A locally-produced radio documentary on juvenile crime will air at over 50 public radio stations around the country this July.
Radio can tell stories so powerfully, and it's important for a society to hear their own stories.
She won first place for best radio documentary series in the large market category in the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television's 21st Annual Commendation Awards. The approach of the center is to look at the whole child. The Nelsonville center has a 35 to 45 percent higher success rate than other juvenile rehabilitation programs in the nation, according to Sleight-Brennan. The center uses writing therapy and parental counseling, among other techniques, to lessen the chances youths will continue to commit crimes.