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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services

Youth and families who have received help by ACH share their stories to illustrate the impact of child abuse in and around Fort Worth. Join the discussion as we evaluate the current state of child welfare in our community and the work being done to combat the residual effects of childhood trauma.

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
Domestic Violence Awareness: Part 3, Amanda's Story from 2020-10-30T17:10:45

Control, mental, verbal, psychological abuse. It was all there before it became physical in Amanda’s experience as domestic violence survivor. Brave and resilient, Amanda shares the story of reb...

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
Domestic Violence Awareness: Part 2, Debunking Common Misconceptions from 2020-10-28T17:38:05

Why doesn’t the victim just leave? Believe it or not, leaving a life you’ve built in exchange for safety from an abusive partner—especially with kids—is a complex and difficult issue no mother s...

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
Domestic Violence Awareness: Part 1 from 2020-10-23T16:01:30

Heartache, stress, violence, abuse, and trauma. These are not easy words to hear, but they are words our staff hear all the time in the stories of our clients. ACH’s Transitions Program Manager ...

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
It Takes a Village from 2020-09-03T17:57:26

Establishing the feeling of safety for children who have experienced abuse and neglect is a difficult feat. It takes a village of knowledgeable, patient, and caring adults to care for them. Lear...

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
What is Felt Safety? from 2020-07-31T12:43

What is Felt Safety? ACH’s Nick Little shares how this idea cultivates trust with the youth we serve who have experienced trauma from abuse and neglect.

Applied at ACH, Felt Safety is a s...

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
Part 2: Mohammed, Homeless in High School from 2020-07-24T19:32:44

From sleeping on park benches to entering foster care, Mohammed’s journey continues at the Morris Program, ACH's transitional living program (TLP). Follow the story of a resilient teen, wise bey...

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
Improving Outcomes for LGBTQ Youth—A Panel Discussion from 2020-07-02T15:00:26

A group of panelists from all corners of ACH candidly discuss how we care for LGBTQ+ youth in and around Fort Worth.

LGBTQ+ youth are a vulnerable population, often susceptible to self-ha...

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
Part 1: Mohammed, Homeless in High School from 2020-04-29T19:05:41

From sleeping on park benches to entering foster care, we follow the story of Mohammed—a resilient teen, wise beyond his years, thriving after receiving help from ACH’s Youth Emergency Shelter.<...

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
Become a Hands-on Hero and Give Monthly! from 2020-04-15T18:58:49

Become a Hands-on Hero to our kids and families by giving monthly. Providing a gift they can count on can change the lives of those struggling in our community during this pandemic.

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
Lena Pope's Barbara Clark-Galupi Talks Child Abuse Prevention Month from 2020-03-31T17:11:14

 To kick-off Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, we welcome child abuse prevention advocate and long-time ACH supporter, Barbara Clark-Galupi. With 5,536 reported cases of child abuse and neglec...

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
Stories of Safe Place from 2020-03-20T17:32:25

Staff tell personal stories of trafficked, homeless, and runaway youth they’ve helped through Safe Place, a national program that ACH locally administers in Tarrant County. Learn how our program...

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
Become a Safe Place Ambassador from 2020-03-18T16:27

Are you passionate about creating a world where all youth are safe? Safe Place Ambassador are volunteers committed to increasing awareness and education of the Safe Place program.

Questio...

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
Safe Place Minisode from 2020-03-11T13:17:37

What do Quick Trips, public libraries, and ACH have in common? They’re all Safe Place sites! ACH’s TJ Wright explains how this national program provides immediate help and safety for Tarrant Cou...

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
The Safety Net of SIL from 2020-02-07T15:18:07

Supervised Independent Living programs like the LIFE Project at ACH, are often a safety net for young adults (ages 18-21) in extended foster care. ACH’s Nick Little expands on how programs like ...

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Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
Justin's Journey from 2020-01-30T16:57:45

Meet Justin, a resilient young man navigating his way through life as an adult while in extended foster care. Hear about his journey and what ACH is doing to support the over-looked population o...

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