
From Firefighting to Firepreventing
Over the past decade, our communities have been fighting the fires that threaten to destroy “children at risk”– children who are abused, bullied, self-harming, suffering from substance abuse, online addictions, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, or any other mental illness. The problem with fighting fires after they have erupted is that it is ineffective, expensive, and results in significant damage to that which is most precious to us- our children. The addition of single-focused curriculum models is a good first step, but it is not nearly enough. Something has to change. We need to put as much thought and effort into preventing fires as we do into containing and fighting them.