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We are paying the price for failing to invest in families. And our children are paying an even greater one.In South Afri...
12/10/2026

We are paying the price for failing to invest in families. And our children are paying an even greater one.

In South Africa, too many children are growing up navigating violence, uncertainty, loss and family disruption. And while childhood may pass, the impact of these experiences can last well into adulthood.

Yet we continue to invest more in responding to crises than preventing them.

What if we changed the conversation?

What if family strengthening was recognised not just as a social welfare intervention, but as an essential investment in children's mental health?

At Arise, we believe prevention matters. Because protecting children isn't only about responding when things go wrong. It's about strengthening the relationships and environments that help them thrive.

Healthy children need safe, stable and supported families. And families need support too.

💬 Can we talk about it?

Yesterday we swapped the office for the coastline 🌊🚂🍦Train rides, a walk along the coast, a very brave dip in the ocean,...
01/10/2026

Yesterday we swapped the office for the coastline 🌊🚂🍦

Train rides, a walk along the coast, a very brave dip in the ocean, fish & chips, ice cream… and lots of laughs in between.

A chance for our team to connect, unwind and catch our breath before we head into Term 4 — and also to spend some time celebrating Rohan as his chapter with Arise comes to an end. 💛

Good people. Good food. Full hearts.
Term 4… we’re coming for you!

You can’t build identity around a story you’re only allowed to know in pieces.Adoption stories are complex.There may be ...
23/09/2026

You can’t build identity around a story you’re only allowed to know in pieces.

Adoption stories are complex.

There may be parts that are known, parts that are missing, parts that are painful, and parts that adults may struggle to talk about.

Life story work isn’t about making the story neater.

It’s about creating space for an adopted child to know their story, ask their questions, hold its complexity — and, over time, make meaning of it for themselves.

Because ultimately, it is their story.

Join us for Session 2 of Growing Up Adopted: Life Story Work
28 September | Online

Why are we excited about AdverCity?Because the science behind it has helped shape how we think about adversity, resilien...
21/09/2026

Why are we excited about AdverCity?
Because the science behind it has helped shape how we think about adversity, resilience and what helps families thrive.

At Arise, we’ve been asking what this science looks like in practice and applying that learning in our work with caregivers and families, including Roots to Resilience.

This November, our Clinical Psychologist, Robyn Jacobs, will be sharing more about that journey from science to practice in Alberta, Canada.

For now, take 3 minutes to explore AdverCity and the science of resilience at BrainStory.org.

We are angry. We are grieving. And yes, we must speak.But our outrage cannot only come after another woman is killed.Bec...
16/09/2026

We are angry. We are grieving. And yes, we must speak.

But our outrage cannot only come after another woman is killed.

Because violence leaves children, families and communities carrying what comes after.

We need more than moments of outrage.
We need change that happens before the aftermath.

For women. For children. For families. 🧡

Behind every referral, report, court date and case plan is a child.A child with relationships they love. A story that ma...
14/09/2026

Behind every referral, report, court date and case plan is a child.

A child with relationships they love. A story that matters. A need to belong. A voice that deserves to be heard.

Child protection should never become so focused on managing the case that we lose sight of the child.

Protect the child. Strengthen the family. And keep the child at the centre. Always.

Adoption doesn’t end when the paperwork does. Neither should the learning.As children grow, the questions change... iden...
09/09/2026

Adoption doesn’t end when the paperwork does. Neither should the learning.

As children grow, the questions change... identity, belonging, loss, race, life story and relationships can all take on new meaning.

That’s why we keep creating spaces for adoptive families to keep learning too. ❤️

We created online learning so families can access practical support as they grow and navigate new seasons.

Our next Live Online Event: Growing Up Adopted conversation is on 28 September, where we’re talking Life Story Work.

Come learn with us.

We talk a lot about keeping families together. Perhaps we need to talk just as much about what helps them stay together ...
07/09/2026

We talk a lot about keeping families together. Perhaps we need to talk just as much about what helps them stay together well.

Support. Community. Resources. Someone walking alongside you when things are hard.

Because protecting children also means making sure the people caring for them don’t have to carry it all alone.

So let’s stop asking families to simply cope and start building the support around them that makes staying together possible. 💛

This week, our team had the opportunity to bring child protection into the conversation at the World Safety Conference a...
04/09/2026

This week, our team had the opportunity to bring child protection into the conversation at the World Safety Conference at the CTICC.

Through our growing partnership with Nation Builder, we’re working to move child protection beyond policies on paper into the everyday practices, organisations and communities where children live, learn and grow.

Because protecting children cannot sit with the child protection sector alone. It takes organisations, communities and systems recognising the role they each play.

Thank you Nation Builder for creating space for this conversation, and to our Arise team for representing the work so well. 🤍

We can't create lasting change by only addressing what we see on the surface.Understanding behaviour is the start.Interv...
02/09/2026

We can't create lasting change by only addressing what we see on the surface.

Understanding behaviour is the start.
Intervention is what creates change.

Right now, 18 boys in Man in the Mirror are trusting us with their stories.

Our responsibility is to make sure those stories don't simply get heard...but lead to something changing.

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