Join NAMI, the Mental Health Coalition, Campaign to Change Direction, Rebuilding for Learning, and Better Together for a FREE community screening & presentation of the movie, Paper Tigers.
The screening will be held on next Wednesday, August 30th at 6:30 p.m. at English Lutheran Church in La Crosse. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. The evening includes a special appearance and discussion with Jim Sporleder, the principal from the school that the movie is about.
‘Paper Tigers’ chronicles a year in the life of Lincoln High School in the community of Walla Walla, Washington. The kids who come to Lincoln have a history of truancy, behavioral problems and substance abuse. After Lincoln’s principal is exposed to research about the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), he decides to radically change the school’s approach to discipline. With the aid of diary camera footage, the film follows six students. From getting into fights, grappling with traumatic events in their lives, and on the cusp of dropping out, they find healing, support and academic promise at Lincoln High.
This is a great opportunity to get in your Trauma-Informed Care training for the year if you haven’t already done so!
