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Bounce is a coalition of community partners working together to build the resiliency of children, adults, and families by improving knowledge about the impact of ACEs and the skills to help people bounce back from adversity. We do this by: educating and training; measuring impact; and advocating for policies that support trauma-informed communities. www.bouncecoalition.org

Incarcerating Youth Should Be 'Last Resort' During Pandemic [thecrimereport.org]

 

By Andrea Cipriano, The Crime Report, May 7, 2020

On any given day, approximately 43,600 people younger than 18 years of age are held in youth detention facilities across America. 

Even under normal circumstances, many detention facilities are unable to provide a clean and safe environment for these young individuals, and the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the trauma these children experience in detention, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). 

Incarcerating young people should, therefore, be used only as a β€œlast resort” the AAP says in a new policy statement.

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