MISSION

The Strengthening Children’s Program (SCP™) empowers schools, agencies, and mental health practitioners to support children in grades 3-8 navigating parental conflict due to separation, divorce, or other family transitions. Through six interactive sessions, SCP™ promotes resilience, communication, and emotional well-being. Research demonstrates that enhancing communication skills in children reduces the likelihood of substance use and reinforces healthy behaviors, making SCP™ a critical tool for supporting immediate challenges and fostering long-term well-being.

Children in grades 3-5 and 6-8 in fragmenting families caused by divorce and separation are experiencing enormous challenges. These often lead to self-medication or other high risk behaviors that may have lifelong impacts.  The Strengthening Children’s Program (SCP™) is designed to  enable schools, agencies and mental health professionals to have all the materials and information needed to implement this six-session group program that promotes resilience, effective communication, and emotional well-being. 

Research demonstrates that enhancing communication skills in children reduces the likelihood of substance use and reinforces healthy behaviors, making SCP™ a critical tool for supporting immediate and  long-term well-being. Children gain insights and understanding as well as skills and strategies that empower them. Parents are kept informed of their children’s new knowledge as well as resources so they too, learn how to be supportive of the lessons learned. Our goal is to help families face challenges with skills and insights that enable them to communicate effectively that support family members’  health and well being.