On March 3rd, Washington Literacy Center's Director of Student Services, Christina Keen, led a workshop for DC's leading adult education non-profits on mental health in adult education. Low literacy is a trauma and many students face co-occurring invisible disabilities: learning disabilities and mental health conditions. Over the course of the two hour meeting, Christina shared insights on how organizations can improve the lives and educational outcomes of their students by implementing key mental health strategies. Instructors, administrators, case managers, and social service providers from other adult education organizations also shared their personal and professional experiences with men
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Frederick Douglass taught that literacy is the path from slavery to freedom. There are many kinds of slavery and many kinds of freedom, but reading is still the path.
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