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October 27: Twitter Chat for Youth Justice Awareness Month

October 27, 20159:00 AM10:00 AM PDT

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October 27: Twitter Chat for Youth Justice Awareness Month

Supporting Court-Involved Youth in the District of Columbia: A Twitter Chat for Youth Justice Awareness Month

Tuesday, October 27, 12 - 1 pm ET

President Obama proclaimed October Youth Justice Awareness Month. In honor of #YJAM, the Trauma Informed DC Initiative has partnered with Children’s Law Center and DC Lawyers for Youth to host a Twitter chat on promising approaches to supporting court-involved youth and families in the District of Columbia.

Discussion topics to include:

Trauma-informed approaches
Literacy and arts programs
Dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline
Entrepreneurship & employment
Promising directions for advocacy

Use the hashtags #YJAM and #YJAMDC to participate. Trauma Informed DC Initiative (@traumafreedc) will moderate the chat.

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October 27, 20159:00 AM10:00 AM PDT

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October 27: Twitter Chat for Youth Justice Awareness Month

Supporting Court-Involved Youth in the District of Columbia: A Twitter Chat for Youth Justice Awareness Month

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