Now, more than ever, the interactions between teachers and students matter so much. Join us for a series of conversations with thought-leaders in the trauma-informed space.

• July 2, 1PM ET: Interactions at the Heart of Healing – CLASS-based Strategies for Supporting Teachers and Children
• July 8, 2PM ET: The Impact of Trauma on Behavior: Seeing Children’s Actions As Communication
• July 15, 1PM ET: Know, then Grow: How to Become an Anti-Biased, Trauma-Informed Educator
• July 23, 2PM ET: Cultivating Connections After Trauma: Relationship Equity in Your Classroom
• July 29, 2PM ET: Promoting Resilience and Hope in Times of Trauma

TBRI® FRIDAYS ONLINECrossroads NOLA is excited to offer you the ability to experience TBRI® Fridays trainings ONLINE, from wherever you are! These trainings will be happening LIVE via Zoom, giving you the opportunity to interact with the trainers and other participants as you learn. Each online session is made up of 4 modules spread across 4 days. You must participate in all 4 modules to complete and get CEU credits for the session. Make sure to save the dates and times. Remember, it’s NOT just Fridays anymore!!

CEUs & Cost: Online trainings are approved for 5 foster parent training hours, LCA CEU hours distance learning, and clinical social work CEUs distance learning. Successful completion of course requirements is required to receive CEUs. These trainings are FREE for DCFS staff and foster parents, and only $20 for all other attendees.

​For each course, ALL modules and other course requirements must be completed to receive CEUs. Make sure you check all dates and times below and add them to your calendar. Registration links for each course are included below - if you haven't set up a Moodle account yet, please do that HERE prior to registering.
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*Participants must attend TBRI® Intro & Overview online or in person prior to attending TBRI® Connecting Principles

TBRI® Intro and Overview
MWFM at noon, July 13th-20th
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• Module 1 - Mon. July 13th, 12-1:30pm
• Module 2 - Wed. July 15th, 12-1:30pm
• Module 3 - Fri. July 17th, 12-1:30pm
• Module 4 - Mon. July 20th, 12-1:30pm

TBRI® Intro and Overview
Saturdays at 9:30am, July 18th-
August 8th
Register Here

• Module 1 - Sat. July 18th, 9:30-11am
• Module 2 - Sat. July 25th, 9:30-11am
• Module 3 - Sat. August 1st, 9:30-11am
• Module 4 - Sat. August 8th, 9:30-11am

​​​​​​TBRI® Connecting Principles*
T/TH 10:00am, July 14th-23rd
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• Module 1 - Tues. July 14th, 10-11:30am
• Module 2 - Thurs. July 16th, 10-11:30am
• Module 3 - Tues. July 21st, 10-11:30am
• Module 4 - Thurs. July 23rd, 10-11:30am

TBRI® Connecting Principles*
T/TH 8:00pm, July 14th-23rd
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• Module 1 - Tues. July 14th, 8-9:30pm
• Module 2 - Thurs. July 16th, 8-9:30pm
• Module 3 - Tues. July 21st, 8-9:30pm
• Module 4 - Thurs. July 23rd, 8-9:30pm

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TBRI® Connecting Principles*
WFMW at noon, July 22nd-29th
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• Module 1 - Wed. July 22nd, 12-1:30pm
• Module 2 - Fri. July 24th, 12-1:30pm
• Module 3 - Mon. July 27th, 12-1:30pm
• Module 4 - Wed. July 29th, 12-1:30pm

As COVID-19 raises new concerns about ACEs, toxic stress, and trauma, KPJR Films is offering a special opportunity!!

KPJR Films, the company behind Resilience and Paper Tigers, will be making both films available to view online free of charge. The window to view the films will last from the morning of Saturday April 6 until the evening of Tuesday April 7. On Tuesday evening, they will also be hosting a Twitter town hall with a few people highlighted in the film.

Learn more information about the event as well as registering to view films by clicking the buttons below. 

We are happy to announce that the Children’s Coalition is a Partner in Prevention Organization with Darkness to Light.

We have received this recognition because we have committed the time and effort to educate ourselves, our staff on how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.

The Children’s Coalition joins more than 150 other organizations throughout the country who is recognized as a Partner in Prevention.

​The Partner in Prevention Commitment Includes:
·      Making prevention a priority by using Stewards of Children® to train staff and volunteers who interact with youth
·      Conducting background checks on staff and volunteers who work with youth
·      Implementing policy that limits opportunities for one adult to be alone with one child

​The Family Resource Center graduated the first cohort in Ruston for the Nurturing Parenting Program, a comprehensive 16-week program designed for families with children ages 0-5 referred for parenting education by social services agencies and members of the community. 

