Violence by Police, Against Police Risks Tearing Country Further Apart
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Gavin Long was not among the peaceful crowds on July 10, the week before he savagely murdered three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers.
Protect Our Girls From System and Build on Their Strengths
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As the November presidential election draws nearer, it is clear that for the first time in American history a woman will be the presidential candidate for a major political party.
Anger Management and the Code of the Street
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The room was stuffy and hot, the scent of stale snack foods hung in the air and the boys in the anger management group in this locked facility were distracted.
We Need to Understand How to Provide Trauma-Informed Care
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The philosophy of trauma-informed care is becoming more and more embedded in the philosophies and practices of child-serving agencies.
Prosecuting Youth As Adults Creates Racial Disparities and ‘Justice-By-Geography’
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Each year, California prosecutors charge hundreds of youth in the adult criminal justice system through a power called “direct file.”
It Takes Zero Intelligence to Still Support Zero Tolerance in Schools
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It doesn’t matter how great the teachers are or how much money we throw at education if we don’t configure our systems to be trauma-informed, to identify these wounded students for trauma-focused treatment.
Teaching Moment: Police Brutality and Raising a Black Son
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What is happening right before our children’s eyes is the very R-rated stuff they’re not allowed to see at the movie theaters. This is the predicament that too many of us black parents are encountering right now with our young kids and teenagers. We find ourselves having to be gravely honest with them.
What Do You Want to Be?
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Warning: What you are about to hear I wish on no one. That is why I am writing you this letter.
Incarcerated Youth Not Free Even After Their Release
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At our country’s 240th birthday, I am reminded of our forefathers’ preamble to the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
We are Failing our Children: Addressing Homelessness among System-Involved Youth
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This spring, the federal Administration for Children and Families released data from interviews with hundreds of homeless youth age 14-21 from across the country.