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M. JOEL BOLSTEIN, ESQ. GREETINGS FROMPHRC COMMISSION CHAIR1I want to welcome everyone to the Pennsylvania HumanRelations Commission's 2024 school-to prison pipelinevirtual conference: “Correcting the Pipeline: ConsciousApproaches to the Vulnerable Populations.”Step one in ending the school-to-prison pipeline isacknowledging it exists. Through unconscious bias and societal stereotypes our schools are labeling students as a “problem” andare not recognizing the stress and trauma students may be facing. Insteadof providing them with therapeutic resources or counselors, these studentsare suspended or expelled, which can have long-term consequences thatlead them to the juvenile justice system or even prison.Today’s conference will touch on a range of topics and discuss evidence-based practices and policies that Pennsylvania can adopt to dealappropriately with children subjected to trauma in their communities,homes, and schools.I'd like to thank everyone for joining the PHRC in this effort. Instead ofcriminalizing our children, let’s work together to find ways to support themwith better access to mental health resources.CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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CHAD DION LASSITER, MSW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PHRC GREETINGS FROM 2It is my pleasure to welcome you to our 2024 school-toprison pipeline virtual conference: “Correcting thePipeline: Conscious Approaches to the VulnerablePopulations.”The school-to-prison pipeline has a significant impacton three vulnerable school populations – children ofcolor, children with mental health challenges, and children living in poverty.Individuals who are not thriving in educational settings grow up to be adultsnot thriving. We know Black students in public schools face disproportionatelyharsher punishments and consequences including more expulsions andsuspensions. These actions mean the student is three times more likely to enterthe juvenile justice system the following year.It is our hope that today’s conference opens discussion about how thecommonwealth approaches school misbehavior and what we can do to stopthe criminalization of children.I would like to thank our Director of Education and Outreach Desireé Changand the entire School-to-Prison pipeline committee for putting togethertoday’s conference. I also want to thank our distinguished speakers andeveryone participating today.We are encouraged by your efforts and interest in dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline. We appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedule toattend this conference. Thank you and I hope you leave today feelingempowered and inspired. Together we can foster a pipeline of hope and flipthe “problem child” label to “a child who has a problem.”CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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TIMETOPICSPEAKER/ORGANIZATION9:00-9:05 AMOverviewHousekeeping:Amanda Brothman - PHRC Director ofCommunications ASLRecording Notice 9:05-9:10 AMWelcomeWelcome and Introduction Gregory Holts - PHRC HRR II Chad Dion Lassiter, M.S.W. - ExecutiveDirector to the PHRC 9:10-9:25 AMHistoricalContextHistorical Context of Educational Gaps Dr. Raquel O. Yiengst - PHRC Commissioner,Vice-Chair9:25-9:30 AMVideo Video and Breathing Exercise-Trigger Warning 9:30-10:10 AMFoundations Foundations of the PipelineVenus Ricks - Collective Seven Solutions,LLC.10:10-10:50 AMLivedExperienceLived Experience of the PipelineTavon Parker - The Advantage Program 10:50-11:00 AMBreak Break11:00-11:45 AMLegalResourcesLegal Resources to the PipelinePaige Joki, Esq. - Education Law CenterThalia González - UC Law San FranciscoProfessor of Law 3CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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M. JOEL BOLSTEIN PHRC COMMISSION CHAIRM. Joel Bolstein was appointed to serve as Interim Chair of the PHRC on April18, 2016, and named Chair in October 2018. Bolstein is currently a partner in the law firm of Fox Rothschild, LLP, where hispractice consists of environmental law and governmental affairs. Hisenvironmental practice focuses on brownfields redevelopment and the reuseof old industrial sites. Bolstein assists developers, including homebuilders, with environmental-related construction issues, including permit procurement, erosion andsedimentation controls, and environmental assessments and remediation. He also advises clientson permit and enforcement actions and regulatory compliance. He also represents buyers, sellers,lenders, and public entities in corporate and real estate transactions. Bolstein's government affairs practice focuses on obtaining legislative, regulatory, andadministrative solutions for clients at all levels of government. He has assisted clients on mattersinvolving legislation, permits, enforcement actions, contracting, and procurement challenges. Bolstein served three terms on the U.S. EPA's National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy &Technology. From January 1995 to July 1997, he was Deputy Secretary for Special Projects at thePennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. He was involved in a wide variety of areas,including permit and enforcement decisions and the development of policies and regulatoryinitiatives. He served as a trouble-shooter between the Department of Environmental Protectionand the regulated community and worked on projects involving the reuse of industrial sites and thepromotion of economic development. As Deputy