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I was released from the old Fresno Juvenile Hall when I was thirteen. I had no reentry plan or support for coming back to my varrio, a neighborhood that needed more programs and care for youth. There were two churches in the varrio, but they never helped us out. The members would stare at us as we walked by, and I always felt judged. So, I went back to the only social group where I felt protected, respected, seen, heard, loved, and like I belonged to something: the gang. I left my home and went back out into the streets. I went to visit my best homeboys. They were half-brothers who did not have a dad, and whose mom was an old-school gang member.
Brawls interrupt graduation at Disney Hall for probation youth
On Thursday afternoon inside Disney Hall—one of the most beautiful buildings in Los Angeles —more than 100 students and their families had mostly finished celebrating their graduation from high school, and were filing out of their theater seats, when someone who wasn’t one of the kids graduating, reportedly leaped over the railing from a second-story balcony and slugged at least one of the graduates.
The Cost of Domestic Violence in California
Intimate partner violence (IPV) costs the state of California approximately $73.7 billion annually, due to costs associated with health care for victims, policing and the criminal legal system, and response programs, as well as the indirect cost of loss of income for those involved, according to a new report from UC San Diego’s School of Medicine and the Newcomb Institute at Tulane University.
Intersectionality is essential for today’s diverse society
Social scientists recognize that different people view issues differently and these perspectives are determined by their lived experiences. A white male rural farmer will approach the issue of education differently than a Black, single urban mother. Respect for these differing perspectives is what makes our country the unprecedented pluralistic experiment that it is today.
Memorial Day 2024: With Deep Gratitude, Sorrow, & Love: For Our Fallen Sons And Daughters, Mothers, Fathers, Wives, Husbands, Brothers & Sisters
When it comes to the variety of thoughts and emotions that Memorial Day brings forth, often music can express what speeches and reported stories cannot. The first of the three songs we gathered for Memorial Day 2023 is Lee Brice’s indelible I Drive Your Truck. Brice didn’t write I...
CA Bills Aim to Improve Care and Outcomes for Victims of Domestic Violence
Under current California law, a healthcare provider who suspects a patient’s physical injuries were caused by assault or abuse is required to make a report to law enforcement. While intended to protect victims, this mandated reporting law can deter people experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) from seeking medical care...
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