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Blog Entries by Rev. Romal J. Tune from 05/2012

Going Back to Cali: Story of an At-Risk Youth Turned Advocate

| Posted 05.06.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Black Community, At-Risk Youth, Social Justice, Education, Poverty, Dropout Prevention, High School Dropouts, Gangs, Family, Sunday Magazine, Black Voices News

As a teenager, I left California in order to escape a life of crime, death, or seemingly inevitable imprisonment. I recently returned to help a church raise money for their programs that keep kids in school and decrease the dropout rate through the Student SWAG program.

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Rescuing the Kid in the Closet: Taking the Emotional Health of Kids Seriously

| Posted 05.08.2012 | Huffington Post
Read More: School Attendance, At-Risk Youth, Education, Poverty, Dropout Prevention, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotional Wellness, Education Reform, Parental Involvement, Huffington Post News

Too often, little is said about the emotional story of children in poor communities trying to make sense of life circumstances that even a balanced adult would find difficult to manage.

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Bullying Starts at Home

| Posted 05.21.2012 | Huffington Post
Read More: Education, Parenting Tips, Bullying, Emotional Wellness, Parenting, Schools, School Violence, School Bullying, Huffington Post News

Often, our public discourse regarding the need to end bullying centers around the assumption that children are only bullied at school. That assumption couldn't be further from the truth.

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