Secretary, he managed the implementation ofPennsylvania's Land Recycling Act (Act 2 of 1995) and helped write the regulations for the land-recycling program. He also represented the commonwealth in the Republican GovernorsAssociation Task Force on CERCLA reform. Bolstein is a former member of the American Bar Association's (ABA) Standing Committee onEnvironmental Law. He is also a past officer in the ABA's Section on Natural Resources, Energy,and Environmental Law (now SEER), and currently serves as vice-chair of the Committee onInnovation, Management Systems and Trading and the Committee on Science & Technology. He islisted as one of the top environmental lawyers in Pennsylvania in the Chambers Guide USA, BestLawyers, and PA Super Lawyers. In 1995, he received the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Award forExcellence. In 1999, he was presented with the Excellence in Environmental Achievement Awardfrom Bethlehem Steel Company for his work on the Bethlehem Works Project, the largestbrownfield site in the country. In January 1999, Governor Ridge appointed Bolstein to a five-yearterm on Pennsylvania's Human Relations Commission, which is responsible for developing statepolicy and regulations and adjudicating claims alleging discrimination in the areas of housing,employment, and educational opportunities. He was reappointed by Governor Rendell in 2005and 2010. 6CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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CHAD DION LASSITER, MSWEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PHRCChad Dion Lassiter is a National Expert in the field of American RaceRelations. Mr. Lassiter has worked on race, peace, and poverty-related issues in The United States of America, Africa, Canada, Haiti,Israel, and Norway, and is called upon frequently by media outlets toprovide commentary on race relations and potential solutions. In April2023, Mr. Lassiter was appointed by President Biden to thePresidential Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity,Excellence, and Economic Opportunities for Black Americans. He is the current Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission,where over his four years in this position, he has continued to push the Commonwealthforward in the spaces of DEI Training, Unconscious Bias Training, Anti-Racism Trainingand has developed and launched a ‘No Hate in Our State Townhall’ to address thesurge of White Nationalism in Pennsylvania, a ‘Social Justice Lecture Series’ providing anoutlet for the communities in the State to discuss imperative issues and serves as aRacial Reduction Response team for those communities impacted by hatred. Heoversees a staff of 87 with three Regional Offices that comprise the 67 Counties inPennsylvania and manages an annual budget of $11 million dollars. During his appointment, Mr. Lassiter has also developed programs such as, a ‘GlobalSocial Justice Initiative,’ ‘Black and Jewish Beloved Community Dialogue,’ and the‘College Race Dialogue Initiative.’ Mr. Lassiter received his master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania GraduateSchool of Social Work, where he was the A. Phillip Randolph Award winner in 2001 andwas the recipient of the prestigious University of Pennsylvania’s Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. Community Involvement Award in 2008.Mr. Lassiter is a co-founder and current president of the University of Pennsylvania’sSchool of Social Policy & Practice’s Black Men at Penn, the first Ivy League Black malegroup of social workers. Since 2003 this transcendent group has sought to recruit Blackmales into the profession, as well as, provide Anti-Racism and violence preventiontraining to urban and suburban schools around the country and diversity and inclusiontraining for corporate entities and penal systems.On November 18, 2019, Mr. Lassiter was inducted into the University of Pennsylvania’sSchool of Social Policy and Practice Alumni Hall of Fame. On October 26, 2021, Mr.Lassiter was chosen as National Association of Social Workers, Pennsylvania ChapterSocial Worker of the Year for 2021. He was the recipient of the 2023 InternationalAssociation of Official Human Rights Agencies’ International Award. He has also beenrecognized by City & State’s 2022 Pennsylvania Fifty Over 50; City & State’s 2022Pennsylvania Impact 50; City & State’s 2023 Pennsylvania Impact 75; City and State’s2022 & 2023 Pennsylvania Power of Diversity: Black 100; and Philadelphia BusinessJournal’s 2024 Diversity in Business. 7CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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MODERATORS 8DESIREÉ CHANG Desireé Chang serves as the Director of Education for the PennsylvaniaHuman Relations Commission. She has been with the PHRC for threeyears. Prior to becoming the Director of Education, she worked as aCivil Rights Mediator with the Mediation Division. During her tenure atthe PHRC, Chang has received the Director of Excellence Award (2020)and PHRC Social Justice Team Award (2021). She is a graduate of theMartin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Institute (2021) PHRC DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & OUTREACH GREGORY HOLTS Gregory Holts is a native son of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, ahusband to his lovely wife Michaela, father to two wonderful daughters,Hannah and Jessica, and one more on the way. Gregory is currentlyemployed by the PHRC, Pittsburgh Office, as a Human RelationsRepresentative II and the Staff Liaison for the Diversity and InclusionCommittee. Gregory holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from theUniversity of Pittsburgh, graduated from Center for Urban BiblicalPHRC HUMAN RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE IIand has been recognized for her participation on several committees and communitysocial justice collaborative efforts. Chang's educational acquisitions include an Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice,summa cum laude, obtained from HACC Lancaster. As well as, a Bachelor of Science inPsychology and Master of Legal Studies from Drexel University, both magna cum laude.She is a member of several academic honor societies. Prior to the PHRC, she worked as an adult Probation and Parole Officer with aspecialized caseload of individuals with developmental and mental health disabilities. Inaddition, she has a background in substance abuse counseling. She has served as afacilitator for trauma informed responses and has been a certified trainer in MotivationalInterviewing and Moral Recognation Therapy. She enjoys public speaking and volunteeringat women's shelters. Much of Chang's professional career has been in roles that include assistance for, oradvocating of, special interest groups. Her passions are married at the PHRC with theability to educate Pennsylvanians and actively work towards eradicating discriminationboth inside and outside of the Commonwealth. Ministry, and is a pastor at River City Church in Swissvale, PA. Gregory is a member ofGreater Pittsburgh Area Men Against Destruction Defending Against Drugs and SocialDisorder (MAD DADS) and is active in his community.CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF EDUCATIONAL GAPS 9DR. RAQUEL O. YIENGSTIn 1953, after graduating from St. Mary's College in Kansas, Dr. RaquelO. Yiengst returned to Puerto Rico, where she married, and then movedto Reading, Pa.She was director of the Bilingual Education Program for the ReadingSchool District for 35 years. As director, she designed and implementedthe district's transitional bilingual program for non-English speakingstudents, which at the time of her retirement enrolled over 1,200students representing Spanish and more than 10 other languages.PHRC COMMISSIONER, VICE-CHAIRAs far back as the 1960s, Dr. Yiengst was aware that a rapidly increasing number ofLatinos were moving to Reading and Berks County. She was concerned by the absence ofLatino organizations, support groups, and leadership. At the same time, other Latinosrealized that the need for a Hispanic organization was imperative. Together, they formedthe Spanish-Speaking Council, and Dr. Yiengst continues to be involved with this group.She served on the board of the Centro Hispano Daniel Torres for many years. At one point,when its doors were about to close, she voluntarily served as interim director until theappointment of her successor in 1998.She has been a member of the PHRC since 1978 and presently serves as vice-chairperson.In this capacity, she continues to address the educational needs of Latino and otherminority students and is extremely concerned about the low achievement of minoritystudents in schools throughout the commonwealth.She has done extensive teacher training and has served as a consultant for business andindustry in the area of human development.Dr. Yiengst holds a master's degree in guidance and counseling from Kutztown Universityand a doctorate in Urban and Bilingual Education from Temple University. Dr. Yiengst hasbeen on the board of over 20 agencies in Reading and has received many local and staterecognitions.Dr. Yiengst enjoys her retirement with her husband Richard, daughter Sue, grandson Jamie,and great-grandson Michael Robert. She was honored with the Lifetime AchievementAmigo Award from the Hispanic Center of Reading and Berks County in April 2004. Shewas recently honored by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania with its Take the LeadAward, which honors some of the region's most notable women of courage, confidence,and character whose leadership and achievements make the world a better place.CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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FOUNDATIONS OF THE PIPELINE 10VENUS RICKS Venus L. Ricks is an Equity and Inclusion Strategist whose experience crosses anumber of sectors. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from Susquehanna Universityand a M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from the University ofMassachusetts Amherst. Her work centers on “Justice Minded Excellence” wherehuman centered leadership, equity, and trauma informed public service intersectto create work and community spaces that deconstruct oppression and allowhuman bodies to thrive. Formerly, Ms. Ricks served as the Director of DiversityEquity and Inclusion for the Governor’s Office of Advocacy and Reform and theCOLLECTIVE SEVEN SOLUTIONS, LLCEducation Coordinator for the Antiracist Development Institute at PSU Dickinson Law. Ms. Ricks is theowner and lead consultant of Collective Seven Solutions, LLC. Where she works with businesses, publicservants, educators, and organizations in transitioning to leadership practice that centers people andaddresses the impact of societal forces on workplace culture and the health and well being ofemployees. Ms. Ricks serves as co-chair of Heal PA’s Equity Advisory Council, working to ensure equity,inclusion, and justice are central to HEAL PA action teams’ work to make PA a place where traumaprevention is the norm and PA humans feel safe, brave, respected, and supported in healing fromsystemic oppression. Ms. Ricks uses a