LIVES IN THE BALANCE INC
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Mission Statement
Lives in the Balance is the non-profit organization founded by child psychologist Dr. Ross Greene. We provide vital, accessible resources and programs to caregivers of kids with concerning behaviors; bring the plight of these kids into the public consciousness; heighten awareness of the detrimental and counterproductive effects of punitive interventions in families, schools and therapeutic facilities; promote alternative approaches that are compassionate, non-punitive, proactive, and effective; and address the systemic issues that impede progress.
About This Cause
Lives in the Balance mission is to provide vital, accessible resources and programs to caregivers of behaviorally challenging kids; to bring the plight of these kids into the public consciousness; to address the systemic issues that cause many of these kids to slip through the cracks; and to promote parenting and disciplinary practices that foster the better side of human nature in all children. Our efforts are organized around the following initiatives: Through our outreach initiatives -- which include this website, podcasts, Facebook groups, conferences, and training programs -- we ensure that parents, educators, mental health clinicians, and staff in restrictive therapeutic facilities have easy access to vast free resources on non-punitive interventions. Through our advocacy efforts, we heighten awareness of the obsolete, counterproductive ways in which kids with concerning behaviors are treated; foster grassroots efforts to create change and influence legislators, superintendents, school board members, special education directors, principals, teachers, and administrators and staff in therapeutic facilities; and provide free training to schools and facilities that need alternative interventions the most. Through our training programs, we help parents, schools, inpatient psychiatry units, residential facilities, and prisons implement Dr. Greene’s evidence-based Collaborative & Proactive Solutions model. The CPS model has been shown to be a highly effective means of dramatically reducing children’s concerning behaviors, improving parent-child relationships, and dramatically reducing and eliminating discipline referrals, detentions, and suspensions in schools; restraints, and seclusions and schools and therapeutic facilities; and recidivism and injuries in juvenile detention settings. Lives in the Balance is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax deductible. Our programs are funded by Dr. Greene and other philanthropic individuals and organizations.