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Teach Your Kids: LinkedIn | Website | X | Instagram | Substack | Facebook | TikTok

Manisha:  LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Facebook

Megan Kang: LinkedIn | Website | X

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Books, Articles, and Publications

• A Drop in American Gun Violence - The New York Times
• The Era of Progress on Gun Mortality: State Gun Regulations and Gun Deaths from 1991 to 2016. Epidemiology Sharkey, P., & Kang, M. (2023).
• The Effect of Local Violence on Children’s Attention and Impulse Control American Journal of Public Health Sharkey, P. T., Tirado-Strayer, N., Papachristos, A. V., & Raver, C. C. (2012). 
• Uneasy Peace: The Great Crime Decline, the Renewal of City Life, and the Next War on Violence - Patrick Sharkey

Organizations

• The Giffords Center
• Everytown
• Center for American Progress
• Choose to Change 
• READI - Institute for Nonviolence Chicago

Time Codes

00:00:20 — Introduction to the topic of gun violence and its relevance to homeschooling

00:04:20 — Megan discusses the correlation between a drop in gun violence and stricter gun controls in the U.S. from the early 1990s to about 2016

00:09:20 — Discussion on the lack of progress in limiting guns despite school shootings

00:15:20 — Megan Kang emphasizes the need for a shift in conversation towards gun safety, especially for parents and educators

00:24:00 — Megan discusses limited research on arming teachers and gun violence

00:28:20 — Investigating cultural and historical factors contributing to America's gun violence problem

00:34:20 — Introduction to 'Choose to Change' and 'Ready Chicago' programs aimed at reducing gun violence

00:35:00 — Megan Kang explains the combination of advocacy and cognitive behavioral therapy in violence intervention programs

00:39:20 — Discussing the need for both community violence intervention and policy work in addressing gun violence

00:52:41 — Megan Kang on shifting the perspective from individual to community-level decisions for safety

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