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Tuesday Feed Drop: Giving Grace and Growing Resilience

Tuesday Feed Drop: Giving Grace and Growing Resilience

Update: 2022-08-23
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In this episode

  • SAFEchild stands for Stop Abuse For Every Child and is a Wake County organization that offers a full range of child abuse prevention and intervention services to children and families at no cost. 
  • Cristin DeRonja, SAFEchild’s executive director since 2015, joined the organization in 2004 and has served many roles. She has worked with first-time moms as a mentor for SAFEchild’s Welcome Baby program, drawn upon her family systems training as a program facilitator for several SAFEchild parenting groups, including the Nurturing Program and PLUS, and presented the Funny Tummy Feelings program in schools to first graders. 
  • Cristin was instrumental in establishing the SAFEchild Advocacy Center in 2010 and achieving SAFEchild’s National Accreditation in 2017.
  • Cristin shares about the services offered to parents both victims and abusers that focus on stopping the cycle of abuse and rehabilitation.
  • Some of the biggest protective factors that decrease child maltreatment is having positive social connections.
    • We discuss how COVID has impacted SAFEchild over the past few years.
  • It is very easy to access the services of SAFEchild by visiting their website and filling out the intake form.
  • They offer free parenting classes, medical evaluations, and more.
  • Cristin offers advice to parents: "You don' need to have all the answers yourself. Knowledge is power."  


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Tuesday Feed Drop: Giving Grace and Growing Resilience

Tuesday Feed Drop: Giving Grace and Growing Resilience

Jenny Midgley and Sarah Madras