The 16th Annual Children’s Issues Forum will take place on Thursday May 31, 2018  8:00 am – 10:30 am at the Agua Blue Hotel in Narrgansett. This year’s  keynote speaker

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Be the One to Make a Difference! Sign up for Mental Health First Aid

Free 8-hour trainings to identify and respond to early warning signs in youth, family, colleagues, friends You are just as likely to encounter someone in a mental health crisis as someone

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1 in 3 U.S. teens is a victim of dating abuse The Washington County Coalition for Children is putting a local face on National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. On

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Kathleen Marran Schlenz of Peace Dale is Coalition’s 2016 Champion for Children “Every year we look for a candidate who has touched the lives of the greatest number of children

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Nominate a local hero for children Do you know someone who is an unsung hero for Washington County’s children, ages 0-18? Someone who again and again goes ‘above and beyond’

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50 free training slots available for 8-hour, certificate program at sites in North Kingstown, Wakefield starting in late September Adolescent issues such as depression, eating disorders, AD/HD, and substance use

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Coalition Honors Two Local Champions: Giancola and Iacoi

Lou Giancola, head of South County Hospital Healthcare System, Stephen Iacoi, Westerly Public Schools Attendance Officer win year’s top awards from Coalition South County’s advocates for children applauded two of their own

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Register Now for June 3rd Children’s Issues Forum

“Will This Year’s Budget Work for Our Kids?” will be the topic for our keynote speaker Linda Katz, Esq. at the 13th annual Children’s Issues Forum, to be held this

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Coalition Issues New Report

The Coalition has updated our “and how are the children?” report we’ve been issuing about the status of the County’s children since we were formed in 2001.  The 2015 study

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Know someone who has been an unsung hero for children in Washington County? Someone who again and again goes ‘above and beyond’ for the children of our community? Nominate her/him

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