Press Releases
Media inquiries:
Allison Schumacher, PR & Communications Specialist
aschumacher@cfchildren.org
206-438-6432 or 206-778-2537 (cell)
September 20, 2011
New U.S. Study First to Show Less Physical Bullying in Schools
Schools using a bullying prevention program saw significantly less physical bullying and fewer teachers reporting fighting as a big problem, according to a University of Washington study to be released this week. Read more...
July 21, 2011
SECOND STEP International Partners Meet to Improve School Climates
Local nonprofit Committee for Children hosted a meeting in Manchester, England last week of their international partners who have translated and adapted their SECOND STEP curriculum. Read more...
June 23, 2011
Committee for Children Sponsors School Counselor Conference
This weekend, thousands of school counselors will be in Seattle for the American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) annual conference, of which local nonprofit Committee for Children is a sponsor. Read more...
June 16, 2011
Committee for Children Earns Prestigious Film Award
This week CINE announced the winners of the highly regarded Golden Eagle Award, which included three music videos from Seattle nonprofit Committee for Children’s newly released SECOND STEP program. Read more...
April 21, 2011
Kinder Kids Do Better in School
Committee for Children is releasing a completely new edition of their SECOND STEP social-skills program, based in part on research that shows that children with better social-emotional skills do better academically. Read more...
November 16, 2010
Committee for Children Releases Free Cyber Bullying Prevention Lessons
Committee for Children released free lessons online this week to help students and educators address cyber bullying.
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November 4, 2010
Committee for Children Sponsors Bullying-Prevention Conference
Committee for Children is joining Microsoft, Cartoon Network, and Hazelden in sponsoring the Seventh Annual Conference of the International Bullying Prevention Association Nov. 15-17 in Seattle.
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October 4, 2010
Visionary Leadership Awards
Committee for Children celebrated its 30th anniversary by honoring Denise Louie Education Center, Highline Public Schools, Snohomish County Human Services Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, and Lake Washington School District with Visionary Leadership Awards.
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September 14, 2010
Bullying Meets Its Match
The STEPS TO RESPECT program is an effective tool to prevent bullying, according to a recent University of Washington study. Preliminary findings show that the program had significant positive effects on factors linked to school bullying as well as reducing physical bullying behavior in the schools that used the program compared to those that did not.
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April 5, 2010
“Talk About Touching” to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and experts say talking about the issue is exactly what’s needed to help prevent child sexual abuse.
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April 1, 2010
Committee for Children Welcomes New Member to Board of Directors
Committee for Children is pleased to welcome commercial licensing expert Sabrina Powers as the newest member of the board of directors.
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March 22, 2010
Work Together to Prevent Bullying
March 22–26 is National Youth Violence Prevention Week. You can talk to your child about bullying and treat the school as your ally in preventing it.
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March 12, 2010
Raikes Foundation Awards $235,000 Grant to Committee for Children
The three-year grant will help students at three local middle schools avoid risky behaviors, prevent violence, and succeed in school, while also advancing research in the field of social and emotional learning to make Committee for Children’s learning programs even more effective worldwide.
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Oct 29, 2009
Second Step Author Honored for Lifetime Achievement
Kathy Beland, original author of Committee for Children’s award-winning Second Step: A Violence Prevention Curriculum, received the nationally recognized Sanford N. McDonnell Award for Lifetime Achievement in Character Education from the Character Education Partnership (CEP) on October 29..
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Sept 29, 2009
Committee for Children Welcomes Two New Members to Board of Directors
Committee for Children is pleased to welcome Paige Hamack and Dr. Karen Tvedt as the newest members of the Board of Directors.
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Aug 21, 2009
Committee for Children: A Great Place to Work
The Puget Sound Business Journal named Committee for Children a runner-up in the 2009 Washington’s Best Workplaces program.
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May 27, 2009
Committee for Children has named Jane Nakagawa as director of resource development
Jane Nakagawa joins Committee for Children as its new director of resource development.
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May 8, 2009
Bullying: Study Offers Ray of Hope
In the midst of gloomy reports about bullying-related suicides, lawsuits, school attendance problems, and fear is a ray of hope from a research study that reaffirms that careful implementation of a comprehensive bullying prevention program can decrease bullying and young bystanders’ support of it.
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May 6, 2009
Seeds of Compassion: One Year Later
The “Seeds of Compassion” that were planted by last year’s visit by His Holiness the Dalai Lama are flowering at the New School at Columbia in Seattle, as teachers blend a Seeds-inspired “theme of the month” with lessons of the school’s violence prevention curriculum, the SECOND STEP program. This month’s theme is “humility.” The theme for May is “love.”
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April 20, 2009
Are Schools Safer 10 Years After the Columbine Shootings?
After the Columbine High School shootings, schools wanted to implement violence prevention programs, but they didn’t want to take time away from academics—almost an impossible choice. But recent research shows that schools don't need to choose between preventing problem behaviors and promoting school success.
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March 25, 2009
Need Some Social Skills? Perhaps These 4-Year-Olds Can Help
Grownups who have problems getting along with each other—adjusting to new situations, recognizing the feelings of others, or using thinking skills to resolve conflicts—might turn to some of the Head Start children at Denise Louie Education Center in Seattle, WA, for some tips.
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March 5, 2009
Two Members Join Board of Directors
Committee for Children has named Alayne Sulkin, publisher of Parent Map magazine, and Yoko Miyashita, corporate counsel for Getty Images, to its board of directors.
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March 5, 2009
Violence Prevention Expert Hails State Proposal to Address Abuse
A nationally noted expert on violence prevention said today that the introduction of a bill in the Washington State Legislature that could pave the way for child abuse prevention programs.
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March 4, 2009
Lois Maag Joins Committee for Children Board
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December 8, 2008
Children Alone With the Computer: A Recipe for Cyber Bullying?
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December 1, 2008
Watts School Improves Safety, Reduces Violence
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May 2, 2008
Ed Rogan Chairs Committee for Children Board
Ed Rogan has been elected chairman of the board for Committee for Children.
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March 24, 2008
Joan Cole Duffell Leads Committee for Children
The new executive director chosen to lead Committee for Children happens to be a familiar face.
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January 30, 2008
New Prevention Program Helps Educators Juggle Middle School Challenges
Committee for Children is proud to announce our new middle school program, SECOND STEP: Student Success Through Prevention.
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November 8, 2007
International Bullying Prevention Expert “Not Surprised” Finnish Student was Bullied
Students who are bullied at school are at increased risk for hurting themselves and other students, according to Joan Cole Duffell, Executive Director of Committee for Children.
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May 10, 2007
Committee for Children Hosts International Meeting on Violence Prevention
His Excellency Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania, today praised the SECOND STEP violence prevention program at Committee for Children’s sixth annual International Consortium in Vilnius.
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