How to SURVIVE in an active shooter situation
I recently attended Active Survivor Training (also called Active Shooter training) with my children. What we learned was invaluable and,
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Category: In the News
Grateful (and shocked) to be alive
On August 2nd my husband Delano Williams was killed in an officer involved shooting in Charlotte, NC. You may be following the media coverage and noticing conflicting information. I thought I’d take a moment to explain what happened, though it will take years to fully unravel the situation in my mind.
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How Racism, Trauma And Mental Health Are Linked
Research shows African-Americans are less likely to access treatment for mental illness.
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Documentary exploring the school-to-prison pipeline
The Kids we Lose is a PBS documentary that explores how ineffective discipline techniques in schools feed the school-to-prison pipeline. It does a great job of showing the severity of the problem, but where are the solutions.
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Immigration isn’t the only “system” that’s harmful to children
Regardless of our politics, we can advocate together on behalf of innocent children. Let’s consider that the immigration system isn’t the only “system” that’s harmful to children.
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California Looks To Lead Nation In Unraveling Childhood Trauma
Imagine identifying a toxin so potent it could rewire a child’s brain and erode his immune system. A substance that, in high doses, tripled the risk of heart disease and lung cancer and reduced life expectancy by 20 years. And then realizing that tens of millions of American children had been exposed.
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