Committee for Children Blog

Then & Now: Our Origin Story

Then and Now: Our Origin Story

In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, we took the opportunity to sit down with Committee for Children (CFC) Executive Director Joan Cole Duffel to talk about the organization’s roots in abuse prevention, how our efforts have evolved over the past four decades, and why there’s no such thing as a finish line when it comes to child abuse protection. Read More


Middle school and high school students both need social-emotional learning

High Schoolers Voice the Value of Social-Emotional Learning: Middle School SEL Matters

Researchers’ emphasis on the middle and high school years as a critical period for developing adolescents’ social and emotional competencies is echoed by secondary students themselves, who say even more about why social-emotional learning (SEL) should be at the forefront of middle and high school education.Read More