YOU Can Help a Child Learn

Listen to Episode 13 of the Vigilant Voices™ podcast, YOU Can Help a Child Learn. Jeannine Panzera: Hello, listeners. We’re happy to have you with us for yet another episode of Henrico CASA’s Vigilant Voices™ podcast. This episode coincides with the start of a new school year… Kristin Blalock: Which means we made it through…

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CASA Library: A Place Called Home

CASA Library: Childhood Disrupted

Our team at Henrico CASA loves to read… and there’s no better time to read than the summer! In upcoming weeks we’ll be highlighting some of our recent favorites in the hopes that you will enjoy the themes and connections to our work as child advocates. Synopsis There are millions of homeless children in America…

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CASA Library: Childhood Disrupted

CASA Library: Childhood Disrupted

Our team at Henrico CASA loves to read… and there’s no better time to read than the summer! In upcoming weeks we’ll be highlighting some of our recent favorites in the hopes that you will enjoy the themes and connections to our work as child advocates. Synopsis Your biography becomes your biology. The emotional trauma…

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CASA Library: Look for Me

CASA Library: Childhood Disrupted

Our team at Henrico CASA loves to read… and there’s no better time to read than the summer! In upcoming weeks we’ll be highlighting some of our recent favorites in the hopes that you will enjoy the themes and connections to our work as child advocates. Synopsis Look for Me by Lisa Gardner is a…

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CASA Library: Tiny Beautiful Things

Our team at Henrico CASA loves to read… and there’s no better time to read than the summer! In upcoming weeks we’ll be highlighting some of our recent favorites in the hopes that you will enjoy the themes and connections to our work as child advocates. Synopsis Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life…

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Trauma Beyond the Brain

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Not all scars are visible. Childhood trauma affects the brain, impairing both the brain’s function and structure. While these hurts may seem invisible, they are not. The effects of trauma on the brain are noticeable to those who look for the signs and symptoms in children. Our June blog posts explore how trauma affects the…

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Trauma and the Brain: Damage to the Prefrontal Cortex

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Not all scars are visible. Childhood trauma affects the brain, impairing both the brain’s function and structure. While these hurts may seem invisible, they are not. The effects of trauma on the brain are noticeable to those who look for the signs and symptoms in children. Our June blog posts explore how trauma affects the…

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Trauma and the Brain: An Impaired Hippocampus

hippocampus graphic

Not all scars are visible. Childhood trauma affects the brain, impairing both the brain’s function and structure. While these hurts may seem invisible, they are not. The effects of trauma on the brain are noticeable to those who look for the signs and symptoms in children. Our June blog posts explore how trauma affects the…

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Trauma and the Brain: An Overactive Amygdala

amygdala graphic

Not all scars are visible. Childhood trauma affects the brain, impairing both the brain’s function and structure. While these hurts may seem invisible, they are not. The effects of trauma on the brain are noticeable to those who look for the signs and symptoms in children. Our June blog posts explore how trauma affects the…

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Stress Can Cause Adverse Childhood Experiences

Stressed Mom with baby

Stress on a family can come from different sources and take many forms. Some stress is internal to the family, such as domestic violence. Other stressors are external. Sources outside of the home could be situations like unemployment or poverty. Regardless of the source, stress is a risk factor for child abuse and neglect.  It…

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