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When Sexual Abuse Happens Among Children

TRIGGER WARNING:  This article and the pages it links to deals with the topic of child sexual abuse and molestation and describes a sexual abuse incident. This information may be triggering to survivors. A couple of weeks ago, in partnership with the Family Tree, the...

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Racism and Trauma – An Infant Mortality Mystery – Solved

On March 17, 2017, the Thriving Communities Collaborative (TCC) jointly sponsored a meeting with the Black Mental Health Alliance on Racism and Trauma.  It was one of the most well-attended events we have held in the past year which is positive. It shows that there is...

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Building Stronger Connections at Z-HAP in South Park Heights

The Thriving Communities Collaborative (TCC) was excited to have the opportunity to engage in a dialogue with the older adults who come to the Z-HAP Fridays at the Zeta Center for Healthy and Active Aging in the South Park Heights Community. We had only visited once...

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Policy as a Tool in Driving Systemic Change

When we first began holding meetings as the Thriving Community Collaborative (TCC), one of the topics of greatest interest was driving Systemic Change. As a new administration prepares to take over in Baltimore, as well as on the national stage, several...

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Investing in Prevention = Investing in Baltimore

What will it take to convince our leadership at the city, county, state and federal levels that we should prioritize prevention over punishment, that we should fully fund and support programs that empower people living in under-served, at-risk communities? Recently,...

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We Are Stronger Connected

Having Something in Common Creates a Connection Not long ago, I babysat my sister's dog, Brody. I love it when Brody comes to visit for a while because I work at home in front of a computer, and he helps me to reach my goal of 10,000 steps per day. Plus, he's such an...

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