Issue Brief: Restorative Justice as a Health Equity Resource for Girls of Color
The Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality’s Initiative on Gender Justice & Opportunity, Co-Founder of the Learning Network. is proud to announce the release of “Increasing School Connectedness for Girls: Restorative Justice as a Health Equity Resource,” an issue brief authored by Senior Scholar Thalia González, a nationally recognized restorative justice (RJ) expert, and
Gender & Trauma Report Somatic Interventions for Girls in Juvenile Justice: Implications for Policy and Practice
The Center published this report in 2017 to explore how yoga and mindfulness interventions can provide essential tools to girls in the juvenile justice system, including increased self-esteem and improved self-regulation. In the course of our research, one teacher noted that students improved their ability to present themselves to judges, despite the extremely stressful circumstances.
Four Issue Briefs Assessing the Challenges and Successes of School-Based Mental Health Care for Girls of Color
In partnership with Dr. Kimberlyn Leary, Associate Professor at Harvard University, we published four briefs assessing the challenges and successes of school-based mental health care for girls of color and analyzing the broader context of mental health and communities of color. These briefs were made possible by the generous support of the 4Girls Foundation. Mental Health and
Fulfilling the Promise: A Blueprint to Build Police-Free Schools
Our national survey revealed that most school jurisdictions that pledged to eliminate school police have either failed to carry out that commitment or have reversed course entirely. Our report examines the unfilled promise of police-free schools and what that means for girls of color.
Critical Race Feminism, Health, and Restorative Practices in Schools: Centering the Experiences of Black and Latina Girls
Our findings reveal that the interplay between restorative practices and adolescent health, race, and gender can no longer be overlooked. Proactive non-disciplinary RP was found to promote supportive school environments that enhance five key protective health factors for Black and Latina girls.
Criminalized Survivors: Today’s Abuse to Prison Pipeline for Girls
April 2023 The new report from the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law and Rights4Girls is a follow-up to our 2015 publication, The Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline: The Girls’ Story, examining where the pipeline is today for girls in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, the #MeToo movement, and
Bill of Rights Companion Evidence Document
Last summer, we released the Bill of Rights to Support the Mental Health of Girls and Gender Expansive Youth of Color in Schools, a call for actions that can ensure the safety and wellbeing of these youth in schools. The Bill of Rights was developed by the Youth Advisory Committee. The newly released Companion Evidence Document
Indispensable But Overlooked: Girls’ Caretaking and Household Responsibilities and Their Effects on Girls’ Lives
Our research review examines a range of studies and finds that girls’ roles at home form a significant but invisible part of the care economy, which has substantial effects on their childhood, especially their experiences in school.
Bill of Rights to Support the Mental Health of Girls and Gender-Expansive Youth of Color in Schools
The Bill of Rights We, the Youth Advisory Committee of the Schools for Girls of Color Learning Network, recognize that the United States education system is lacking necessary mental health support and care for girls and gender-expansive youth of color in schools. As girls and gender-expansive youth of color, we demand respect for our rights