child abuse prevention

Foster, Adoptive, & Blended Families Resilience

Pinwheels and Child Abuse Prevention for Plan B Parents
ByDebbie Ausburn April 30, 2026

I drove past a county courthouse last week and counted forty-seven blue pinwheels spinning in the wind. They looked cheerful. They always do. And every April, I feel the same complicated mix of gratitude and frustration when I see them—because child abuse prevention for foster…

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Foster, Adoptive, & Blended Families

We Are the Prevention: What Child Abuse Prevention Month Means for Plan B Parents
ByDebbie Ausburn March 31, 2026

Starting tomorrow, the blue pinwheels will return to signal Child Abuse Prevention Month. Organizations share child abuse prevention statistics on social media. Lawmakers proclaim awareness. Schools distribute body safety coloring pages. And across the country, Plan B parents — those of us parenting foster, adoptive,…

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About YSO Insights

Evidence-based ideas and resources for youth-serving organizations and Plan B families, written by Debbie Ausburn, J.D., Donna Caudell, Ed.D., Gena Hood, Ed.S., Amber Jewell, LSCSW, and Tom Rawlings, J.D.

→ YSO Academy - Online courses and CE credits
→ Child Protection & Well-Being Trends -- Tom Rawlings' Substack about policy and best practices in child protection
→ Caudell Educational Solutions - consultation and testing for public, private and homeschool students
→ Hood Educational Services, LLC - training for teachers and student teachers
→ Amber Jewell - blog and speaking/training services
→ Youth Services Law -legal insights from Debbie Ausburn for youth-serving organizations