We had our Paper Tigers Showing on Tuesday. This is a short update. We had 65 people there. It was a huge showing for our area. PEOPLE WANT TO LEARN A LOT MORE!!! I have several evaluation forms to...
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A Disadvantaged Start Hurts Boys More Than Girls
Boys are falling behind. They graduate from high school and attend college at lower rates than girls and are more likely to get in trouble, which can hurt them when they enter the job market. This gender gap exists across the United...
Michigan lawmakers propose registry for child abusers (Freep.com)
Wyatt Rewoldt will celebrate his third birthday Monday. Nearly two years ago, it was unclear if the St. Clair Shores boy would survive after authorities said he suffered severe brain injuries at the hands of his father's then-girlfriend who...
Could mindfulness help Michigan's kids escape poverty? (stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org)
Yesterday on The Next Idea , experts joined Cynthia Canty to talk about implementing mindfulness practice in schools. Mindfulness has been known to help both students and teachers deal with stress in the classroom. In case you...
October- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
8 Things Every Abused Woman Wishes Her Friends Knew Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) affects 12 million people in the United States each year. This includes physical, sexual, and psychological abuse by a current or past partner....
Assistance dog trained to help witnesses, victims in Stanislaus County court [Modesto Bee]
The woman, a victim of an assault, sat in the courtroom’s witness chair and started to talk. As she told a judge what happened and how it affected her – giving what’s called a victim impact statement – the woman...
A Mother's Rage
I recently viewed Lady Gaga's new video, Till It Happens to You . I have stifled my rage for a number of years now, because it wasn't my trauma and the healing process is about meeting someone where they are. But, I am a mother. It is my trauma....
If Minnesota Can Do This, We Can Too!!: State rep and family advocate, Rena Moran, envisions a trauma-informed Minnesota
Minnesota has the potential to become a trauma-informed state if the hard work is done to raise awareness of ACEs and the impact of toxic stress on brain development, says third-term state representative Rena Moran (D-St. Paul). Moran led the...
Innovative, New Approach in Charlevoix County, Michigan Court
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY PROBATE / FAMILY COURT SAFE HARBOR ADOLESCENT RECOVERY PROGRAM “ An innovative trauma-informed substance abuse treatment program where youth find safe sanctuary to heal and move forward. ” Charlevoix...
The Payoff of People Skills (Harvard Usable Knowledge)
IN A MECHANIZED WORLD, WAGES AND EMPLOYMENT ARE GROWING FASTEST IN JOBS WHERE SOCIAL SKILLS AND TEAMWORK ARE PRIMARY BY BARI WALSH , ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 3:05 PM In surveys, employers routinely say they value teamwork, collaboration, and...
Kalamazoo schools expulsions, suspensions rate among state's highest (m-live.com)
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Seventy-three students were expelled or placed on long-term suspension in Kalamazoo Public Schools i n the 2013-14 school year, second most in Michigan after Detroit Public Schools, according to state data...
Homeless people vs. people experiencing homelessness
December 22, 2014 by Ryan Hannon I want to bring up the way we reference people experiencing homelessness. Why do we say homeless people ? I propose some answers. A difficult concept to grasp We need to establish...
Outreaching where the bears live.
August 24, 2015 by Ryan Hannon Street outreach involves bringing resources to end homelessness directly to the streets. Providing this service in rural Northern Michigan includes to the woods. People live...
Nonprofit collaboration addresses family homelessness (garb.com)
Family homelessness is still a big problem in West Michigan and two local organizations have joined forces to do something about it. For the first time ever, a special partnership between two Grand Rapids nonprofits — Mel Trotter...
The politics behind school closures (stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org)
This story by The New Yorker's Jelani Cobb is great not only because it expertly chronicles the demise of what was once an academically excellent school in Queens, NY, but also because Cobb takes a deeper look at what really happens to a community...