Coalition facilitates collaboration between Southern RI LEA Consortia, Gateway Healthcare, and S. Kingstown Police Dept. to train 500 people to identify and respond to signs of mental health problems among
In conjunction with National Bullying Prevention Month, the towns of Wakefield and Westerly sent the message loud and clear that bullying is not to be ignored in their towns. On
Awards presented at 12th annual Issues Forum in Narragansett The Washington County Coalition for Children, the region’s key advocacy group for children and their families for more than a decade,
Louise Kiessling, MD, FAAP, (shown above with Jill D’Errico, Director of the State Office of Rural Health and Newell Warde, Executive Director of the RI Medical Society) was named a 2013
With great gusto, the Westerly Middle School joined the Coalition’s team of schools using the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (we’ve introduced the innovative effort to the Curtis Corner and Broad
Releases toolkit for teaching kindness After a year in gestation, the Coalition released an exciting toolkit of lesson plans and fun activities utilizing nine select picture books. The kit includes lots
It started out as a chalk and literary arts contest, but “Chalk It Up Against Bullying” on Oct. 12th in downtown Wakefield ended up as a community arts event with
Local Artists Invited Downtown to ‘Chalk It Up Against Bullying’ In an effort to raise awareness regarding the problem of bullying in our community, the Washington County Coalition for Children and
Storytelling and safety headline free Family Fun Day on South Kingstown High School campus, Saturday, August 24 Four renowned storytellers will “share” the South Kingstown High School athletic field with
The Coalition named a martial arts instructor, a social worker, a school superintendent, and two school districts as 2013’s top advocates for children. The Washington County Coalition for Children presented
