Second Step Social-Emotional Program Chosen for Prestigious CASEL "SELect" List
June 04, 2015 13:16 ET
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Committee for Children
SEATTLE, June 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) released yesterday its 2015 CASEL Guide: Effective Social and Emotional Learning...
Committee for Children Names Alex Cury as Director of International Business
May 18, 2015 20:03 ET
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Committee for Children
SEATTLE, May 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Committee for Children announced today that Alex Cury, who recently directed international business development and operations for such corporations as...
Children Are the Safest They've Been in 25 Years, Says Committee for Children
March 31, 2015 14:24 ET
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Committee for Children
SEATTLE, Wash., March 31, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and according to Committee for Children, a leader in the child abuse prevention field, a recent review of...
Best Prevention for Child Sexual Abuse Is Open Communication
November 05, 2014 14:27 ET
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Committee for Children
SEATTLE, Nov. 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The statistics are hard to believe. An estimated one in four girls and one in six boys is sexually abused before the age of 18*. "Child sexual abuse is...
Lawmakers Working to Give Students Vital Skills
April 30, 2014 14:09 ET
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Committee for Children
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a complex and increasingly challenging world, children need every competitive advantage they can get. In addition to academic skills such as reading...
Teaching Social Skills Means Assessing Them, Too
April 24, 2014 16:36 ET
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Committee for Children
SEATTLE, April 24, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research is showing more and more positive effects of social-emotional learning (SEL), making it an imperative part of school curriculum. But just like math...
Social Skills Help Austin Students Overcome the Odds
March 26, 2014 12:08 ET
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Committee for Children
AUSTIN, Texas, March 26, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Austin Independent School District (AISD) discovered something a few years ago that many people are just realizing: Teaching social-emotional skills...
Bullying Prevention Program Garners High Ratings from Federal Agency
March 11, 2014 13:40 ET
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Committee for Children
SEATTLE, March 11, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The US Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced that Steps to Respect: A...
New Research Director to Further Work in Social-Emotional Learning
January 15, 2014 16:20 ET
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Committee for Children
SEATTLE, Jan. 15, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Developmental psychologist Tia Kim, Ph.D., has recently accepted Committee for Children's offer to lead their Programs, Partnerships, and Research...
Social-Emotional Learning Helps Prevent Bullying
November 26, 2013 17:11 ET
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Committee for Children
SEATTLE, Nov. 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More research is showing that social-emotional learning (SEL) can be an effective tool in bullying prevention, according to an article recently published in...