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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and TBRI
Adverse Childhood Experiences—or more commonly known as ACEs—are traumatic events that occur in a child or teenager’s life before the age of 18. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), “ACEs are linked to chronic health problems, mental illness, and substance use problems in adolescence and adulthood. ACEs can also negatively impact education, job…
What to Do While Waiting to Adopt
The adoption journey is one not to be taken lightly. From your early days of question-asking and information-gathering to the hours of paperwork and home study visits, endurance, strength, and most importantly, faith are musts. As Show Hope’s Co-founder Mary Beth Chapman often says, the adoption journey is “gloriously hard,” and for many, some of…
Epic Change: A Deep Dive Into Show Hope’s Student Initiatives
In many ways, Show Hope began with an 11-year-old girl. As our Co-founder Mary Beth Chapman recently shared, “You’ve likely heard the story—I along with our oldest daughter, Emily, traveled to Haiti on an unforgettable mission trip. It was there that God opened Emily’s eyes and heart to children who had been orphaned. Little did…
Journeying Together
Rees Greenman, the program director of Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home’s (TBCH) Brentwood Residential Campus, has seen the vital, practical impact of Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) firsthand. He’s stood in rooms with children who have experienced relational trauma, who are struggling to regulate their emotions and reconcile their experiences, and he’s employed TBRI tactics to de-escalate…
Meet Anna Graves: A Q&A with the adult adoptee and early Show Hope Adoption Aid grant recipient
How old were you when you were adopted? Can you tell us a bit about the story of you coming home? I was 10 months old when my parents adopted me. On the day my parents left for China in early March of 2002, there were reports of a “mystery illness” in Asia causing pneumonia…
Registration Is Now Open for the 2023 Hope for the Journey Conference
Premiering April 14, 2023With On-Demand Viewing Through May 31 Early, Early Bird Special Prices EndJuly 31, 2022 “The Hope for the Journey Conference aims to encourage and resource parents, families, and caregivers meeting the needs of the children entrusted to them through adoption and/or foster care. And twofold, the conference also serves churches and organizations…