In 2019, the Bahamas Ministry of Health and a US Coalition of Physicians initiated a request for psychosocial care for children affected by Hurricane Dorian. CLDR responded by deploying twelve CCLS who made over 1,000 therapeutic contacts with children over a four week period.
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Bahamas – Team 2 Christen Bradbury (lead), Hallie Chancellor, Cassidy Taylor Dates of Deployment: October 7-12, 2019 Served ~230 children Day 1: October 7th Today we observed a lot of aggression surrounding objects, attention, and space. When working with small groups, we were able to help some of the children work on creative expression, telling
Bahamas – Team 1 Cara Smith (lead), Eileen Esposito, and Hayley Wells Dates of Deployment: September 27 – October 6, 2019 Over 240 child-interactions Saturday, September 28 The team provided therapeutic play and psychosocial support at the shelter at Kendall Isaacs Gym. Many of the children were very eager and willing to share their stories
Two members from Child Life Disaster Relief (CLDR) deployed with our partner, Children’s Disaster Services (CDS), to work with children affected by Tropical Storm Imelda. Stephanie Michel-Siddall has been working alongside her CDS teammates in a shelter in Orange, TX since this past Sunday and Catie McDaniel will be joining tomorrow. So far, there have
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ATTENTION ALL CERTIFIED CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS: This deployment is now confirmed. If you are an experienced Certified Child Life Specialists ready and willing to work with children affected by Hurricane Dorian, please let us know of your interest. We are currently reviewing the information submitted. This deployment requires a minimum of a one-week commitment over
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ATTENTION ALL CERTIFIED CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS: We have a potential opportunity in the Bahamas to send experienced Certified Child Life Specialists to work with children affected by Hurricane Dorian. Details are still in progress. This would entail a minimum of a one-week deployment over the next one or two months and preference will go towards
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This week marks the 18th anniversary of the attacks on The World Trade Center. For many, we remember where we were, what we were doing, and how we felt on that day. Most were glued to their televisions and watching the horrific scenes of the planes crashing into the twin towers repeatedly for weeks on
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One member from Child Life Disaster Relief (CLDR) is on her way to North Carolina with our partner Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) for a CDS team deployment in response to Hurricane Dorian. While there, Susan ‘Boon’ Murray will be working alongside her CDS teammates with the children in evacuation centers. This storm has already produced
In light of the recent and unfortunate shootings in the last month, we wanted to share with you a helpful and insightful resource that may assist you when talking to inquiring children about these recent events: “How to Talk to Children of About These Shootings: an age by age guide” by TODAY.com.
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Our partner, Children’s Disaster Services (CDS), is working on deploying a team in the next 48 hours to Louisiana in response to Hurricane Barry making landfall. CDS is looking for certified volunteers who can commit to a full 14-day deployment. If you are able to deploy for that length of time, please contact Lisa Crouch
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