Learn how SCAN is working to protect children, prepare parents, strengthen families and educate our community to Stop Child Abuse and Neglect.
Stephanie and Josh started dating when they were in middle school. They just celebrated five years together and they have big dreams for the future. They also share a two-year-old son, Rylan.
Since Rylan was born, they have been living with Stephanie’s parents. While life has been unpredictable, they love each other, are committed to raising Rylan together and they plan to get married one day.
Read MoreHannah is a new mom who had dropped out of college when she learned she was pregnant. Given her circumstances, Hannah felt as if she was not going to be able to go back to school to finish her degree.
Read MoreAlex is a teenager who has been in foster care since they were six years old. Now fifteen, Alex was finally placed with a foster parent who is very supportive and is considering adoption. During this period, they began working with SCAN’s Family Restoration program.
Read MoreWill began working with Fatherhood Engagement as he was getting a divorce and realized he needed help learning to parent his son. Will lives with a developmental disability that makes it hard to learn new skills and understand other people’s perspectives, but he was determined to create a safe home for his son.
Read MoreDivorce is hard for each member of the family. Joe felt overwhelmed and stressed raising five young children as it was. When his wife announced she was no longer in it with him, he fell into a deep depression.
Read MoreMatt is an avid fisherman. He feels like he was born to be on the water and has spent much of his life in search of the next “big catch.” In one of those searches, Matt sustained a traumatic brain injury. He has a hard time trusting himself now, and he thrives when he’s on a predictable routine.
Read MoreSarah had been working with Lee, a Family Support Specialist in SCAN’s Healthy Families program, for over a year. Sarah has had a lot of trauma due to an abusive relationship with her ex-husband. Lee had suggested counseling since working with Sarah, but Sarah did not follow through with the referral.
Read MoreCindy had grown up in a motel with limited resources. Life became even more challenging when she began having children of her own. Cindy struggled to find safe shelter and the children were removed from their care.
Read MorePaul struggled with being a father. He wasn’t raised to communicate his feelings and the only way he knew how to express his frustrations was through violence. Sadly, his two young sons were usually on the receiving end of his rage.
Read MoreSydney is a single mom raising twins with autism. The financial strain of keeping a household together was a huge burden for her, and even worse, her children were not enrolled in school.
Read More"My visits are the highlight of the week," Michael said as they built a relationship together.
Read MoreStacy had recently lost her job and, shortly thereafter, received notice of eviction from her apartment. Due to this, Stacy and her two children became homeless. She called shelters each day, but had no luck in finding a spot for her family.
Read MoreAnger had ripped Ted and Rebecca apart, and it deeply impacted their young son, Matt. The couple were court-ordered to attend Anger Management Classes and participate in SCAN’s Family Connections program.
Read MoreJanice was in the middle of supporting her grandchildren according to the court’s rulings and supporting her daughter through her recovery. This is when SCAN’s Family Connections program entered her life.
Read MoreAsking for help had always scared Jane. She convinced herself that her problems were too complicated for just one call to fix. However, she gathered her courage and phoned Daybreak.
Read MoreClaire had difficulty coming to terms with the amount of emotional and mental abuse she experienced from her ex-husband. The trauma greatly impacted her negative behaviors and relationships with her two children.
Read MoreCindy loves being a "boy mom." She's quick to bring all three of her boys outside and encourages them to run around and play. When Cindy started having healthy problems, her doctors recommended that she undergo surgery to resolve her issues. Cindy was nervous. She is a single parent, and her family does not live nearby.
Read MoreSofia came to SCAN behind on bills and in chronic pain. Sofia is a mother of three but feeling she was barely able to provide for two children, she made the tough decision to put her third child up for adoption. The decision drove Sofia to depression.
Read MoreKimberly's family had begun receiving SCAN's Family Centered Treatment, an intensive therapeutic approach to family systems, seeking to address the behavior of the teen girl. During the initial meeting, Kimberly's father referred to her as a "demon." This was the first hint of a culture of trauma in the home.
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