Marcus’s story illustrates how recognizing the tradeoffs he faced and seeing him as a whole person led to a more supportive alternative to expulsion and juvenile justice involvement.
Marcus was on the verge of being expelled for truancy and entered into the juvenile justice system–until a court officer chose to see him as a whole person instead of a school dropout. By understanding the tradeoffs Marcus faced around oging to schoo, a completely different response emerged.
These are a number of different case studies of different people that may be used for training purposes.
Marietta's story showcases how someone going through a traditional systems experience would have a drastically different experience than one going through an experience designed with wellbeing.
This resource describes how caseworkers at On the Rise applied wellbeing to support their constituents.