How you can support kids and youth this school year

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Dear John,

If you work with young people, you know that back-to-school season can be a time of excitement and anxiety for students and caregivers.

Unfortunately, for some students, that anxiety can indicate a heavy emotional burden. More than 2 out of 3

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kids in the U.S. will experience trauma by the time they are 16. These Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), which include witnessing or experiencing violence, can lead to an increase

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in health problems later in life.

What can you do? First, know the key protective factors for survivors of violence that can eliminate or reduce its impact:

1. Find safer and more stable conditions

2. Make social connections

3. Lean into resilience and a growth mindset

4. Nurture parent-child interactions

5. Foster social and emotional abilities that help survivors persist, seek help, make good decisions, and achieve goals

My team partners with programs supporting children and families to improve responses to domestic violence and child abuse.

We have resources

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to help parents, teachers, social workers, and advocates implement solutions that support children and their families heal from violence and thrive. We have worked with partners

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across health, education, and child welfare to reimagine how to prevent childhood adversity by empowering families and advancing innovations in collective care and network leadership.

We also have resources for anyone who works with kids to prepare you for the school year. From helping teens with their mental health to teaching them about healthy romantic relationships, our website

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includes resources that will assist you in preventing and addressing violence and abuse so that kids and youth can thrive.

We know the beginning of the school year can feel overwhelming, but FUTURES is here to help. We will continue to work beside you in ending violence for everyone, including young people. Please reach out if you need anything.

Sincerely,

Tien Ung

Associate Director, Children & Youth

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