Second Step Early Learning in Northeast Michigan This press release comes to us from our friends at the Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency (NEMCSA), who are about to do an amazing Second Step early learning implementation, thanks to a generous grant they just received. They sent us the story and photo below to tell us a bit more about it. Congratulations, NEMCSA! Read More
Lawmakers Working to Help Create Safer, More Successful Schools Upcoming congressional briefing to focus on research linking school safety, academics Washington, D.C. – “I can’t learn if I am afraid,” reads the first of several similar slides on the Conditions for Learning Coalition’s home page. It’s a sentiment most of us know instinctively, but… Read More
Straightforward bullying prevention advice for parents, children and schools Seattle nonprofit Committee for Children underwrites helpful media campaign Seattle – We hear a lot about bullying these days: its prevalence, its causes, its effects. Less frequently do we hear about solutions to bullying: tangible, practical things we can do to keep our children safe. Last week Seattle-based nonprofit Committee for Children…Read More
Education, Communication Keys to Preventing More “Perversion Files” SEATTLE – In the wake of the Boy Scouts of America’s release of the so-called “perversion files” last week, many adults are wondering how—and even if—we can keep our children safe from sexual…Read More
Sandusky Sentencing Reminder of Need for Best Prevention Practices Seattle nonprofit to host panel of child sexual abuse prevention researchers, experts SEATTLE – Jerry Sandusky, former assistant football coach at Penn…Read More
New U.S. Study First to Show Less Physical Bullying in Schools September 20, 2012 Seattle—Schools using a bullying prevention program saw significantly less physical bullying and fewer teachers reporting fighting as a big problem, according to a University of Washington study to be released this week. “Outcomes from a School-Randomized Controlled Trial of Steps to Respect: A Bullying…Read More
Activity Book Helps Children Gain Emotional Intelligence Therapy-based creative activity book lassos the talent of award-winning illustrators and therapists to benefit high-risk children. SEATTLE —Two Seattle-based nonprofits, Art with Heart and Committee for Children, have joined together to collaborate on the re-launch of an activity book based in art therapy that helps elementary-aged children who are dealing with the emotional challenges of family situations such as divorce, foster… Read More
New U.S. Study First to Show Less Physical Bullying in Schools SEATTLE—Schools using a bullying prevention program saw significantly less physical bullying and fewer teachers reporting fighting as a big program, according to a University of Washington study to be released this week. “Outcomes from a School-Randomized Controlled Trial of Steps to Respect: A Bullying…Read More
Sesame Street and Committee for Children Take on Bullying Expert Anti-Bullying Panel Convened at Sesame Workshop New York — The iconic children’s television show hosted this month a panel of anti-bullying experts, which included a representative from nonprofit Committee for… Read More
Second Step International Partners Meet to Improve School Climates July 21, 2011 SEATTLE—Local nonprofit Committee for Children hosted a meeting in Manchester, England, last week of their international partners that have translated and adapted their Second Step curriculum, which teaches social-emotional skills to children from preschool through eighth grade. The Second Step program is taught in 26 countries around the world, from Chile and Germany to Turkey…Read More