Like most children, I never realized the tremendous impact my father’s values and culture would have on me. My mother was mainly...
The Conversation The real danger of separating children from parents is not the psychological stress — it’s the biological time bomb. The...
“See, too, that girl of thirteen, weeping, yes! weeping, as she thinks of the mother from whom she has been torn!” —Frederick...
The weapon of incarceration that terrorizes black families has been turned against people from South and Central America who are fleeing unspeakable...
We’ve all been there: long day, long week, long month. And a youth in our program brings some challenging behavior to our...
As Oprah says, “A mentor is someone that allows you to see the hope inside yourself. A mentor is someone that allows...
Humans of Restorative Justice (HORJ) stories highlight the incredible individuals working to build and restore strong relationships in their communities. They are...
“Animals.” “Menace.” “Blood-stained killing fields.” These are all terms President Donald Trump used in a one-week period to describe undocumented immigrants, alleged...
At birth, the brain is the most underdeveloped organ in our body. It takes up until our mid-20s for our brains to...
After it happened, the beating, the arrest, the sudden violence on the way to school, the high school sophomore wasn’t the same.
Uncertainty is an unsung hero. It’s one thing we all share in different degrees. As a culture we don’t cherish uncertainty. We’re...
Responding to revelations by Tampa, Florida television station WFLA-TV, revelations that included foster children forced to spend their days, and sometimes nights,...
Each generation possesses a somewhat egotistic belief that they are wiser and more competent than the generation before. We are no exception....
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning youth face extremely high rates of bullying, depression and homelessness. At school, they often experience bullying...
I know from experience the precarious start so many of the children in the foster care system face. I myself was living...
As a passionate advocate for children and families to thrive and recognizing the barriers and violence created by racism, I’d like to...
I have worked since 1981 with teenagers who are homeless, runaways, addicted to drugs and alcohol, in the criminal justice system, former...
Imagine if we could give every child in foster care a consistent, caring adult who walked alongside them for 12½ years, no...
At first glance, a “research brief” issued in March by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services concerning opioids and child...
Despite an increase in diversity training and sensitivity programs, the instances of racial microaggressions are on the rise. The college campus has...