Podcast appearances and mentions of Ada S Mckinley

Moulaye Cisse, a recent graduate of Hyde Park Academy High School, joins Lisa Dent to talk about how his goal of becoming a computer scientist, his fascination with technology, and valuing education helped him to win first place in the Ada S. McKinley Trunk Scholarship Program Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand […]

Jamal Malone is a Chief Executive Officer at Ada S. McKinley, a multi-state, not-for-profit, human services agency. Ada S. McKinley is one of the largest human services organizations in the region serving more than 7,000 people each year at 70+ program sites. Ada S. McKinley has three primary areas of service: child development and youth services; employment and community support services; and behavioral health and clinical programs. Jamal leads a $40MM budget and over 500 staff. Jamal was hired by Chris and his team in 2014 to fill this important role.In this episode, Jamal discusses how his organization disrupts the common cycle that leads to disproportionate incarceration rates of minorities. He also discusses his journey to his position as a first-time CEO. One lesson he shares is that everything, big or small, that a CEO says and does reflects on the company. Do you agree or disagree?

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Ada S. McKinley Community Services CEO Jamal Malone joins John Williams to talk about how his foster care facility has been helpful to children during this financial and health challenging time. And, Sandra Minter joins to talk about the child she adopted five months ago from McKinley Community Services.

Ada S. McKinley Community Services CEO Jamal Malone joins John Williams to talk about how his foster care facility has been helpful to children during this financial and health challenging time. And, Sandra Minter joins to talk about the child she has been fostering for the last five months, from McKinley Community Services.

