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June 3, 2023
Philadelphia’s child welfare system faces age-old crisis of staff shortages
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk and his Resolve Philly colleague Julie Christie have published an article for Metro Philadelphia discussing long-term staffing shortages in child welfare.…
May 22, 2023
New Report Details Declining Youth Contact with Juvenile Justice System, but Rising…
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Adam Serlin, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, and Econsult Solutions, Inc. have published a new report outlining findings from a comprehensive socioeconomic…
May 17, 2023
Why Some Mass Shootings — And Their Victims — Go Uncounted
Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard was featured by Undark for her research on firearm violence in Philadelphia during the COVID-19 pandemic. EARLY IN THE EVENING of Feb.…
May 11, 2023
General Assembly approves criminal sentencing reforms for minors
Illinois lawmakers recently approved criminal sentencing reforms expanding considerations for minors who have experienced abuse or involvement in the child welfare system. The reforms are…
May 10, 2023
‘They’re not getting the protection that they deserve.’ The city’s new Youth…
Our partners at Juvenile Law Center spoke to The Philadelphia Inquirer about their involvement in establishing the City of Philadelphia’s new Office of the Youth…
May 8, 2023
Abused children in California foster care, welfare systems should not be imprisoned…
Stoneleigh Fellow Sara Kruzan of Human Rights for Kids and Jarrett Harper published an op-ed for Cal Matters discussing ways to support children who commit…
April 22, 2023
Gun violence forum in Darby runs through the firearms issues; Chester solutions…
Andre Simms, Lead Youth Organizer with our partners at Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project, spoke to the Delaware County Black Caucus about the importance of…
April 17, 2023
As gun violence reaches record levels in the US, an underlying trauma…
Former Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Leah Brogan spoke to CNN about the ways that gun violence incidents can spread and reaggravate trauma, even for those…
April 13, 2023
Want to tackle gun violence? Think about trees.
Stoneleigh Fellow Vincent Reina was featured by The Philadelphia Inquirer for research with his University of Pennsylvania colleagues linking home renovations in low-income neighborhoods to…
April 12, 2023
Rutgers student designs murals for School of Social Work
Former Emerging Leader Fellow Catie Buttner spoke to The Daily Targum about a recent mural installment at Rutgers University’s School of Social Work designed to…
April 4, 2023
A growing number of Philly parents can’t communicate with their kids’ schools.…
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Julie McIntyre spoke to The Philadelphia Inquirer about gaps in translation services for families with students in Philadelphia schools. About a month…
April 3, 2023
Philly’s juvenile-justice system leaves girls out of programs that could help them,…
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Adam Serlin was featured by The Philadelphia Inquirer for co-authoring a new report outlining recommendations to improve the way the youth justice…
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