When Rose connected with Healthy Families during her second pregnancy, she was facing an overwhelming set of challenges. As a mother of a young son with another baby on the way, she was navigating a...
When talking about child abuse and neglect, it’s imperative to recognize that poverty is intertwined with many of the factors that increase a child’s risk for harm. In 2021, three quarters of reports to Child...
. Child abuse prevention is a tough subject to talk about in any year, but especially after a year as tough as this last one. In 2020, over 4,000 children in the Charlottesville area were reported...
Normally for Child Abuse Prevention Month the staff at ReadyKids brainstorm an event. In the past, the event brought together community leaders to think about how to prevent child abuse in the Charlottesville area. We’ve...
National Child Abuse Prevention Month recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. At ReadyKids, we know that no one becomes a parent with the intent of abusing...
Every family has strengths, and every family faces challenges. When you are under stress — the car breaks down, you or your partner lose a job, a child’s behavior is difficult, or even when the...