Have you ever wondered " How does my past affect my present or future?" Let's dive into a soulful conversation with Dr. Truth. Dr. Ngonzi Truth Crushshon, Psy.D. is the owner/founder of Dr. Truth and Associates,  LLC and a licensed-eligible clinical psychologist. Her private practice is located in  Atlanta, Georgia established January 2019. Dr. Truth has over 15 years clinical  experience working as a mental health therapist within trauma centers, clinics, and  schools within urban communities. Dr. Truth has specialized training in suicide  prevention & intervention techniques and has worked extensively with dually diagnosed  (chronic medical conditions/chronic mental health diagnoses; substance abuse/chronic  mental health diagnoses) children, adults and geriatric patients within nursing  homes/long-term care facilities, hospitals/ Emergency Rooms, and the suicide/homicide  crisis call centers. Dr. Truth specializes in healing for psychological trauma and  enhancing protective factors to ensure the well-being of her clients. Dr. Truth utilizes  CBT-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF CBT) and storytelling to help individuals “work through” and to process their thoughts  and feelings while telling their trauma stories. Dr. Truth’s purpose and mission is to  BREAK GENERATIONAL CYCLES that state if you were born with certain risk factors  you must live a certain lifestyle. Dr. Truth empowers and assists individuals, couples,  families and communities to interrupt their old schema/their old way of thinking and  feeling in order to establish new thought & feeling patterns; thus reclaiming their identity,  internal power and true purpose so they can live their best lives. Dr. Truth also provides  extensive psychological assessments/testing for psycho-education, psycho-sexual,  social security evaluations and bariatric surgery.  Dr. Truth Speaks is a platform that Dr. Truth utilizes to educate the public on “hot topics”  in mental health. Dr. Truth has facilitated/co-facilitated trainings/workshops within  schools, churches/spiritual institutions, community and city/state/government  organizations such as the:  Georgia Department of Public Health-GDPH  Georgia Department of Family, Children Services-GDFCS  Chicago Public Schools-CPS  As a Restorative Practices Consultant with Phoenix Diverse Holistics Collaborative, Dr.  Truth provided behavioral health prevention services, peace circles and conflict  resolution stuent/staff trainings within the Chicago Public Schools, Cook County Juvenile  Temporary Detention Center and Ada S. McKinley’s Early HeadStart in order to restore  hope and healing. Dr. Truth partners with various grassroots and community  organizations geared toward empowering urban youth and families to educate and build  their toolbox of protective factors to enhance their well-being and to live healthier lives.  Founder of the FAITH, HOPE, LOVE COMMUNITY, Dr. Truth’s passion is empowering  individuals with the skills and resources to break generational cycles of unhealthiness by changing old patterns of thinking, feeling and behavior with new ones. She provides  among many services, psychoeducation and employment resources for ex-offenders  (FAITH Empowerment Institute), youth mentoring (Generation HOPE Youth), and  workshops to sustain long-term healthy love relationships (Chicago Urban LOVE  Series).  Dr. Truth has written/published scholarly research: Protective Factors for Black Males in  Academic Settings, Mate Selection and Myths about Marriage among African-American  College Women, and Mentor Characteristics and Counseling Self-Efficacy. Her written  research has been presented locally at national conferences as well as internationally in  Santiago, Chile.  Dr. Truth is a best-selling author of SHIFT an anthology written with Nikki Woods the  former Senior Producer of the Tom Joyner Morning Show, January 2015. Additionally,  Dr. Truth was a contributing author on a second anthology, GRACE with Tiffany Fincher  and finally, Dr. Truth wrote/self-published her first solo book on grief December 2018  entitled, Black Girls Cry:10 Active and Passive Strategies for Healing from the Death of  A Loved One, Dr. Truth has published 4 articles for newspaper/magazines including the  Huffington Post, True Star Magazine, and Urban Matrix Magazine. Dr. Truth has been  highlighted as a mental health expert on 4 syndicated podcasts. Dr. Truth has received  accolades as Adjunct Professor of Neuropsychology as well as Counseling Children and  Adolescents.  As it pertains to advocacy work, in August 2020, Dr. Truth earned the Congressional  Advocacy Certificate from the National Urban League which afforded her the opportunity  to present pressing issues to members of Congress (now and in the future) as it pertains  to mental health, education and social justice reform for Black, Brown and all people.  Additionally, Dr. Truth entered into a community collaboration/partnership with two  mental health clinicians in Miami, Florida- Mrs. Chineze Martinez, LMHC, CAP owner of  Just Keep Moving Clinical Services, LLC and Mr. Toderick Devoe, M.S. owner of The  Speak Easy Foundation to co-facilitate a workshop/training on Retraumatization in the  Black Community Part I, II, III which educated/validated participants’ feelings regarding  BLM-Black Lives Matter, issued a call to Action regarding healing/coping skills which we  practiced/introduced to individuals and families in our respective communities (Chicago,  Atlanta, Chicago, Nashville, Portland and a few other cities) through a virtual platform.  We also encouraged participants to vote and empowered participants to share and  connect with social service/community resources.These 35 coping skills are found here:  https://www.faithhopelovecommunity.com/black-lives-matter-resources/  A proud alumna of Fisk University, Dr. Truth holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in  psychology and clinical psychology, respectively. Dr. Truth attained her doctorate degree  in Clinical Psychology from The Illinois School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Truth  hails from Chicago, Illinois but currently resides and operates her private practice Dr.  Truth & Associates, LLC in Atlanta, Georgia. She is an active member of the Atlanta  Black Chambers of Commerce, the Atlanta Urban League and an On-Call Crisis  Therapist for suicidal and homicidal patients. Dr. Truth’s workshops/trainings  Race Based Traumatic Stress & Racial Discrimination  Mental Health & Spirituality   Coping Strategies for Grief/Loss of a Close   Relative   Healthy Intimate Love Relationships vs. Situationships   Assessing for Suicidality and Suicide Prevention  Juvenile/Adult Criminal Expungement for Ex-Offenders/Returning Citizens Healing Circles/Peace Keeping/Conflict Resolution   Self-Care for Social Workers:Helping the Helpers  Retraumatization in the Black Community & Call To Action for Healing & Civic  Engagement  Antiracism Stress Reduction Techniques/Coping Skills regarding Black Lives  Matter   Mental Health “Hot Topics”     Contact Information/Social Media  Phone: 501-500-4673 (HOPE)  Website: www.drtruthandassociates.com  Instagram: @iamdrtruth  Facebook: www.facebook.com/drtruthandassociates  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ngonzi-truth-crushshon-psy-d-385b4b56/  Therapy For Black Girls:  https://providers.therapyforblackgirls.com/listing/dr-ngonzi-truth-crushshon-psy-d/  Psychology Today:  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/ngonzi-truth-crushshon-atlanta ga/213428

The Trump Administration this week finally gave the green light for the formal transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden to begin, and Mr. Biden introduced part of his cabinet. Allison gets the latest from CBS's Nikole Killion and CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst Pamela Falk. This as tens of millions are traveling for Thanksgiving despite a CDC recommendation against it. Allison speaks with CBS News Transportation Correspondent Kris Van Cleave about the crowds, and perspective. This weekend kicks off the holiday shopping season with Black Friday. Allison asks CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger if brick and mortar stores will see huge crowds, and speaks with WalletHub-dot-com's Jill Gonzalez about Black Friday deals. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, we discuss the desperate need for foster parents amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nationwide there are some 400-thousand children in foster care, and about 96-thousand are waiting for placement. Allison speaks with Jamal Malone at Chicago’s Ada S. McKinley Community Services about why there's been an increase in referrals to its foster care program. Finally, reporter Marcia Kramer has a remembrance of New York City's first Black Mayor, David Dinkins, who died on Monday at the age of 93.