Mandatory Support: Harm Reduction for Mandatory Reporting

Shalonda Curtis-Hackett is a community outreach coordinator for  Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem and is also an inaugural graduate of the very first JMACforFamilies H.E.A.L. Program. She is  an intentional and brilliant community leader, Founding birthkeeper of T.R.A.P. House Doulas, who has published several  op-eds, appeared in the media to fight against family policing. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and has boots on  the ground working to support families impacted by the family  policing system. She has spoken on several NYS assembly  committee panels and local community events. As a birthkeeper  she supports abolition practices in all aspects of society. She is an active member in each of these coalitions, Informed Consent Coalition, Repeal CAPTA Coalition, Alliance for Quality Education A.C.T., DSCNY Coalition, P.L.A.N. Coalition and is a living embodiment of community.

Kamaria Excell is a Black Queer Feminist, Doula, and Social Worker with nuanced experience in community engagement, violence prevention, and reproductive justice work. Her diverse work and lived experiences have equipped her with the skills to adequately create an affirming space that allows folks to dig deeper into healing from the impacts of interpersonal trauma and interlocking systems of oppression. She is dedicated to living in a world where all families and communities are safe, free, and thriving.

Krystin Hernandez is an abolitionist educator and attorney, working alongside impacted parents and children, to build a world free from the violence of family policing, surveillance, and separation. Grounded in principles of racial, reproductive, transformative, and disability justice, Krystin is passionate about supporting communities fighting for and dreaming collective liberation into existence.