What happens when kids who witness gun violence go to school? This Philly program aims to help.
Philadelphia is implementing a program to support children who witness gun violence. Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel noted the initiative reflects a growing recognition of the impact of trauma on youth.
It's a shift from when “the word trauma wasn’t really part of our vocabulary in policing or frankly, much of the conversations around children,” Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.
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