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Measures of mental health have dropped sharply in Western nations over the past decade, especially among youth. This era is marked by dis-integration, felt from the level of the individual soul to age-old institutions to the level of national and global affairs. Amid such fracturing, very ordinary Christian practices offer extraordinary gifts.  They are graces — both … Read more

For those interested in current developments in trauma-related research and how it may intersect with their day-to-day work, the CAFO Institute for Family-Centered Healing & Health has created this collaborative review working document of current trauma research. Trauma-informed care is an emerging and dynamic field. It is rich in opportunity for fresh exploration, discovery, application … Read more

The Institute for Family-Centered Healing & Health will address the deeply-felt needs of foster and adoptive parents to nurture the healing and health of their children, rooted in Scripture and the best available research.