The Family Resource Center for Northeast Louisiana serves Northeast Louisiana (Region 9) and Jackson and Bienville parishes. Although our primary purpose is to provide parent education, visit coaching and a safe environment for families and children receiving services through DCFS’ Child Protective Services, our ultimate goal is to provide free comprehensive parenting education, resources, and information for all parents in Northeast Louisiana.

The second cohort in Ruston will begin mid-August. For more information, please call our office at 318-323-8775 or visit our Family Resource Center page. 

Child advocacy is speaking out for the best interest of children. Jan Daniels, youth development coordinator of Children's Coalition of Northeast Louisiana, discusses how to be an advocate for children and why it is important. 

Jan Daniels talks with KEDM about being a child advocate.

When To Be an Advocate for Children
Jan Daniels describes advocacy as speaking out for children in the face of obstacles like bullying and strained relationships with authority figures, such as coaches and teachers. Children can run into these problems at school, after-school programs and extracurricular clubs. 

How To Be An Advocate For Children
Advocacy is achieved through persistence. Daniels says, "The best thing you can do is be persistent, be consistent and ask for help." When approaching a situation, make your child's needs clear and known to people who can change and help the situation. 

Daniels advises, when working with educators and a school environment, to start with your child's teacher or the principal.
In the northeast Louisiana area, there are several resources for child advocacy and children. Daniels suggests contacting the Children's Coalition or the Child Advocacy Center in Monroe. 
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Time to Talk is produced with the Children's Coalition for Northeast Louisiana and BayouLife Magazine.

Parenthood isn't easy, but teen parenthood comes with a unique set of issues. Antoinette Hoard, Early Head Start director at the Children's Coalition for Northeast Louisiana, says that teen parents can go on to live productive lives after giving birth and the Children's Coalition is a community resource that can help.

On the impact of teen pregnancy on early childhood development and the effects that teen pregnancy could have on the growth and development of babies
With babies born to teens we are looking at some developmental delays that could possibly be there and some medical risks that can happen. There are a lot of risk factors that can happen in teens that may not happen in a person who is older. 

On the things that society/community can do to prevent some of those delays
To encourage the teen to get the medical attention she needs, and also to encourage the teen that she can continue her life. She can continue to be a better person in society. She can still get her education. She can do all the things she wanted to do even though she’s pregnant. We just have to encourage them, help network, and connect them to the services that they need. 

On successful teen parenting through dedication and  community resources
One teen that we had got pregnant her senior year in high school. During her senior year, she gave up and got connected to our programs through her counselor at her school. She ended up graduating with a 3.0 and she decided to go to ULM. Now, she’s in the Nursing Program at ULM. We’re excited that she was connected to our program and she was able to get her child in our Early Head Start Program and continue her education. 

On resources that are available to teen moms in order to develop practical skills in parenting
We need practice as adults, too, but we have lots of things going on at the Children’s Coalition with them. Of course, we have our Early Head Start program where she can bring her child to her program and we will provide care for them. We have a home-based program where we can come out to her home and work with her. We also have our Jus4Me Program that goes out to area high schools and works with teens to connect them to all the services that they need. There are also other places that she can go such as: Nurse-Family Partnership, AETNA, and other programs in the community that can meet their needs. The Children’s Coalition also provides parenting programs. 
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Time to Talk is produced with the Children's Coalition for Northeast Louisiana and BayouLife Magazine.

On what the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACEs) is
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACEs) is a research study by the American health maintenance organization Kaiser Permanente and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a hypothesis and a study that helps us understand how early childhood experiences can affect our health later on in life. 

On how ACEs can inspire action in Northeast Louisiana
The study helps us to understand how we can heal our communities through information. It will also help [parents] decide in parenting practices. Parents will learn how to understand early childhood development from birth to age five.

On how adverse childhood experiences are passed down generationally
In the State of Louisiana, we have a high child abuse and neglect rate, but there are also families that are mandated to come in for services. The ACEs study resonates throughout their lives through early childhood experiences. These parenting practices have also been passed down from generation-to-generation. 

For example, if a mother has been exposed to domestic violence, the environment that she and her children are in would receive an ACE score of 1. More than likely, her children will go on to experience abuse or experience domestic violence just by exposure. 

On risk factors for abuse
In my opinion, some of the biggest risk factors are poverty, drug abuse, homelessness, and depression. Most importantly, statistically, we have more neglect than physical abuse. Neglect is the biggest issue because if [a parent] is on drugs, depressed, or homeless they’re not in a position to parent properly. 
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On resources are available to parents and new parents
New parents can benefit from learning early childhood development and knowing about the environment that your children are raised in. Knowing what children are exposed to early impacts them greatly going forward. If a child is exposed to a traumatic event, I have to think about how it impacted the brain and the environment the child is in. Resources that we have in the community are parent education. It is the greatest resource that I’ve found. We have readily, great evidence-based information for our communities to use and access.