Springtime is upon us! What a glorious sight to see the sun after many months of gloomy weather. But the spring season doesn’t just bring the warmth of sunlight; it also brings a wealth of growth and change in almost everything around us. The transition of seasons is something we all embrace and welcome.

Sally Kate Winters Family Services is quite familiar with change and transitions. We see this daily in the youth and families we serve. Children adapting to a new environment. Abuse victims navigating a new normal in their healing process, youth adjusting to a new independence and personal res...

Every child who has suffered some form of abuse reacts differently to it, and the lasting effects vary from child to child. Sally Kate Winters Family Services is committed to preventing child abuse and helping those in crisis. According to the CDC, one in four children experience abuse, and the effects can follow the child into adulthood. While some recover more quickly or easily, others face long term effects all depending on the length of time the child was abused, the type of abuse, the relationship the child had with the abuser, age, developmental status, how often the abuse occurred and h...