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September is Suicide Prevention Month
TW: mention of suicide and self-harm If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, call the Suicide Hotline at 988. More than 720,000 people...
How to intentionally pray for the back-to-school season
"Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work." - Oswald Chambers So often, we can become consumed with thoughts and tasks...
Children’s Mental Health: How safe, healthy adults can help prevent and heal trauma
Globally, one in seven children ages 10-19 experiences a mental disorder, accounting for 15% of the global burden of disease within that age group. As conversations surrounding...
How Texas Child-Centered Care (T3C) will impact foster families in Texas
Texas Child-Centered Care, otherwise known as T3C, is a placement system under the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services that allows for assessments of children entering...
The Importance of Chaplains in Retirement Communities
As individuals age, their needs evolve in ways that extend beyond physical care. Quality of life at every stage is shaped by emotional well-being, spiritual health and...
What Is Sharenting? What parents need to know about protecting their children online
From first steps to first days of school, parents today have more opportunities than ever to share their children’s lives online. Social media have made it easy...
Celebrating the lives impacted in 2024
Since 1879, Buckner International and its various ministries have worked to shine hope throughout Texas and across the world. Each year, we continue to connect and serve...
Honoring the early beginnings of the single-parent ministry in East Texas
In the mid-1990s, roughly 800 of the 4,000 students at Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas, were single parents. Many of them had come back to school to...
Celebrating and advocating for women
Women’s History Month celebrates the bold actions and valuable contributions of women throughout history. Although much of women’s history is undocumented, we honor the names of women...
How does online “sharenting” impact the safety and well-being of children
The internet: a place of connection and infinite information. But for parents, the internet can pose safety risks for their children they might not expect or know...