“It Was Never Normal”: A Child Abuse Survivor’s Journey from Shame to Freedom Awareness + Prevention

“It Was Never Normal”: A Child Abuse Survivor’s Journey from Shame to Freedom

*This is a survivor's story as told to Meghan Krein   When I think about…

Meghan Krein

What to Do If a Child Tells You They’re Being Abused: A Step-by-Step Guide Intervention + Treatment

What to Do If a Child Tells You They’re Being Abused: A Step-by-Step Guide

At Childhelp, we know how difficult it can be when a child trusts you enough…

Meghan Krein

Child Abuse Prevention Month: What It Is and How You Can Make a Difference Awareness + Prevention

Child Abuse Prevention Month: What It Is and How You Can Make a Difference

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a dedicated time to raise awareness about child…

Meghan Krein

Domestic Violence is Child Abuse: Protecting Kids from the Hidden Harm in the Home Awareness + Prevention

Domestic Violence is Child Abuse: Protecting Kids from the Hidden Harm in the Home

Recent news coverage of a 2023 incident involving reality star Taylor Frankie Paul resurfaced public…

Meghan Krein

Understanding Mandatory Reporting: Overcoming Fear and Knowing When to Act Intervention + Treatment

Understanding Mandatory Reporting: Overcoming Fear and Knowing When to Act

Child abuse remains a hidden crisis in many communities, often because well-meaning individuals hesitate to…

Ken McKinley

Why Child Abuse Often Goes Unreported and How We Can Change That Awareness + Prevention

Why Child Abuse Often Goes Unreported and How We Can Change That

Child abuse doesn’t usually happen in obvious, dramatic ways. It happens quietly. Behind closed doors.…

Virginia Bagby

Online Grooming vs. Peer Pressure: How to Tell the Difference Awareness + Prevention

Online Grooming vs. Peer Pressure: How to Tell the Difference

Children and teens have always faced pressure, but today those pressures don’t stop at school.…

Meghan Krein

The Cycle of Child Abuse: Why It Happens and How to Break It Awareness + Prevention

The Cycle of Child Abuse: Why It Happens and How to Break It

Child abuse doesn’t just affect a child in the moment — it reverberates through their…

Meghan Krein

Can Child Abuse Be Prevented? Evidence-Based Strategies That Work Awareness + Prevention

Can Child Abuse Be Prevented? Evidence-Based Strategies That Work

Child abuse is often spoken about as something discovered only after harm has occurred. But…

Meghan Krein

Foster Care Success Story: How One Boy Found His Forever Home Intervention + Treatment

Foster Care Success Story: How One Boy Found His Forever Home

When Eli* arrived at Childhelp in early 2022, the home he entered had already closed…

Meghan Krein

How Predators Use Social Media and Gaming Platforms to Groom Children Awareness + Prevention

How Predators Use Social Media and Gaming Platforms to Groom Children

Online spaces are when many kids learn, play, and connect, but they’re also where predators…

Meghan Krein

A Surrendered Baby’s Journey to a Loving Home Intervention + Treatment

A Surrendered Baby’s Journey to a Loving Home

It was an ordinary Tuesday when the call came into the Childhelp Foster Family Agency…

Meghan Krein