"We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us." - John Lewis

This year, Jermeisha Justiniano celebrated ten years as a child care provider and owner Branches of Nature Family Dayhome, which she operates out of her Richmond home. In addition to being a full-time early educator of twelve children, Jermeisha is a mother of three.

The shift to online education for her kids has steered Jermeisha toward forming a homeschooling co-op with neighbors and friends, and closing the doors to her child care business. We recently sat down (virtually) with Jermeisha to celebrate her ten years as a child care professional and discuss life before and during COVID-19. Watch the full interview here.

Before we can help someone else process their big emotions or outbursts, we have to manage our own. This session with Immediate Response Supervisor, Kristin Lennox, LCSW, will focus on strategies that may help you calm down quickly.

When safety is a concern for children and adults exhibiting big behaviors, it's important to create a safe space and develop a plan that may include getting outside assistance to help de-escalate the situation. Register for this hour-long session with Immediate Response Supervisor, Kristin Lennox, LCSW.

This hour-long webinar with Immediate Response Supervisor, Kristin Lennox, LCSW, will focus on strategies for coping and ways you can keep yourself and/or others “regulated”, calm, and safe.

This month, ChildSavers participated in panel discussions during Voices for Virginia's Children's Racial Truth and Reconciliation Week. This effort from Virginia's trauma-informed community networks is empowering the voices and experiences of marginalized communities in acknowledgement of truth to promote healing, reconciliation, and justice.

Tune in as our therapists discuss the impact of racism on children and adults' mental health.