socialization to liberation model in creating “justice minded”spaces for people to thrive. Her experience crosses several sectors—higher education, workforcedevelopment, psychological research, state and local government, and the nonprofit sector.Home - Collective Seven Solutions LLC (cssls.com)LIVED EXPERIENCE OF THE PIPELINE TAVON J. PARKER Tavon Parker or “Mr. Motivation” as he’s come to be known, was born and raisedin York, Pennsylvania. He is a father, husband, son, brother, student, communityactivist, published author, professional speaker, and businessman. Starting hisentrepreneurial journey at the tender age of 14, Tavon has always beendetermined to overcome every obstacle he faces. After venturing off to collegeand then losing his scholarship, Tavon unfortunately lost focus and channeled hisenergy into being an illegal entrepreneur. Not much longer, he found himselfarrested on different occasions which all led to him serving a 14 month sentence MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER | THE ADVANTAGE PROGRAM in state prison. Tavon was released back to society with a new vision and mission for his life. Afterlosing his brother to gun violence in February 2020, Tavon went on that same year to form hisnonprofit called The Advantage Program. Through this, he empowers youth, provides mentorship,exposure, and work on sustainable life plans that overall will contribute to changing the narrative.Tavon wrote his autobiography titled “Changing The Narrative” which was published in 2021. He is alsothe co-author of “What Do You Mean?” a children’s book that was published in 2022. In 2022, Tavonalso published his “Changing The Narrative Workbook” where he covers topics such as timemanagement, creating a sustainable plan, and includes a personality test. In 2024, Tavon publishedanother workbook titled “B.Y.O.B - Be Your Own Boss: A Guide For New And ExperiencedEntrepreneurs” which teaches youth and adults how to create multiple streams of income. UpdatedApril 23, 2024 Mr Parker facilitates workshops across schools in the US where he teaches studentshow to take control of their own destiny at a young age without having to go down a negative path. Inaddition to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Tavon is also a volunteer for the York County WellnessCourts. As a motivational speaker, he also uses his gift to mentor others through his CHANGEUNIVERSITY where he provides group mentorship along with one on one mentorship for both adultsand students. Tavon has presented on various topics at different corporate events, meetings, festivals,sports teams, school assemblies, and motivational groups. He has presented to many nonprofits,schools, and both small and large organizations, across the US.Tavon Parker - Keynote Speaker, Motivational Speaker - York, Pennsylvania (tpmotivates.com) CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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LEGAL RESOURCES TO THE PIPELINE 11PAIGE JOKI, ESQ.Paige Joki is a staff attorney at the Education Law Center-PA,where she represents students, conducts trainings, andadvocates to address the individual and systemic educationalbarriers facing students in Pennsylvania. She is responsible forleading the Education Law Center’s Black Girls’ EducationJustice initiatives. Paige joined ELC-PA's staff in 2017 as anIndependence Foundation Public Interest Law Fellow, with a STAFF ATTORNEY, EDUCATION LAW CENTER-PATHALIA GONZÁLEZThalia González is a Professor of Law and Harry & Lillian HastingsResearch Chair at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings).She is faculty co-director of the Center for Racial and EconomicJustice and additionally holds an appointment as a SeniorScholar in the Center on Gender Justice and Opportunity atGeorgetown Law. Professor González’s research and policyportfolio centers on legal drivers of racial and gender disparities UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO PROFESSOR OF LAWin public systems with special attention on exposure to exclusionary schooldiscipline and its collateral consequences. As an interdisciplinary scholar sheengages in applied research within collaborative community partnerships thataim disrupt structural drivers of racial and gender disparities in public systems.Professor González has received research funding from the Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation, Grantmakers for Girls of Color, Annie E. Casey Foundation, andAtlantic Philanthropies and is an expert reviewer for federal agencies, nationalfoundations, and numerous high-impact journals. Her work has been publishedwidely in high impact peer-reviewed journals and law reviews and appears in TheWashington Post, The Atlantic, and The New York Times.Girlhoood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls' Childhood (georgetown.edu)focus on eliminating individual and systemic barriers to quality education forstudents experiencing homelessness in the Philadelphia region. Paige is the proudinaugural winner of the Temple Law's Student Public Interest Network's (SPIN)2022 Public Interest Impact award for her impactful legal advocacy.Supportive Spaces Report (elc-pa.org)CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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12KEYNOTE ADDRESS HOWARD C. STEVENSON Howard Stevenson is a nationally sought expert on how toresolve racial stress and trauma that affect health at every stageof life. His work prepares children and adults to assertthemselves during face-to-face microaggressions thatundermine academic and work productivity. Key to this