While the adults go round and round about how to impact the plague of gun violence, there are groups of young people who are taking charge and offering community-based solutions. Here is an example of one group from Philly doing just that. Led by award-winning film director, Shameka Sawyer, who created Bout Mine I Matter, using the art of filmmaking to help heal those closest to the issue of community gun violence. Watch it, share it, and act on it!
Gun Violence Has Shaped Their Lives. These Philly Teens Made a Documentary Series About It.
Bout Mine I Matter helps Philly’s youth process their grief through a filmmaking program that integrates behavioral counseling and de-escalation techniques. – Afea Tucker
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Published by Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN
Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN is a Nationally Certified School Nurse, in her 24th year as a New Jersey school nurse in the Camden City School District. Robin is the New Jersey Director for the National Association of School Nurses. She is proud to be a Johnson & Johnson School Health Leadership Fellow and past program mentor. Robin has been honored by multiple awards for her work in school nursing and population health. She serves as faculty in the School Nurse Certificate Program at Rutgers University-Camden School of Nursing. Robin writes The Relentless School Nurse, a popular blog. Her extensive work in school nursing was included as a case study in the National Academies of Medicine Future of Nursing 2030 report. You can follow Robin on Twitter at @RobinCogan.
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