Caroline Petrilla

Youth advocate, mediator, educator, writer, grandmom & equestrian-in-training.❤️restorative practices, family, friends & my farm life. Tweets are my own.

[Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. @YAPInc]

A national nonprofit, YAP partners with youth justice, child welfare, behavioral health, public safety and other systems to provide community-based alternatives to incarceration, congregate placements and neighborhood violence. Learn more: https://t.co/tL7nnBXhlG
#WeAreHiring

[Christa Green, MPH @christagreenmph]

A great profile on a wonderful advocate for our community. Mr. Cameron's passion for youth development is inspiring & it's a pleasure to work alongside him.

[AFFCNY @AFFCNY]

Did You Know the Coalition offers support groups for adoptive, foster, and kinship care parents? For parents, there is no better support than connecting with others who have walked in your shoes.

Registration for our annual conference is now OPEN! Visit our website more details

[The Children's Agenda @childrensagenda]

Kids belong on playgrounds, not waiting lists.

Kids can't wait when they have a language delay, need physical therapy, or struggle with eating. NY needs to make sure providers are there when kids need them.

@GovKathyHochul raise reimbursement rates 11%.

[KIDS COUNT @aecfkidscount]

Depression and anxiety rates among children of color ages 5–11 have increased by more than three-fold since before the pandemic. https://t.co/In6KhctlC9

[ClaireRobbsCEO @ClaireRobbsLWB]

Sincere thanks to the @YAPInc international community for their time this morning to talk about leadership and the role of young women. Great to see people from Ireland, Sierra Leone and the US joining for a rich discussion! #IWD2022

[Kevin Campbell @familyfinders]

Systemically Neglected: How Racism Structures Public Systems to Produce Child Neglect https://t.co/Ugqj1JBFoT

[Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. @YAPInc]

ICYMI: @wbaltv11 covered YAP's violence interrupters & leaders who met to receive special hands-on-training in Baltimore from @aquilbasheer3 of the Professional Community Intervention Training Institute (PCITI). @BaltimoreMONSE @BaltCityHall @JNNewtWBAL

[AFFCNY @AFFCNY]

SAVE THE DATE! 33rd Annual New York State Foster Care and Adoption Conference - https://t.co/mLh0B5rmrZ

[Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. @YAPInc]

Instead of lockup, Alonzo got an advocate and turned his life around. Alonzo, a former program participant shared his story during YAP Philadelphia’s Peace and Resilience Rally on Thursday. Read more here: https://t.co/mNw7b3qtG5

[Rutgers Law ⚖️ @RutgersLaw]

“Under the new law, children can now avoid emergency placements in group settings and/or in the households of strangers if their parents designate family or friends as caregivers,” said Prof. Randi Mandelbaum, Director of the Child Advocacy Clinic at Rutgers Law School.

[Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. @YAPInc]

Choose to Change (C2C) is a partnership with YAP and @ChildrenHomeAid, which the @UChiUrbanLabs found reduces violent crime arrests by nearly 50%.
https://t.co/PEdrCnMie7

[Deborah Greenhouse @greenhousemd]

Are you concerned or hesitant about #CovidVaccine?
Please read this.
Do you know people who are concerned or hesitant?
Please share this.
Are you already vaccinated and totally confident in that decision?
Please teach this.
Thank you. #tweetiatrician

[John V. Jacobi @johnjacobi6]

Great choice by Biden administration of @AnneMilgram to lead DEA. Thoughtful, experienced leader with vision and intensity to take long-overdue steps to bring the agency into the 21st century. Let's move from criminalization to rational policy #EndTheDrugWar.

[CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health @CDC_DASH]

Tomorrow is National #CallYourDoctorDay!
Parents: Learn more about why one-on-one time with a healthcare provider is so important for teens: https://t.co/2RItiYH4vC

[Caroline Petrilla @CMPetrilla]

@RutgersLaw Congrats!

[Rutgers Law ⚖️ @RutgersLaw]

“I wish that however you choose to use your law degree, you wield the power and privilege of that degree with compassion and empathy," Co-Dean @ProfessorMutch to graduates. "Compassion and empathy bind us together as communities and it is our communities that make us strong."

[Rutgers Law ⚖️ @RutgersLaw]

“As future lawyers, it is imperative that we continue to practice ally ship and make an active choice to not remain silent in the face of injustice,” Nina Rodriguez RLAW '21, first Latina Editor-in-Chief, #RutgersLaw Review, Camden.

[Juvenile Law Center @JuvLaw1975]

We’re thrilled that New Jersey’s bill to abolish fines and fees in the juvenile justice system and to wipe clean old debt has passed out of the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee. Yet another step toward #debtfreejustice.

[Rise Magazine @ReadRiseMag]

Neglect is most often cited for shattering a youth's connection to their home life. And...in cases of neglect, two factors overdetermine if the state will upend a child's life: their parent's income level and their race. https://t.co/bfhuKS15Cb #childwelfare