PLAY is an excellent way to build trust and resilience in relationships. Make it intentional, and you will always have enough time to incorporate play into your day.

Learn more about the 'repetitive, relational rhythms' of play in this brief article.

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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HenricoCASA.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

A child's developmental age reflects their physical, emotional, social, and cognitive stage. Children are more at risk for abuse and neglect when their chronological age doesn't match their developmental age... so adults need to set their expectations accordingly!

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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HenricoCASA.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

There are many 'Vigilant Voices' in our community, speaking up for the wellbeing of children. Today, we welcome Sophia Booker⁠⁠⁠, contributor for Reshuffled: Stories of Hope and Resilience from Foster Care.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sophia is empowering the next generation to be effective advocates for change. Her key? Give them information, context, and space to think critically! We hope our guest episodes help you feel connected to a community of people who, like you, have a heart for supporting children. *****

In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HenricoCASA.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on social media:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Building trust-based relationships is essential when serving children who have experienced trauma. These types of relationships prioritize connection over anything else... and connection begins when you show up again and again!

Read Dr. Purvis' The Connected Child to learn more about trust-based relationship intervention.

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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HenricoCASA.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

There is great potential in using stories to support healing and build resilience. Find a book that has parallels to a child's personal story and use that book as a tool to connect, process, and respond to trauma.

This conversation was inspired by the Practitioner and Parent/Caregiver Guides published by the Office for Victim's of Crimes. Check out the materials here.

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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HenricoCASA.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

There are many 'Vigilant Voices' in our community, speaking up for the wellbeing of children. Today, we welcome Jason Brown⁠, Founder and CEO of Fostering Acadia. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fostering Acadia provides older youth in foster care a supportive space where they are encouraged to dream big, set goals and take action. We hope our guest episodes help you feel connected to a community of people who, like you, have a heart for supporting children.

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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HenricoCASA.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on social media:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

One of our goals, at CASA and in life, is to communicate in a way that makes people feel safe and supported. Because we never want to cause further harm with our words… and that’s our words in speaking directly with someone and our words in talking generally to others.

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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HenricoCASA.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

May is National Foster Care Month.... and while becoming a foster parent may not be right for all of us, it could be right for some of us. So today we are talking through the perceived barriers to becoming a foster parent.

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In our work as Court Appointed Special Advocates, we’ve learned that it’s important to KNOW about the challenges facing children and families to ensure NO child faces abuse, neglect, or trauma. Follow Henrico CASA's mission, work, and impact at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HenricoCASA.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.