From The Expert Series
New White Paper
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month | Jane Straub
This white paper from CornerHouse Training Director Jane Straub addresses Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month by highlighting that nearly one in three teens experience dating abuse before adulthood, with significant impacts on their self-esteem, mental health, academic performance, and future relationships.
Jane provides practical conversation starters organized into five categories—healthy relationships, consent, respect and boundaries, red flags and safety, and empowering support—designed to help parents, educators, and youth-serving organizations engage teens in meaningful discussions about relationship safety while emphasizing the importance of listening over lecturing and normalizing these conversations.
2025 Editions
Philanthropy at Any Age: Taking Control Through Planned Giving | Stacey Jensen & Andrea Schrieffer
Planned giving isn't just for the wealthy or retired—it's for anyone who wants to take control of their legacy.
Join Stacey Jensen, CornerHouse Development Director, and Andrea Schrieffer, Wealth Management Advisor from Innovative Planning Group, as they break down how you can align your values with lasting impact, no matter your age or stage of life. Because if you don't make the decision, someone else will.
The Era of Digital Danger: How to Ask Children about Social Media Use in Online Exploitation Cases with Emma Schroer
Youth are online and exposed to many things, both good and bad. As adults, we must have the tools to ask the right questions and understand their online world and relationships.
January and February | Human Trafficking Prevention Month with Stephanie Randolph
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. At CornerHouse we want to provide accurate information that will help us to recognize and respond to trafficking.
Cornerhouse guiding principles: How the lobby orients children to the children’s advocacy center | Forensic Specialist team
Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) are an essential component of the response to child sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect. At CornerHouse, advocacy services, forensic interviewing, and therapy each use a trauma-informed protocol in efforts to prevent and respond to instances of maltreatment of children. Such efforts extend to every interaction with the children and caregivers at a CAC, including those at the front door and in our lobby.
Trauma Hurts, now what? Assessing the impact of childhood traumatic stress | Child & Family Advocate team
About 80% of children face trauma by 18, with some developing PTSD or acute stress. CornerHouse uses trauma screenings to help children and families manage stress and ensure safety. These screenings assess various trauma-related symptoms, enabling advocates to provide appropriate interventions, crisis support, legal guidance, and therapy referrals through trauma-informed, evidence-based methods that respect each child’s pace.
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What We Need to Know about stalking | Jane Straub
Please help us to commemorate the 20th anniversary of National Stalking Awareness Month this January and the inaugural Stalking Awareness Day of Action January 18th, 2024 by learning more about the true criminality of stalking and the devastating impact it has on victims.
National Child Abuse Prevention month | Michelle Harris
Since 1983, the month of April has been declared National Child Abuse Prevention Month. At CornerHouse, our work every day is dedicated to serving children, vulnerable adults and families who may have experienced abuse or neglect. Therefore, we are asking you to prepare for April’s National Child Abuse Prevention Month! So, why is it so important to bring awareness to this event?
We're Listening! An Introduction to CornerHouse's Adult Interviewing Project | Elizabeth Eagle
As a Child Advocacy Center, CornerHouse is dedicated to serving the needs of children and families affected by abuse, maltreatment and violence, but what happens when a child grows up before disclosing?
Technology: Back to School and E-Learning (For Everyone)! | Jane Straub
Schools will be providing youth with information on internet safety, but that conversation should be supplemented and reinforced at home too!
Children’s Advocacy Centers’ Role in Stopping the Generational Cycle of Domestic Violence | Christy Shannon
Professionals in the field of victim services often have conversations among their peers and with community members about solutions for preventing domestic violence from happening. Working with adult survivors of domestic violence and those who use violence reveals something clear: Many of them experienced abuse, neglect, or witnessed violence as children. It is apparent that abuse can happen on a generational cycle.
Inclusive Healing: Trauma Support for Neurodivergent and Youth with Disabilities | Therapy Team
There has been a great deal of research and discussion in recent decades about the impact of trauma on children and the ways in which support can be provided to children who have experienced trauma. However, many of the studies and resources currently available do not fully consider the extent to which neurodivergent children and children with disabilities both experience trauma differently from neurotypical and non-disabled children and often require different types and levels of support following trauma.