Loneliness is a public health crisis, and Parent Cafés are part of the solution. We explore the connection between social isolation and family well-being, and why intentionally building social connections isn't just good for parents, it's good for all of us.

Interpersonal trauma is healed through corrective social experiences, which Parent Cafés were designed to create. In this installment of "Why Are Cafés So Great?", BSF CEO Kathryn Leigh Goetz makes the case for Cafés as a powerful, accessible space for healing trauma.

What if Parent Cafés are doing some of the same work as therapy and for some people, working even better? We explore the parallels between Cafés and conventional mental health services, and why peer-based community connection may be one of the most undervalued tools in the mental health toolkit.

BSF doesn't just prevent crises; we help people navigate them. In this edition of "Why Are Cafés So Great?", our CEO reframes the conversation around crisis intervention, asking: what if the real agents of change aren't the professionals, but the community itself?

In a collaboration spanning the better part of three years, Be Strong Families has proudly partnered with the Early Childhood Innovation Network (ECIN) in Washington, D.C. as they explore the outcomes and positive impact of Parent Café participation on parents, caregivers, and their families. This groundbreaking research effort, with the support of BSF, has recently culminated in a significant milestone…

Gobble Gobble ya’ll: it’s the time of year again when families get together to eat, drink, watch football and parades, celebrate gratitude, and often, unfortunately … argue! Be Strong Families has a plan for that!

For the first time in over six years, we came together in person. Our staff-board retreat centered on equity leadership included a full-group viewing and dialogue around Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity, reaffirming our commitment to anti-racism.

Be Strong Families is publishing an exciting new resource to assist parents with building Protective Factors with their children and in their families: it’s a coloring and activity book. It’s part of our Living the Protective Factors series — in it 5 children from very diverse cultural backgrounds navigate a week in their life building Protective Factors as they go…

Since 2007, Parent Cafés have reached thousands of families through deep, personal conversations designed to facilitate transformation and healing. Here's what three years of national evaluation data — across 96 partner programs and nearly 14,000 participants — tell us about the impact.