Violence begets violence and trauma begets trauma, and so many families and communities like my own are passing along, unfortunately, the legacy of intergenerational trauma.

There is no hierarchy of hurt, and I appreciate you are pushing for us to address this in a comprehensive way.

I want to talk about the criminal justice system.

We can't do them alone and so we have to be in partnership with those in our communities and it has to be community driven how these inequities play out.

I can say with certainty that it was a school nurse that saw the signs of trauma and abuse in my own life.

What we are is delayed, and these things do all show up in some way, form, or shape in our lives.

It is critical that this work be survivor-led.

Hardship and trauma do not discriminate.

It is so important--I am sorry you have to weaponize your pain in order for this survivor tribe to be seen and to be heard but it is so critical that this work be survivor led.

What we want to see in our school communities is a paradigm shift in culture where people will ask, what happened to you, instead of, what is wrong with you.

healthcare is a fundamental right for all of us.