HELP US CHALLENGE – AND CHANGE – THE STATUS QUO

ADVOCATOR:

(noun) a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

It’s a jungle out there for kids with concerning behaviors. And it’s not a walk in the park for parents, educators, mental health professionals, staff in facilities, or law enforcement professionals either. Changing lenses, practices, structures, and systems that support punitive, exclusionary practices that are often applied to these kids — practices that propel them down the very costly and unnecessary pipeline to prison — is no easy task. Signing up to become a Lives in the Balance Advocator is your way of showing that you  are committed to changing things for the better. We’ll keep you in the loop on promising practices and legislation and provide you with resources that will help you advocate for change nationally and in your neck of the woods.