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The first step towards securing appropriate and effective care for your child or teen who has experienced a traumatic event is to pursue an evidence-based mental health evaluation. If you suspect, or know, that your child is struggling with symptoms of traumatic stress or has experienced a traumatic event, engaging with an evidence-based assessment can help you and your support team identify the ways in which your child is struggling and the best ways to support them moving forward.

The safety of children and teens is of the utmost importance to parents, caregivers, and community members. Caregivers often take extraordinary measures to ensure the security of kids in their care and do the best they can to protect children and teens from experiencing stressful events. Regardless of caregivers' best intentions, and greatest efforts, it’s impossible to guarantee that those they care for will always be out of harm’s way.

The Baker Center community is made up of thousands of caregivers, teachers, professionals, and more, who all care about advancing children’s mental health. Below, we interview a caregiver whose son attends our Manville School. If this story is inspiring to you, we hope you’ll join us at the Baker SuperK on May 4th! This community-based event is the perfect way to connect with others who want to support children with mental health conditions.

You’re probably reading this post because you care deeply about the safety and wellbeing of your child, your students, or the children and adolescents in your community. We know that there are risks and dangers that will always face children and families to varying degrees throughout daily life, but the power of positive action and attention towards preventing child maltreatment can have a larger impact on mitigating this risk than you might imagine.

For most caregivers, parents, and community members, the well-being and safety of children is a top priority in daily lives. While many of us do our best to ensure the security of children in our families or in our communities, there will always be factors that remain outside of our control. The reality is that many children and teens face neglect and abuse day to day in the United States and beyond.