racialhealing work is integrating cultural strengths to reduce in-the-moment threat reactions, increase access to memory, physicalUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA mobility, and voice, and prevent long-term health detriment. Dr. Stevenson hasserved for 32 years as a clinical psychologist working in under-resourced ruraland urban neighborhoods across the country. His book, Promoting Racial Literacyin Schools: Differences That Make a Difference, summarizes this work.Dr. Howard Stevenson is the Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education,Professor of Africana Studies, in the Human Development & Quantitative MethodsDivision of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Heis the Executive Director of the Racial Empowerment Collaborative, a research,program development, and training center that brings together communityleaders, researchers, authority figures, families, and youth to study and promoteracial literacy and health in schools and neighborhoods. From 2015 to 2021, hewas co-director of Forward Promise, a national philanthropy office that fundscommunity-based organizations that help families of color heal, grow, and thriveabove the trauma of historical and present-day dehumanization.He received the 2020 Gittler Prize, by Brandeis University, for outstanding andlasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic, and/or religious relations. He waslisted in the 2021 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings of the topuniversity-based scholars in the United States who did the most to shapeeducational practice and policy. In 2021, Dr. Stevenson was elected tomembership in the National Academy of Education (NAEd). The NAEd advanceshigh-quality education research and its use in policy and practice and consists ofU.S. and international associates who are elected on the basis of outstandingscholarship related to education.Mission + Vision — Lion's Story (thelionsstory.org)Howard C. Stevenson | Speaker | TEDCONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS Howard Stevenson, Ph.D.Constance E. Clayton Professor of Urban EducationProfessor of Africana StudiesDirector, Racial Empowerment CollaborativeUniversity of PennsylvaniaGraduate School of EducationHuman Development & Quantitative Methods Divisionracialliteracy@lionsstory.org howards@upenn.eduKey Selected Links Relevant to Disrupting School-to-Prison PipelineFor Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Conference: May 23, 2024Correcting the Pipeline: Conscious Approaches to the Vulnerable PopulationsKeynote Title: CROPS: Racial Literacy for Disrupting School-to-Prison PipelineStevenson, H. C. (2018). How to Resolve Racially Stressful Situations. Feb 21, 2018. If we hope to heal the racial tensions that threaten to tear the fabric of society apart, we're going to need the skills to openly express ourselves in racially … TEDMED Talk selected for presentation on the TED Talk Network as well.TED RADIO HOURhttps://www.npr.org/2019/03/29/707193061/howard-stevenson-how-can-we-mindfully-navigate-everyday-racismPLAAY Project Evidenced-Based ReportPreventing Long-Term Anger & Aggression in Youth (PLAAY) at SAMHSASubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2021): NNEDLearn Implementation Analysis: Evidence-Based and Culturally Relevant Behavioral Health Interventions in Practice: Strategies and Lessons Learned from NNEDLearn. PEP21-05- 02-001MD: Office of Behavioral Health Equity, SAMHSA. https://store.samhsa.gov/product/evidence-based-culturally-relevant-behavioral- health-interventions-practice-strategies/PEP21-05-02-001 PLAAY- Preventing Long-term Anger & Aggression in Youth GSE Edcast - The Penn GSEEdCasts Series interviews Professor Howard Stevenson about addressing perceived blackmale aggression in the PLAAY programBooks• Stevenson, H. C. (2014). Promoting racial literacy in schools: Differences that make a difference. New York: Teachers College Press https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/howard-stevensons-new-book-merges- powerful-storytelling-empirical-data • Slaughter-Defoe, D. T., Stevenson, H. C., Arrington, E. G. & Johnson, D. J. (2012). Black educational choice in a climate of school reform: Assessing the private and public alternatives to traditional K-12 public schools, Praeger: ABC-Clio Publishers: Santa Barbara, CA. https://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A3403C • Stevenson, Jr., H. C. (2003). Playing with anger: Teaching coping skills to African American boys through athletics and culture. Westport, CT.: Greenwood Publishing, Praeger. https://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=D5370CHOWARD C. STEVENSON RESEARCH INTERVENTION HANDOUTS & LINKS

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CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS • Stevenson, H. C., Davis, G. Y., & Abdul-Kabir, S. (2001). Stickin’ To, Watchin’ Over, and Gettin’ With: An African American Parent’s Guide to Discipline. San Francisco: Jossey- Bass. https://www.amazon.com/Stickin-Watchin-Over-Gettin-Discipline/dp/078795702X Magazine Articles1. Shape-Up: Barbers Building Better Brothers 2. Confronting Hate Speech in Schools: Tools for Teachers3. We Need a Racial Literacy to Decode the Politics of Racial Threat in America4. How White Parents Should Talk to Their Kids About Race Video Clips1. I AM HUMAN: Disrupting Dehumanization of BYMOC oVideo describing the programmatic themes and vision of Forward Promise, the NationalProgram Office funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, that funds programsdedicated to the culturally responsive delivery of services to Boys and Young Men of Colorand their families to combat dehumanization and improve health outcomeso I AM HUMAN Video- a film project of Forward PromiseKey Selected Articles Relevant to Disrupting School-to-Prison PipelineStevenson, H. C., Aisenbrey, E. A., Mejia-Bradford, S. C., & Rovine, M. J. (2024). RECASTing racial coping stress in school: Self-efficacy as buffer for adolescent agency. