JRI is proud to be part of the Massachusetts Permanency Practice Alliance. 

Permanency is the thought that there should be a specific goal -- like adoption or family reunification -- and a plan to reach it for every child placed into foster care “to ensure they have a loving, supportive adult to guide them through childhood,” according to the Massachusetts Permanency Practice Alliance.

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First Connections, a program of JRI, was featured in the Acton Beacon.  

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Granite Academy was honored to welcome William Kamkwamba, author of “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” to the school. He impacted all in attendance as he shared his personal journey, connected with students & explored the true value of education, innovation and spirit. He shared his own experiences of overcoming internal and external obstacles, as well as who his strongest influences were in helping him to achieve his goals. William was truly an inspiration for our students (and staff too!).

“These are not adolescent prostitutes.

The Children's Advocacy Center of Bristol County, a program of JRI, has been hosting a series of legislative breakfasts throughout the county to educate and inform legislators about the realities of children and families impacted by the trauma of abuse and violence. In Fiscal Year 2018, 815 children were served by the CAC, which is a 164% increase since the CAC started in 2007. In Fiscal Year 2017, the CAC served 665 children.

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Audrey Morrissey, Associate Director of My Life My Choice, a program of JRI, was on NBC Boston last week to discuss the Mute R. Kelly movement and to bring awareness to human trafficking. One piece of advice she had to offer parents is to pay attention to your children's social media accounts. Watch the clip to see the full interview.

The Pathways to Permanency Program (P2P) offers services to help provide adoptive and foster families with a nurturing and stable environment.

Did you know that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually assaulted before the age of 18? For 90% of sexually abused children, the perpetrator is someone the child knows and trusts. That means that in a classroom of 28 students, about six or seven students have been the victims of sexual abuse.

When children make reports to adults, the first response is critical, and can be the difference between feeling believed and supported, and being shamed or embarrassed, or even recanting true information.

Grounded in 40 years of clinical practice and research, this book provides a systematic yet flexible evidence-informed framework for treating adult survivors of complex trauma, particularly those exposed to chronic emotional abuse or neglect. Component-based psychotherapy (CBP) addresses four primary treatment components that can be tailored to each client's unique needs—relationship, regulation, dissociative parts, and narrative. Vivid extended case examples illustrate CBP intervention strategies and bring to life both the client's and therapist's internal experiences.