Full Article and Video Written by Alan Burns | December 13, 2019 Memphis community advocates and faculty from UTHSC came together at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for a symposium to discuss drug abuse and addiction in Tennessee and its negative impact on overall health outcomes. The Symposium on Drug Abuse and Addiction, the …
Full Article and Video Caroline Bauman Longtime pastor and community activist Charlie Caswell knows there isn’t a silver bullet for improving the lives of students in poverty in Shelby County, but he firmly believes he’s come as close as possible to finding one. For Caswell, a high school dropout from the Frayser neighborhood in northwest Memphis, …
Full Article and Video By: Siobhan Riley, FOX13Memphis.com Updated: August 5, 2019 – 7:50 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Frayser community leader is helping Shelby County School students deal with trauma. This will be the first full year community leaders are partnering with SCS by offering a training program to help kids with unfortunate circumstances. Pastor …
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Full Article and Video Author: Rudy Williams Published: 9:35 PM CST February 27, 2019 Shelby County School’s new Superintendent, Dr. Joris Ray, is getting to work making the district Trauma Informed and Trauma Responsive. Tuesday, SCS board members voted to authorized Ray to begin looking in ways to equip students and administrators to work with students affected …
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Full Article and Video By: Siobhan Riley, FOX13Memphis.com Updated: August 23, 2018 – 11:30 PM NORTH MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A local pastor is taking a stand after several deadly shootings in Memphis in less than a week. One of the victims was his cousin. The pastor is working to help the community deal with trauma. Pastor Charlie …