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are the fastest-growing incarcerated population in the United States—and among women in jails, 44 percent Nishaun T. Resistance: Reimagining Justice for Black Girls in Virginia In this powerful research project, Nishaun T.

Sixty-seven percent of Black girls report having been “touched, grabbed, or pinched in a sexual way”   Among women incarcerated, 44 percent are Black  and     86 percent of women in jail have experienced   Black girls make  up 23 percent of girls in foster care . healing-centered policies and practices that dismantle pathways to criminalization and confinement and increase

Self-reports of punitive discipline practices disproportionately impact  Black and Hispanic students by increasing Suspension discipline practices can increase likelihood of arrest and contact with criminal legal system Disconnection from school through punitive school discipline practices increases the likelihood of Black For youth, when their mental health needs go unmet, this can  ultimately resul t in poor performance type of school disciplinary action, which means that school pushout has an outsized impact on them and increases

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professionals who can provide those culturally competent mental health services to Black girls: only 4 percent other students of color often go unnoticed: Between 1991 and 2017, suicide attempts by Black youth increased Suicide deaths among Black girls ages 13-19 increased 182% from 2001 to 2017; and for Black boys, suicide deaths increased 60% over that same period of time. Increasing mental health services in schools could have an extraordinary impact in helping students cope

Black children, girls, and LGBTQ+ students are disproportionately affected, with a significant increase Between 1991 and 2017, suicide attempts by Black youth increased, while suicide attempts among youth Suicide death rates for Black teenage girls increased by 182% from 2001 to 2017.

Between 1991 and 2017, suicide attempts by Black youth increased, while suicide attempts among youth Actual suicide death rates for Black girls ages 13 to 19 increased by 182% from 2001 to 2017. the lack of cultural competency that exists across most mental health providers: for example, only 4 percent

Family Reunification : Fifty percent  of incarcerated Black women in prison are mothers with minor children

decreased reliance on facilities like mental hospitals to hold and treat people with mental illnesses while increasing Homelessness and substance use among people with disabilities increased and, in turn, multiplied encounters

and gender inequities have produced and continue to produce unjust barriers and disadvantages that increase And the status quo of criminalization and punishment only causes more trauma and does not heal or increase

Suicide rates for American Indian/ Alaska Native girls have risen by 60 percent in the last 15 years, the largest increase among any demographic group in the country.

Increase the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation release allowance to an amount that Increase Black women’s access to stable housing Repeal crime-free laws that disproportionately exclude Increase opportunities for Black women’s economic prosperity Ensure that conviction history does not