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000647Collins, J. A. & Stevenson, H. C. (2023). Racial climate reform in independent schools: How coping self-efficacy buffers systemic and proximal racial stress for students of color. Psychology in the Schools, 1– 25. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22993Kiang, L., Chan, M., Lassiter, R. A., Christophe, N. K., Stein, G. L., Jones, S. C. T., Stevenson, H. C., & Anderson, R. E. (2023). Ethnic-racial identity and socialization competency: How minoritized parents “Walk the Talk”. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000605Jemmott, L. S., Jemmott, J. B., Stevenson, H. C,, Chittamuru, D. (2023). Barber-led HIV/Sexually transmitted infection risk reduction for young African-American men: Efficacy and mediation in a cluster randomized controlled trial, Journal of Adolescent Health, 72, 4, 575-582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.10.030.Kiang, L., Chan, M., Lassiter, R. A., Christophe, N. K., Stein, G. L., Jones, S. C. T., Stevenson, H. C., & Anderson, R. E. (2022). The silver linings of COVID-19 and racism pandemics? Asian American Journal of Psychology, 13(4), 364–374. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000289Christophe, N. Keita, Stein, G. L., Kiang, L., Johnson, N. C., Jones, S. C. T., Stevenson, H. C., Anyiwo, N. and Anderson, R. E. (2022). A 21st century take on racial-ethnic socialization: Patterns of competency and content among diverse parents of color. Social Sciences, 11: 88. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci1100288. Stevenson, H. C., Jemmott, L. S., Jemmott, J. B., White, S., Talley, L. M., D., Chittamaru, D., Kim, S. & O’Leary, A. (2021). Shape-Up: Efficacy of a culturally responsive barbershop- based violence reduction intervention RCT for young Black men. Journal of the Psychology of Men and Masculinities.Anderson, R. E. & Stevenson, H. C. (2019). RECASTing racial stress and trauma: Theorizing the healing potential of racial socialization in African American families. American Psychologist, 74, 1, 63-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/amp0000392 .HOWARD C. STEVENSON RESEARCH INTERVENTION HANDOUTS & LINKS

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CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS Anderson, R. E., McKenny, M. C. Stevenson, H. C. (2019). EMBRace: Developing a racial socialization intervention to reduce racial stress and enhance racial coping among Black parents and adolescents. Family Process, 58, 53-67. Anderson, R. E., Jones, S. C. T., & Stevenson, H. C. (2019). The initial development and validation of the Racial Socialization Competency Scale: Quality and quantity. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000316 Slaughter-Acey, J. C., Talley, L. M., Stevenson, H. C., & Misra, D. P. (2019). Personal versus group experiences of racism and risk of delivering a small-for-gestational age infant in African American women: A life course perspective. Journal of Urban Health, 96(2), 1- 12. doi: 10.1007/s11524-018-0291-1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30027428 Anderson, R. E, Jones, S. C. T., Navarro, C. C., Mckenny, M. C., Mehta, T., Stevenson, H. C. (2018). Addressing the mental health needs of Black American youth and families: A case study from the EMBRace intervention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(5), 898, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15050898.Baker, J. L., Stevenson, H. C., Talley, L. M., Jemmott, L. S., Jemmott, J. B. (2018). Development of a barbershop-based racial socialization violence intervention for young Black emerging adult men. Journal of Community Psychology, 46, (4), 1-13. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jcop.21971.Anderson, R. W., McKenny, M., Mitchell, A., Koku, L., & Stevenson, H. (2018). EMBRacing racial stress and trauma: Preliminary feasibility and coping outcomes of a racial socialization intervention. Journal of Black Psychology, 44, (1), 25-46.Stevenson, H. C. (2017). Raisins in the sun: White teacher as a force of nature buffering the radiation of racial retaliation. In E. Moore, A. Michael, & M. Penick-Parks (Eds.), The guide for white women who teach black boys. Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, CA.Stevenson, H. C. (2017). “Dueling narratives”: Racial socialization and literacy as triggers for re-humanizing African American boys, young men and their families. In L. M. Burton,D. Burton, S. M. McHale, V. King, & J. Van Hook (Eds), Boys and Men in African American Families, Vol 7. 55-84. National Symposium on Family Issues. DOI: 10.2007/978-3-319- 43847-4_5.Bartoli, E., Michael, A., Bentley-Edwards, K. L., Stevenson, H. C., Shor, R., & McClain, S. (2016). Training for colorblindness: White racial socialization. Whiteness and Education, 1. 125-136.HOWARD C. STEVENSON RESEARCH INTERVENTION HANDOUTS & LINKS15

