While working for the Department of Child Services, I was part of the team that investigated child deaths. Safe sleep is one safety practice that would benefit all parents and caretakers of infants. Best practices have changed over the years and we’ve seen dramatic improvements with these current recommendations.
Have you ever wondered how some youth who experience overwhelming trauma and adversity end up achieving positive outcomes as adults? More often than not, these outcomes can be attributed to protective factors in the child’s life. Specifically, protective factors are characteristics of individuals, families, schools, communities, and/or broader society that help to mitigate the harmful effects of risk factors. Risk factors include poverty, child abuse, interpersonal violence and family dysfunction.
