Families throughout the Monadnock region are feeling extraordinary stressors these days. Residual stress from the pandemic, along with economic and personal stressors, are wearing at everyone’s resilience and mental well-being. It is more important than ever for families to develop resilience in the face of these challenges and make [...]
Healthy Starts is celebrating FAMILY JOY as we work with you and the community to prevent child abuse and neglect!
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Throughout this month, Healthy Starts at HCS is talking about what prevention is. This time we're talking about how Prevention IS... KNOWLEDGE.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Throughout this month, Healthy Starts at HCS is talking about what prevention is. This time we're talking about how Prevention IS... MINDFULNESS.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Throughout this month, Healthy Starts at HCS is talking about what prevention is. This time we're talking about how Prevention IS... SUPPORT.
When we feel supported, when we feel accountable, when we feel known – that is when we can feel grounded and better able to face struggles of daily life. Being a caregiver to a child comes with challenges you may never have imagined. Being connected to others is so important to us all – but especially caregivers!
Throughout the month of April, we want to encourage and challenge caregivers to think about ways to prevent child abuse, and how to be the healthiest they can be in order to help prevent child abuse. Our focus this month will be on what Prevention Is!