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16JUSTICE SYSTEM VIEW OF THE PIPELINE SHERYL MECK Sheryl Meck serves as Supervisor for the Civil Rights OutreachCoordinators Division within the Pennsylvania Human RelationsCommission, as of February, 2024.Prior to this role, Meck served a combined 10 years in the AdultProbation and Parole field. She began her career supervisinghigh risk cases as a State Agent for Maryland. She thenPHRC CIVIL RIGHTS OUTREACH COORDINATOR SUPERVISOR transferred employment to Lancaster County Adult Probation and Parole, whereshe supervised and worked closely with domestic violence offenders for five yearsbefore being promoted to Supervisor of the BehavioralHealth/Neurodevelopmental Disorders Unit as the first Filipina American Womanin a management position within the history of Lancaster County Adult Probation.Meck graduated from Basic 94th Firearms Training Academy in 2018 and servedin a secondary position on the Special Intervention Unit for Lancaster CountyAdult Probation; she also contributed as a CPR Instructor for the agency. Meck istrained in motivation interviewing, trauma-informed, and crisis intervention. Sherecognizes these trainings as a major asset in her current role, serving the peopleof the Commonwealth.Meck is a founder and co-chair of Diversity Respect Inclusivity Vales Equity(D.R.I.V.E.) Committee of the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas. Thiscommittee was created as a result of heightened racial tension in the year of2020. This committee is dedicated to community outreach, internal training, andcontinued efforts toward fostering a positive relationship between entities of theCourt system and the people within the community. This committee continues on,in the hands of passional social justice change agents, who have committed toserving others.Meck is a graduate of California University of PA where she earned her Bachelorof Liberal Arts Degree in Criminal Justice with a Concentration in ForensicScience in 2010. Meck has earned a Master of Science Degree in Public Safetywith Concentration in Public Administration from Capella University in 2012. Shecontinued on, earning 28 credits toward her Doctorate of Public Administration.CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES S C H O O L - T O -P R I S O N P I P E L I N EAccording to the Americans Civil Liberties Union,the “school-to-prison pipeline” refers to the policiesand practices that push our nation’sschoolchildren, especially our most at-risk children,out of classrooms and into the juvenile andcriminal justice systems. This pipeline reflects theprioritization of incarceration over education.D E F I N E DChildren of color and children with disabilities aredisproportionately suspended.Of children of color with disabilities, and nearlyof color receive an out of school suspension.M O R E T H A N 1 I N 4 B O Y SA T A G L A N C EM O R E T H A N 1 I N 5 G I R L S "Black students are 2.2 times as likely toreceive a referral to law enforcement orbe subject to a school-related arrest aswhite students.Fill out and print form SP 4-170.1.Mail it to the Central Repository address as listed on the form, alongwith the following:2.Certified check or money order in the amount of $20.00 payable to:Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;Copy of government issued photo ID for subject;Legal affidavit or letter of representation (if applicable).You will receive your full arrest record via mail from the CentralRepository. After receiving your record, you may then follow up withthe Clerk of Courts in the county where your arrest took place forfurther instructions on how to proceed with petitioning the court forexpungement.3.After the Pennsylvania State Police receives the court order forexpungement from the Clerk of Courts signed by a CommonwealthCourt judge, the record will be expunged.4.https://www.psp.pa.gov/Pages/Criminal-Expungement-Process.aspxCRIMINAL EXPUNGEMENT PROCESSView additional statistics here:https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/racial_ethnic_justice/projects/school_to_prison/This book explores the scandal,revealing the criminal conspiracyinvolving two judges who wrongfullysentenced thousands of children tofor-profit juvenile detention centers. READING MATERIALRECOMMENDED PODCASTThe Kids of Rutherford County -For over a decade, one Tennessee county arrestedand illegally jailed hundreds, maybe thousands, ofchildren. Episode 1 through 4 reveals how this cameto be, the adults responsible for it, and the twolawyers, former juvenile delinquents themselves,who try to do something about it. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/podcasts/serial-kids-rutherford-county.htmlCONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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REQUESTER NAME ADDRESS CITY/STATE/ ZIP CODE TELEPHONE NO. (AREA CODE) SP 4-170 (12-2020)AFTER COMPLETION MAIL TO:PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE CENTRAL REPOSITORY – RCPU 1800 ELMERTON AVENUE HARRISBURG, PA 17110-9758 FOR CENTRAL REPOSITORY USE ONLY CONTROL NUMBER ENCLOSE A CERTIFIED CHECK/MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $20.00, PAYABLE TO:“COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA” THE FEE IS NONREFUNDABLE DO NOT SEND CASH OR PERSONAL CHECK WARNING: 18 Pa.C.S. 4904(b) UNDER PENALTY OF LAW - MISIDENTIFICATION OR FALSE STATEMENTS OF IDENTITY TO OBTAIN CRHISTORY INFORMATION OF ANOTHER IS PUNISHABLE AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE REQUEST FOR INDIVIDUAL ACCESS AND REVIEW NOT FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES Questions? 