President Trump began the month hosting a White House celebration with people freed from prison by the First Step Act. He told the April Fools’ Day gathering the White House would work on a Second ...

The First Step Act (FSA) was a landmark achievement in the area of criminal justice reform. It came at a time of partisan politics and a divided Congress and was the only significant bi-partisan ...

Families First’s Second Step is an evidence-based program that teaches children how to develop social-emotional skills, which allow them to have empathy, respect and the ability to manage emotions and ...

This study examined the impact of implementing Second Step, a violence prevention program, using a comprehensive, city-wide approach. The evaluation included 741 3rd-5th graders in six schools.

Sheridan Doerr shares how the Second Step K-12 curriculum builds foundational human skills that enhance academic performance. The company recently completed a major evidence study across 242 sites and ...

Months before the U.S. Senate pushed through new legislation this week that steers the federal prison system in a slightly gentler direction, liberals and conservatives debated whether the First Step ...

Neighbors of a Woburn home the volunteers were set to renovate objected to the location out of fear that the abusers would show up in their town. “We were despondent,” said Dr. Lisa Giudice, one of ...

WE ARE THE SECOND STEP, A NONPROFIT BASED IN NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS SERVING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS. WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN OUR FUNDRAISER GALA ON MAY 9TH. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE ...