Defining Narratives · For families
The Talk: Getting Home.
Twelve lessons on encounters with law enforcement, for young people and the adults who raise them.
12Lessons
6Modules
2Languages for parents
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About the program
The goal is to get home.
The Talk covers what is true, how you come off, the first ten seconds, your rights and the wisdom to use them, the five moments that turn deadly, and what to do after.
It does not promise to keep anybody safe, and it says so on the first page. It gives families the clearest map we can draw.
Lesson by lesson
What it covers.
- What Is TrueThe numbers and the names · What is not your fault
- How You Come OffThe read · The gap
- The First Ten SecondsWhat your body does before you decide · Buying the second
- Rights and WisdomWhat the law actually says · What it costs to use it
- The Five MomentsHands, doors and running · The gun, the struggle, and your boys
- AfterThe first hour · The six months
- For the adult raising themParent workbook in English and Spanish
- The law, and where you liveLegal glossary and your state page
- Appendix A, handed out separatelyA pocket card for the young person
- For whoever runs the roomFacilitator guide
For the adult raising them
The talk is a conversation.
The parent workbook, in English and Spanish, walks the adult through their own side of it: what to say, what to practice, and what to do if the call ever comes.
Next step
Start here.
Families can start on their own. Schools, churches and youth programs can teach it with the facilitator guide.