and get the link to the requests for proposals (RFPs) at our NCA Grant Application Resource Page. The page has a wide variety of grant resources, including a graphic that shows which types of grants are available to NCA members and non-members: https://lnkd.in/g2Q6nUpN

When it comes to child sexual abuse and exploitation, a new look at the U.S. shows we’re not doing very well. The Economist Impact's groundbreaking Out of the Shadows Index shines a light on the prevention and response to child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) in the U.S. If this were a report card, the best performing state would only have a D. What this means for kids is that, as a nation, our safeguarding is wholly inadequate and our response system woefully underfunded. On the latest episode of One in Ten podcast, we invited Laura Avery and Katherine Stewart, the authors of the report, to talk to us about the report and how by being able to pinpoint weaknesses and challenges, we can develop state-specific roadmaps for improvement in child protection. If you haven’t already read the report, please make sure you do. Listen to the full episode now: https://lnkd.in/gwrYFfAs Download the in-depth report: https://loom.ly/EQ8A944

Clinicians, light up your tool belt by taking part in our Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) virtual training later this month led by NCA Institute for Better Mental Health Outcomes National Trainer for Mental Health Programs Ashley Fiore, MSW, LCSW! This 4-day training includes 12 consultation calls, and great, useful resources at your fingertips. It also has been approved for 14 continuing education credits through NASW and NBCC. There are just a few spots left, so register now!   AF-CBT is a trauma-informed evidence-based intervention to improve family relationships for those experiencing high conflict/coercion, harsh/punitive discipline, child physical abuse, and/or child behavior problems.   Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/gsTpBZP3

🚨Hey Children's Advocacy Centers, BREAKING NEWS! We have just released our annual requests for proposals (RFPs) for competitive grant funding for the 2025 grant year! We'll be administering more than $22 million in federal funds for the establishment, improvement and expansion of CACs! Applications are due no later than August 2, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET. We recommend you start your applications now and get ahead! Learn more, get the full list of RFPs to confirm which grant types your agency is eligible for, and apply now: https://lnkd.in/gcNc9ftb