Dear friends, I know there is a lot happening in the world right now. A lot of people are in need, and there are a lot of important issues to support. It can be overwhelming. At the same time, there are too many young people hurting in our city. Too many minors incarcerated in Los Angeles [...]
Dear friends, Last week I told you about changes happening in our juvenile justice system and how The Unusual Suspects are part of that change (click HERE if you missed it). In Part 2, I want to introduce you to Jean Carlos, a young man who joined our program last year while he was incarcerated in [...]
Dear friends, Together with the Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network, The Unusual Suspects are on the front lines of a groundbreaking change for the Los Angeles juvenile justice system. It’s called the L.A. Model and we are part of the pilot program happening now at the juvenile detention [...]
In the spirit of our September series on Campus Kilpatrick and the LA Model, we are pleased to share this TED Talk entitled “How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime” (September 2014) by Nadine Burke Harris, filmed in San Francisco, [...]
In the spirit of our September series on Campus Kilpatrick and the LA Model, we are pleased to share the introduction from a policy report (2017) commissioned by The Children’s Defense Fund and written by Hailly T.N. Korman (Bellwether Education Partners), Carly B. Dierkhising (California [...]
