Listen to Moses Robinson, retired Rochester Police Department Officer and former School Resource Officer, as he speaks about #kids who experience #trauma and the reactions they may have when interacting with #police #officers.
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#NationalChildAbusePreventionMonth
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. At Transform, we fully support kids & their families as we work to prevent #child #abuse & #neglect through our #intervention programs and #research. View our #resources to learn about ways to prevent child abuse and protect #kids: shorturl.at/I2Hnk
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📣📣COMING UP: WEDNESDAY!! 📣📣
Virtual Respondent Verification Meeting
April 15th | 12-1 PM ET | Zoom meeting
Hear a discussion and insights on findings on the use of a child maltreatment risk assessment tool that has been used in family court.
Register: urmc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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For #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth (SAAM), read our fact sheet, Preventing & Responding to Child Sexual Abuse: What Do You Need to Know? A Toolkit.
This toolkit discusses child sexual abuse (CSA), signs of #abuse, #prevention efforts, how to respond to a CSA disclosure, and general #resources.
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IN ONE WEEK: Join two of our research faculty members for the Virtual Respondent Verification Meeting!
Hear a discussion and insights on findings on the use of a #child #maltreatment risk assessment tool that has been used in #family #court.
Register here: urmc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Toolkit #5‼️
(This is the last one in our new series- to check them all out, scroll down in our feed😃)
Resources for Court Serving Professionals
View resources for #judges, #lawyers, #LawClerks, & other #court professionals to protect #children from #childabuse & #neglect & offer #families support.
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BRAND NEW: Toolkit #4‼️
Resources for Law Enforcement
Click the link below to see a list of our resources that #police #officers, #detectives, and other #LawEnforcement professionals can use to protect #children from #childabuse & #neglect and offer #families support.
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BRAND NEW: Toolkit #3‼️
Click the link below to see a list of our resources that #pediatricians, #pediatricnurses, and other #pediatric professionals can use to protect #patients from #childabuse & #neglect and offer #families support.
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BRAND NEW: Toolkit #2‼️
Resources for Teachers & Education Professionals
Click the link below to see a list of our resources that #teachers and #Education professionals can use to protect #students from #childabuse and #neglect and offer support. www.psych.rochester.edu/MHFC/wp-cont...
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NEW Toolkit‼️Resources for Parents & Caregivers- www.psych.rochester.edu/MHFC/wp-cont...
#parents #caregivers
#Prevention of #childabuse and #neglect
Listen to Empowering People Living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder to hear about resources professionals can utilize to learn about #FASD and about creative learning collaborations for #nurses and #pediatricians.
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#March #NationalDevelopmentalDisabilitiesAwarenessMonth
BRAND NEW‼️We now have #toolkits that compile our resources to showcase pertinent information for:
➡️Parents & Caregivers
➡️Teachers & Education Professionals
➡️Pediatric Medical Professionals
➡️Law Enforcement
➡️Court Serving Professionals
Check them out today! 🙂
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Join our e-mail list to receive newsletters, resources, and information about the TRANSFORM Research Center. Stay up-to-date on our work and connect with us! 🙂
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Special thanks to all the #socialworkers that work on our research projects & interventions at the Mt. Hope Family Center during this #SocialWorkMonth! We are grateful for their expertise as well as their care for the #children, #youth, & #families we serve.
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March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (#FASD) is a lifelong developmental disability. Read our fact sheet to learn about the prevalence of FASD in kids, the importance of a diagnosis & many resources available to families: tinyurl.com/2us2s8ss
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📚✨ Happy National #ReadAcrossAmerica Day! ✨📚
Today we celebrate the power of #reading & the #knowledge it unlocks for #children everywhere helping to build strong language & literacy skills that set #kids up for lifelong success. Let’s ensure every #child has the chance to discover the joy of #books
As #TeenDatingViolenceAwarenessMonth comes to a close, listen to our podcast episode "Anonymity Through Technology: Empowering Kids to Reach Out About Abuse" to learn more about the National Child Abuse Hotline, ChildHelp, that we highlighted in a post on Wednesday: tinyurl.com/yjhww5b3
Listen during this #TeenDatingViolenceAwarenessMonth
Listen to Meeting Kids Where They Are: Addressing Child Abuse and Neglect with Technology to hear about the National Child Abuse Hotline, Child Help, and the services it provides for everyone from #MandatoryReporters to children who are themselves experiencing #abuse & #neglect: tinyurl.com/42hyh32n
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Less than 5 months! Save the Date:
Science + Community Impact Conference
July 7–9, 2026
StayBridge Suites
Rochester, NY
A gathering dedicated to resilience & collaborative learning, hands-on workshops, & evidence-based training. Watch our social media for more details! Registration opens soon!
Sign up to receive e-newsletters, resources, & information about our work and content related to #child #abuse and #neglect #prevention:
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Childhelp works on the prevention & treatment of #childabuse. Their Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe evidenced-based curriculum for schools and organizations promotes healthy relationships in schools from Pre-K to 12th grade. Learn more: www.childhelp.org/speakupbesafe/
#TeenDatingViolenceAwarenessMonth
Check out our Resources page to view our webinar recordings, podcast episodes, informational fact sheets, and quick-watch videos on how caregivers and child-serving professionals can support #abused and #neglected #children: www.psych.rochester.edu/MHFC/transfo...
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Read our factsheet, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: Talking Points for Advocates, that discusses the benefits of investing in prevention strategies to combat child sex abuse & research findings advocates can use as talking points to stress the importance of prevention programs: tinyurl.com/22cxmwab
Tomorrow, 1/29, join Futures Without Violence as they recognize #NationalHumanTraffickingPreventionMonth in a webinar, Economic and Health Needs of Survivors of Human Trafficking. 10:30 am PST/1:30 pm EST
Learn more & register here: shorturl.at/rCwG7
#humantraffickingawareness
#humantrafficking
Experiencing distressing events during childhood are known as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Facing four or more significantly raises a child's risk for #humantrafficking #exploitation. Continue reading to learn what makes children more susceptible to human trafficking: shorturl.at/XNMMa
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✔️out the #research studies we work on: Family Health Study: Long-Term & Multi generational Impact of Maltreatment, Project TRAIL (Thriving, Responding, & Adapting in Interpersonal Life), and Resilient Roots. Continue reading to learn more about each study- www.psych.rochester.edu/MHFC/transfo...
For #NationalMentoringMonth listen to our podcast, Supporting the Next Generation: Tips and Tricks for Success in the Field of Developmental Psychopathology! Hear tips & tricks of excelling as a #postdoctoralassociate or recently completed #postdoc in the field of #psychology: shorturl.at/4yOxC
#NationalPovertyInAmericaAwarenessMonth is in January. Listen to our podcast episode, Reimagining the Child Welfare System: Encouraging Families to Thrive, for a discussion on #poverty & how to better address the circumstances of parents who face #economic disadvantage: tinyurl.com/4eu8d4kx
Jan is #NationalMentoringMonth! Listen to Finding Your Path: Insight into Professional Growth from a Clinical Psychologist, to hear a researcher explain how her mentors played a large role in guiding her path of growth & how she mentors others: tinyurl.com/mpk76ssj