PBS NewsHour

Giving traumatized kids a head start in healing

Clip: 07/24/2014 | 6m 49s

Every year, thousands of children in the U.S. are expelled from school before they reach Kindergarten. Special correspondent Molly Knight Raskin reports on a program in Kansas City, Missouri, that’s trying to stem the trend by looking beyond the classroom to the issues these children face at home -- and helping them to feel safe.

Aired: 07/24/14 | Rating: NR

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