Youth policy experts agree, more policing isn’t the response we need for youth crime. FFI Senior Fellow Phyllis Becker, and Henry A. J. Ramos of The New School Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy explore how centering youth, families and communities creates more sustainable solutions. By examining our biases and narratives about young people, particularly youth of color, we can begin to dismantle walls built by historical inequities. Read more in this thought-provoking op-ed in the Progressive Magazine, “More Policing Won’t’ Solve Youth Crime.”
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.