Speaker’s Bio
Long time CASA volunteer guardian ad Litem, Fonder of Kids at Risk Action (KARA)Founding board member of CASA MN & Friends of Children (now CASA Cares), author (1000 articles Star Tribune & the...
View ArticleKARA Video Interview (compelling stories & perspectives)
Part 1: Child Trauma – What We All Need to Know. Mike Tikkanen rejoins the program to share his decades of experience with the child welfare system. While there are many great people working within the...
View ArticlePart 2 Child Abuse & Trauma in America (Sarah Westall & Mike Tikkanen video...
Compelling stories and perspectives about child abuse & trauma and how your community treats at risk children and families. Share this - nothing changes until more people understand the impact of...
View ArticleTC NonViolent Event – Invisible Children September 25th
September 25th 4 to 5pm - Chapel Dayton Av Presbyterian Church 217 Mackubin Street Saint Paul, MN 55102 How childhood trauma evolves into chronic illness, dangerous lifestyle & early death and...
View ArticleNational Workshop On Adult & Juvenile Female Offenders (from 2005)
Last year, 33 states held children and juveniles with mental illness in detention centers without any charges. In 2001, nearly 2/3 of California local law enforcement departments did not have written...
View ArticleLet’s Start The Conversation
Because we don't like to talk about it, there is little understanding of the core problems that are driving the terrible statistics of public safety, crime, school performance, and public health...
View ArticleNational Workshop On Adult & Juvenile Female Offenders
Last year, 33 states held children and juveniles with mental illness in detention centers without any charges. In 2001, nearly 2/3 of California local law enforcement departments did not have written...
View ArticleKARA & 4th Annual Law Enforcement & Social Services Conference
4th Annual Law Enforcement and Social Services Conference October 17, 2019 Best Western Plus Kelly Inn 100 4th Avenue South St. Cloud MN, 56301 Sponsorships & Exhibitions • Panels & Discussion...
View ArticleUnited Nations Youth Conference (2007 – what’s changed?)
13 years ago, Kids At Risk Action presented a workshop at the fourth annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations in New York. There was a severe lack of understanding and shortage of better answers to...
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