Optional Readings
Please send Bridget McCormick or your Program Director additional readings you'd like to add here as a resource for other students.
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Gun Violence Resources:
Chelsea HUB, City of Chelsea, MA: Chelsea Hub - YouTube
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June 14, 2023 Resources:
Philadelphia Free Library Slides
Rachel Talley: Rachel.Talley@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Scott Charles: Scott.Charles@tuhs.temple.edu
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June 21, 2023 Resources:
Safety Plan Activity for Adults
Safety Plan and Classroom Management Tips for Working with Youth
*Mike O'Bryan will send more resources in the next few weeks
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June 28, 2023 Resources:
BTG Student Coordinator Slides
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#StandByTeens
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"Encanto" Surface Pressure
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July 5, 2023 Resources:
Smoking Cessation Slides, Ryan Coffman
The Road to Justice (streaming at your local library)
Notes from America with Kai Wright (Andre's podcast)
Frontline: Clarence and Ginni Thomas
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July 12, 2023 Resources:
Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, Amy Nieves
https://upenn.zoom.us/rec/share/J8RKV0uqIP6yUuiuVq8v01qkcaIMKkTmraIMbfu0CWae-
Ot9tdYDKlfssSy5oufy.aaIEpeAsZkG3BWfW?startTime=1687885476000
Passcode: 9N%Ds0CD
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July 19, 2023 Resources:
Next Distro Narcan Distribution
Professional Poster Benefits​
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July 26, 2023 Resources:
The Philadelphia Tribune - 57 Blocks in Philly are Prone to Shootings
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Book Recommendations:
"When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi
“In Shock” by Rana Awdish
"Wit: A Play" by Margaret Edson
"Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine" by Damon Tweedy M.D.
"Tears of Salt: A Doctor's Story of the Refugee Crisis" by Chenxin Jiang
"An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness" by Kay Redfield Jamison
"Letter to a Young Female Physician: Thoughts on Life and Work" by Suzanne Koven
"This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Young Doctor" by Adam Kay
"In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction" by MD Gabor Maté and Peter A. Levine Ph.D.
"Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World" by Dorothy Roberts
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