Children’s Bureau Champion Videos
The Children’s Bureau Champion Awards honor those working to improve the overall health and well-being of our nation’s children and families. Learn more about innovative action around the nation.
Florence Crittenton Services
The Children's Bureau Champion Award for Promoting Child and Family Well-Being is awarded to Florence Crittenton Services, a family resource center that has been empowering teen families in Denver, CO, for 130 years. (4:07)
Judy Krysik
The Children's Bureau Champion Award for Promoting Child and Family Well-Being is awarded to Judy Krysik, a Professor of Social Work and Associate Director of the Arizona State University School of Social Work. (3:29)
DC Child and Family Services - Families First DC
The Children's Bureau Champion Award for Preventing Child Maltreatment is awarded to Families First DC (FFDC), Washington, DC's family-strengthening vision with Success Centers that offer programs such as nutrition workshops, professional development training, stress management, and parenting classes. (4:22)
Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition
The Children's Bureau Champion Award for Advancing Equity is awarded to the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition, which strives to create permanency for children in foster care by recruiting and supporting foster and adoptive families in the St. Louis area. (3:32)
Arab-American Family Support Center
The Children's Bureau Champion Award for Building Community Capacity is awarded to the Arab-American Family Support Center, which provides culturally competent, trauma-informed social services to low-income immigrant and refugee communities throughout the New York City area. (3:49)
Jacqueline Ford
The Children's Bureau Champion Award for Building Community Capacity is awarded to the Jacqueline Ford, the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. (3:42)
Darcey Merritt
The Children's Bureau Champion Award for Advancing Equity is awarded to the Darcey Merritt, a University of Chicago's Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice and co-Editor in Chief of the high-impact journal, Children & Youth Services Review. (3:21)
Michelle Lavallee
The Children's Bureau Champion Award for Supporting the Workforce is awarded to Michelle Lavallee, the Chief Executive Officer of the nonprofit human services organization, Children's Home Society (CHS) of South Dakota. (4:07)
Children's Bureau Champion Awards Promotional Video
The Children’s Bureau Champion Awards recognize agencies, community-based organizations, businesses, courts, individuals, parent leaders, or others who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to improving the overall health and well-being of our nation’s children and families. (1:20)
Why Addressing STS in the Workforce is Important
When workers are impacted by Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS), it erodes the health of our workforce. (4:19)
Taking an Organizational Approach to STS
Only by working at the organizational level can Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) be addressed at scale. Organizations must make space for staff discussion and well-being. (4:26)
