1.
FSU Counseling Center
@FSUUCC
5 stars
As my audience may be more of students in
the Tallahassee area, I wanted to focus on a twitter I personally follow that I
believe shares good things for those in the FSU community as well as
inspirational tweets to anyone outside the area. For anyone in the Tally area, or anyone
college age, this may be helpful just for daily inspiration or to know what is
going on in the area.
2.
Institute for Violence Studies at FSU
@ViolenceStudies
5 stars
Another twitter group that I personally
follow is the Institute for Violence Studies at FSU. As violence within the family or domestic
violence (violence among those that live together) can definitely be a crisis
for a family, this twitter provides resources and information for individuals
who may be experiencing some sort of violence in their home.
3.
Children’s Commission
@JaxChildren’s
4 stars
As I aspire to move to Jacksonville and
work with children there, the Children’s Commission twitter account provides
useful resources for children that we adults needs to be aware of. They specifically shared some information
from UNICEF about how children handle emergencies and how we can assist (here
at http://www.unicef.org/appeals/)
4.
UNICEF
@UNICEF
4 stars
Following finding the Children’s Commission’s
tweets, I stumbled upon the UNICEF twitter page, which promotes the rights and
wellbeing of children in over 190 countries.
The twitter account doesn’t necessarily provide much information or
useful materials for those that may be experiencing a crisis with a child,
rather it promotes news stories and the realities of what children across the
world are dealing with.
5.
Nemours Children’s Hospital
@Nemours
4 stars
Nemours is a children’s hospital in a few
areas of the country. If you want
up-to-date information on their research, what is happening through the
hospital or the movements they are taking part in, they frequently tweet with
updates. I support Nemours and believe
it to be a great Children’s Hospital and encourage anyone interested in working
with children to follow them.
6.
St. Jude
@StJude
5 stars
I have been a long-standing supporter of
and donator to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A hospital that continues to research for a
cure to cancer and never charges the families that enters: wow! I never hesitate to donate to them and am
constantly following their twitter page to see if they have any new findings or
to read about the moving stories of the children and families that enter and leave
the hospital. Having a child with cancer
takes a large toll on the entire family.
I suggest supporting an organization like St. Jude’s to help find a
cure!
7.
Make A Wish
@MakeAWish
5 stars
Children with life-threatening medical
conditions are getting to make wishes, wishes that come true through this
foundation! The official twitter page of
the Make A Wish Foundation shows the generosity of donors, stories of children
whose wishes came true, and job openings for those interested in working for
the foundation. If you have a child who
has a life-threatening medical condition, I suggest looking into the Make A
Wish foundation to grant them their wishes during this hard time.
8.
Kids Health
@KidsHealth
5 stars
This twitter page provides amazing
resources for mostly parents (educators and counselors too) to utilize with
their children, from helping their kids with self-esteem issues to how to have
a healthy pregnancy. It provides
tangible resources and articles that all parents can use. I suggest anyone who has a family or works
with families to follow this twitter page so that we may all provide the best
healthcare (whether personally or professionally) to our children.
9.
Rights For Girls
@Rights4Girls
4 stars
This twitter page provides great information
to help prevent crises and trauma from occurring to girls. It discusses topics from sex trafficking, to
foster families, to runaways. It is
based on a Human Rights Project for Girls, gender-based violence, and its
impact on young girls. If you know of
any girls impacted by violence, are a girl impacted by violence, or work with
girls impacted by violence, this may be a useful tool. It is also eye-opening and informative for
anyone to read.
10.
Child Welfare League of America
@CWLAUpdates
4 stars
Based in Washington, D.C., the Child Welfare
League of America aspires to protect every child from harm. The tweets consist of typically what is going
on in the government regarding protecting children and their rights. It also discusses parenting, and frequently parenting
in adoption and foster care. If you want
to stay up to date on movements within the government regarding child welfare
and some resources on how to protect children from harm, the CWLA twitter page
provides some good information.
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