WE PROVIDE RESEARCH
SUPPORTED EDUCATION
Our research uses a theoretical lens based on several well-known, well documented theoretical frameworks.
THE ISSUES FOR FAMILIES
Many families struggle to navigate the unsafe influences of our world and the overwhelmed education system, but most solutions only treat one layer: just the child, just the school, just the parent.
Gracefilled Opportunities is different. We support the whole family through parent training, conference involvement, research, and educating educators and organizations on trauma-informed care to provide support for healthy child development all aligned under one model, so kids are safer and families build lasting stability. Our training is research based and includes topics, such as:
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The Negative Influence of Parent Use of Technology and Child Technology Use of Technology on Healthy Child Development and Growing a Healthy Family
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How Does Technology Exposure Impact Young Children?
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The Relationship Between Sexting and Sex Abuse within Juvenile Dating Relationships
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“That Will Never Happen to My Child” – The Importance of Building a Trusting Parent/Child Relationship
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Promoting Healthy Families – Education and Activities for Families to Build Strong Trusting Relationships with one another and Create Happy, Healthy Childhoods
THE ISSUES FOR SCHOOLS
The school system is overwhelmed with children who struggle with self-regulation, social skills, and challenging behaviors.
Gracefilled Opportunities is different here, too. In a recent study by Clay et al. (2024), teachers indicated they were not prepared to manage the challenges of working with children who experienced trauma. Gracefilled Opportunities of Hope provides trauma-informed training for educators who struggle with working with children who have experienced different levels of trauma. Our training is research based and includes topics, such as:
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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Attachment – How these impact the teacher-child relationship and behavior in the classroom
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Trauma’s Impact on the Brain – Emotional Development, Social Development, and Learning
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Secondary Traumatic Stress and Educators – How Secondary Traumatic Stress Influences the teacher child relationship
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Wellness On the Fly! – Preventing or minimizing the impact of secondary traumatic stress on teachers
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Creating Efficacious Schools – How to Create schools that work harmoniously and problem solve together
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Why Schools Need to Eliminate Technology in the Classroom and Go Back to a Computer Class in Specials Rotation
THE STATISTICS
Mental health issues and aggressive behaviors continue to significantly grow among our children.
Key Statistics
January 2025 to March 2026:
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19% of rape crimes from were committed by children ages 0-19
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13% of aggravated assaults were committed by children ages 0-19
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Social media and social networks (peer groups) heavily influence juvenile relationships
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Problematic sexual behaviors are becoming normalized within juvenile relationships
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The average age of finding pornography online has been found to be 12 years old with some studies indicating children as young as 8 years old have been exposed
In 2024, 1,928,358 children received mental health services. Over 45% of these children were ages 0-11. Over 73% were found to have serious emotional disturbances.
About 60% of children are not enrolled in preschool programs and more than 60% do not have access to the highest-quality programs.
2.3 million children under the age of 6 live in Texas and over half are in low income homes
Over 60% of children do not meet 3rd grade reading standards in both Dallas Independent School District and Fort Worth Independent School District
Reference: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Mental Health Client-Level Data (MH-CLD) 2024: Data on Clients Receiving Mental Health and Support Services Through State Mental Health Agencies. Publication No. PEP26-07-007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2026.