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OTOK goes to DC

Today -- January 28, 2020 -- we presented an update on OTOK progress to a group of colleagues, collaborators, and top researchers at K-State in a gathering called Expressions of Strength.  

For the second year, we are honored to be included in Arts & Sciences Book of K-State Expressions of Strength.  Dean Chakrabarti takes this outstanding collection to Washington DC and visits/informs/educates legislators about our research and outcomes from these projects.  The Dean asked me personally, what message do you want me to take with me?

I emphasized three things:

  • Youth are not little adults and need specialized care and services;
  • Kids in rural areas are often forgotten and neglected, placed out of the home simply to get services otherwise unavailable;
  • Kansas is moving in a positive direction by (a) drawing attention to the problem; (b) including local communities; and (c) removing juvenile services from corrections and placing it within a large umbrella of human services.

Help us celebrate our successes!

 

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