Youth+ Center provides free, safe spaces where teens aged 12–18 can explore interests, build support, and grow with care.

CWLF's community program supports the Vietnam Story House, helping children of immigrants grow with confidence.

Empowering families through crisis as CWLF stands with children and caregivers to rebuild stability, resilience and hope.

CWLF’s Children in Rural Areas Services have supported social workers in bringing warmth, trust, and stability to families like Quan's.

In our partner CWLA's new book, we wrote about our service program for children in rural areas in Taiwan.

"Why don't my kids ever listen to me? CWLF hotlines received calls from parents and company them on the upbringing journey.

Little Stone overcome the emotional challenges with the help of CWLF and embrace a new stage in her life.

Child Welfare League Foundation 2021 Annual Report

It was always sad to see child abuse incidents on news. Besides the wounds on children’s bodies, these adverse childhood experiences would cause long term harm on these children’s physical and mental health, even after they turned into adults. Since Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States published the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study, the impact trauma creates on physical and mental health has drawn public attention. The ACEs study collected information from over 17,000 adults between 1995 and 1997. Respondents were asked ten questions relating their childhood experiences such as whether they were physically or sexually abused. One adverse experience counted 1 point. Each person’s final scores would be cross analyzed with their medical records. The results showed that respondents with higher ACEs scores had higher chances of getting heart diseases, liver diseases, cancer and depression. They were also more likely to experience issues such as obesity, substance abuse, social and emotional disorders, suicidal tendency, etc. Given to the possibility of cultural differences, we wondered what the results might be if the study was conducted in Taiwan. Therefore, CWLF also conducted an adverse childhood experiences survey on high schoolers in Taiwan. Through this survey, we hoped to understand the prevalence and effects of ACEs in Taiwan, seek ways to respond to trauma and prevent re-traumatization.