772 Pairs of Children’s Shoes Displayed to Represent Average Number of Massachusetts Children with Confirmed Cases of Abuse or Neglect in One Week On April 7, 2016, the Children’s Trust, Massachusetts’ leading family support…

The Children’s Trust is proud to be co-chairing, along with the state Office of the Child Advocate, the Massachusetts Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Task Force, authorized by the Massachusetts Legislature (SECTION 34…

UMass Amherst University Without Walls recently interviewed Suzin Bartley, the Children's Trust Executive Director, a 1980 graduate about her work at the Children’s Trust and her trajectory. Discussing her work at the Children’s Trust…

Responding to a February 9 article in the Boston Globe about high rates of child abuse and neglect in Massachusetts, Children's Trust executive director Suzin Bartley wrote a letter to the editor highlighting effective family-support programs aimed at preventing child abuse and neglect that are currently serving families across Massachusetts, including Family Centers and Healthy Families Massachusetts.

The Mrs. Claus project, helping to bring gifts to young Healthy Families moms in the North Shore area, was started by a former participant parent who wanted to give back. Jessica and her now-19 year old daughter were able to provide gifts to 8-10 moms in the project's first year, growing to 30 participants the following year, and over 100 families this year. Reaching out to her own "personal angel" Susan, the Healthy Families North Shore Program Manager, Jessica and The Mrs. Claus Project were able to provide young mothers in a familiar situation with special gifts to remind them of their own hopes and dreams.