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Articles for Service Providers

Information, resources, events, webinars, and more for service providers to help our families nurture daily using the five protective factors.

Everyone Experiences Stress

Everyone Experiences Stress

Keeping your family strong – Every family experiences stress, and the Child Welfare Information Gateway has compiled some resources to help parents weather the stress so they can remain strong when things get tough.

How Every Child Can Thrive by Five

How Every Child Can Thrive by Five

Molly Wright is seven years old and is one of the youngest speakers for TED Talks. She asks us, what if a game of peek-a-boo could change the world?

Support for Foster Families in Hawaii

Support for Foster Families in Hawaii

Family Programs Hawaii’s Resource Families Support Services provides support to resource caregivers, aka foster families, and providers in Hawaii.

Covid-19 Resources for Families with Autism

Covid-19 Resources for Families with Autism

Autism Speaks provides educational resources and support for families and providers with autism. Tools and resources are recommended by the Covid-19 Autism Research Community Task Force.

Bottle Feeding Your Baby

Bottle Feeding Your Baby

Not only is it about what they eat, it’s also about how they eat. It’s important to learn how to feed your baby to reduce the stress your baby may be experiencing.

Support for New Parents in Hawaii

Support for New Parents in Hawaii

Breastfeeding and Support for New Parents in Hawaii. Nest For Families provides a network for local parents to connect with other families to get support for breastfeeding and any of the struggles new parents face. Get texts and phone calls to help you through your first years as a parent.

Domestic Abuse Power and Control Wheel

Domestic Abuse Power and Control Wheel

Use the Power and Control Wheel to Explain Domestic Abuse. Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs was created to help victims of domestic violence. Download the power and control wheel to inform and educate your clients.

Keiki Safety Tips

Keiki Safety Tips

Learn how to keep your children safe while they’re at home or while they’re traveling.

Child Abuse Prevention Tip Sheets

Child Abuse Prevention Tip Sheets

Resources for Child Abuse Prevention. Tip sheets are designed for service providers to share with families. They help to provide a starting point for a discussion between parent and provider that is grounded in the protective factors.

CDC: Act Early

CDC: Act Early

Every child grows and reaches milestones in their development. Track your child’s development and learn what to do if you have concerns.

Tips for Families: Coronavirus

Tips for Families: Coronavirus

Resources for Families During the Pandemic. Tips and information for families to help their children going through COVID.

Crisis Card

Crisis Card

The crisis card has been developed for people who are going through a difficult time during this pandemic.

One Oahu COVID-19 Resources

One Oahu COVID-19 Resources

Resources for Oahu: Find information for food, healthcare, business, and children and grandparents resources; government services; and financial and housing assistance.

Mandated Reporter

Mandated Reporter

Are You a Mandated Reporter Who Isn’t Sure When to Report? Mandated Reporters are service providers who work with children and are required to report cases of abuse and neglect of a child. Mandated Reporters may have many questions about what circumstance qualifies as a report.

AUW Helpline

Call 211
Call & Text 1(877)275-6569
Chat AUW211.org

Aloha United Way 211 provides information for finding food, shelter, financial assistance, child care, parent support, elderly care, disability services, job training, and many more services.  Search online database 24/7.

Daily 7am-10pm

Parent Line

 Call (808)526-1222 - Oahu
Call 1(800)816-1222 - Toll Free
Chat TheParentLine.org

The Parent Line provides resources for parents on child behavior & development, parenting, caregiver suport & community resources. Closed on State and Federal holidays.

Monday -Friday 8am-6pm
Saturday - Sunday 9am-1pm

Hawaii CARES

(808)832-3100 - Oahu
1(800)753-6879
All Islands, Toll Free

1(800)985-5990 Multilingual COVID-19 Emotional Distress

If you or a loved one is feeling anxious, experiencing a crisis, thinking of suicide, is in need of access to mental health or substance use treatment, or is experiencing distress related to COVID-19 & other challenges, help is available. Visit Hawaii CARES.

Daily 24/7

Domestic Violence Action Center Help Lines

Call (808)531-3771 - Oahu
Call 1(800)690-6200 - Toll Free
Text 1(605)956-5680

If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 9-1-1. Domestic Violence Action Center provides information on how to get help and can answer your questions about domestic violence.

Call Monday -Friday 8am-5pm
Text 24/7