SOS: A trauma-informed partnership between schools and police
We Love Illinois Schools
English - November 09, 2021 22:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEducation education isbe teachers teach illinois educate educators learn learning student Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In the 2019-2020 school year, East St. Louis School District 189 lost four middle school students to gun violence. In response, Dr. Tiffany Gholson, director of Parent and Student Support Services, created a team of social workers to respond on-scene to any traumatic incident involving youth, day or night.
Her team works in cooperation with state and local police to intervene with victims, families, friends, witnesses, and perpetrators. State Police Inspector Nick Manns says this kind of trauma-responsive community partnership transforms lives.
Theme music by José Rivera.
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