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If you’ve noticed changes in your child’s behaviour since the Hurricane hit, it may be signs of trauma - an emotional response to a stressful event. The Children First Agency (CFA) consulted Clinical Psychologist Jesutofunmi Simpson on the impact of disaster, and it was revealed that “ traumatic experiences have the ability to change the way the brain looks and works ”. This is especially concerning for children as they are still undergoing development and are likely unable t

Homelessness, job loss, food insecurity, disrupted water supply, and illnesses are all factors affecting countless residents within the parishes of St. Elizabeth, St. James, and Manchester in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Thousands of donations have been made towards the fulfillment of daily needs but what about the mind, and what about the children? While caregivers bear the burden of responsibility, the trauma of enduring a natural disaster that upsets one's reality i

If you're familiar with dandy shandy, bat up and ketch, “skimage” football, chiney skip, or hopscotch, it likely means that you had the privilege of play as a child growing up in Jamaica. If not these, maybe you can recall building blocks, play dough or even hoola hoops. In any case, play was not only something enjoyed by many children but it was key to formative and adolescent years. This remains true. Play is a right and not a luxury. In fact, play deprivation has proven to

The SO-JUST Betta Project, led by Children First Agency and funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the Ministry...

'So Just' Project Launch at Jamaica Pegasus Hotel (February 20) The 'So Just' Project, is a social justice initiative, emanating from a...

Children First Agency presented students with certificates of honour for their completion of this year’s Bashy Kidz Initiative. It’s one...

Claudette Richardson-Pious, Executive Director of Children First Agency wants a more coordinated approach in how change agents work at...

More than 20 women in Clarendon are to participate in a training programme geared at creating job opportunities for them. Project GYAL –...

You can still live a healthy life if you are HIV Positive. Be encouraged by our Children First team with this catchy & creative music video.

Right now, many of us are still concerned about COVID-19. This can affect our mental health without us even realizing.

It is the summer of 2004 and Spanish Town, Jamaica’s former capital, is an urban centre rocked by violence.

At Children First, primary focus is the preservation of nation’s children.

Claudette Pious boastfully claims that every barber shop & hairdressing salon in Spanish Town has a worker trained by Children First.

Victoria Mutual led a cleanup exercise at the Children First facility in Spanish Town on Labour Day.

Spanish Town-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), Children First, will be the beneficiary of the 37th staging of the NDLB.

Children First celebrates a famous win – the Michael Manley Foundation (MMF) Award for Community Self-Reliance.