1-888-QUERYPA (1-888-783-7972)ACCESS & REVIEW - NOT FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES - LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE. MUST BE MAILED TO THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY WITH THE FOLLOWING: call The Pennsylvania State Police response will be based on the comparison of the data provided by the requesteragainst the information contained in the files of the Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository only.Questions concerning the expungement process must be directed to the court of jurisdiction. COPY OF GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO ID FOR SUBJECT.LEGAL AFFIDAVIT OR LETTER OF REPRESENTATION (IF APPLICABLE).CERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $20.00.This form is to be completed in ink by the requester – (information will be mailedto the requester only). If this form is not legible or not properly completed, it willbe returned unprocessed to the requester. A response may take three months or longer. (FIRST) MAIDEN NAME AND/OR ALIASES (MIDDLE) SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (LAST) DATE OF BIRTH(MM/DD/YYYY) SEX RACE Visit https://epatch.pa.gov orHomeland Security is Everyone’s Responsibility - Pennsylvania Terrorism Tip Line 1-888-292-1919 AVAILABLE ONLY TO SUBJECT OF RECORD OR •••

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ADVISORY COUNCILSThe PHRC has Advisory Councils throughout Pennsylvania, bringing the PHRCresources and information to local communities. These groups of 8-24 volunteersmeet regularly to identify local challenges, develop partnerships, host events, andreach out to community members at risk of experiencing discrimination. As an Advisory Council member, you would: Advocate for your community by partnering with the PHRC to take on key civilrights issues in your area. Assist community members with filing complaints; raising awareness abouteach person’s right to live, work and learn free from unlawful discrimination. Plan events, trainings, and discussions that raise awareness of civil rights andcelebrate the diversity in your area, working with the PHRC to execute theseevents. The PHRC currently has councils in: Adams County Beaver-Ohio River Valley Centre County Cumberland County Delaware County Hazleton If you’d like to inquire about joining an active council, or would like to be part ofstarting a council in your area, email: RA-HRPHRCAdvCoun@pa.gov21Indiana County Lancaster County Montgomery County Penn Hills Philadelphia York County CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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In 2023, the PHRC launched the Social Justice Ambassador Program. Social JusticeAmbassadors are key community contacts that help the PHRC outreach effortsmeet the individual needs of local communities. As an ambassador, you would:Promote the awareness of the existence, mission, and purposes of thePennsylvania Human Relations Act and the Commission. Refer discrimination complaints to the PHRC from community members in thearea of housing, employment, education, commercial property, and publicaccommodations. Keep the PHRC updated on incidents of hate and bias in their community. Notify the PHRC of community outreach activities and provide referrals for anyPHRC-led events. Assist the PHRC in finding spaces for outreach events, meetings, and/orhearings. SOCIAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM22Social Justice Ambassadors areactive in the following areas:Chester County Cumberland County Dauphin County Delaware CountyErie CountyFranklin County Indiana CountyLancaster County Lebanon County Northumberland CountyPhiladelphia CountySchuylkill County Tioga County Washington County Westmoreland CountyYork County If you’d like to participate in the Social justice Ambassador program, email:RA-HRPHRCAdvCoun@pa.gov for more information. CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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In 2023, the PHRC launched a statewide Beloved Community listening tour, with thegoal that Executive Director Lassiter will visit every Pennsylvania county to listen tocommunity concerns. To date, the following counties have participated in the tour: Philadelphia Chester Lancaster Cumberland Our next stop will be on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in MontgomeryCounty (second stop). Scan the QR code to register. The following stop will be held on Monday, June 10, 2024, in Franklin County, scan the QR code to register. On Thursday, June 13, 2024, there will be a stop in Adams County. Scan the QR code to register. Want to be a part of hosting an event in your area? Contact Stacey Waters atstwaters@pa.gov. BUILDING THE BELOVED COMMUNITY Centre Bucks Delaware DauphinMontgomery 23CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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24TAKE ACTIONHOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH PHRCCONNECT WITH USPHRC Central & Harrisburg Regional Offices333 Market Street, 8th FloorHarrisburg, PA 17101Central: 717.787.4410 | 717.787.9780 TTYHarrisburg: 717.787.9780Philadelphia Regional Office110 North 8th Street, Suite 501Philadelphia, PA 19107215.560.2496 | 215.560.3599 TTYPittsburgh Regional Office301 5th Avenue, Suite 390, Piatt PlacePittsburgh, PA 15222412.565.5395 | 412.565.5711 TTYwww.phrc.pa.govIf you believe you’ve experienced unlawful discrimination in housing,employment, education, or public accommodations, you can file a complaintwith the PHRC. You can start the process by: Calling 717-787-4410 Completing a questionnaire, and submitting it to PHRC: Email: phrc@pa.gov Fax: (717) 787-0420 or (717) 214-0584 Mail or Drop off: CONSCIOUS APPROACHES TO THEVULNERABLE POPULATIONS

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