Stop Making Children Pay for Our Priorities

Stop Making Children Pay for Our Prioritiesby: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 04/10/2026

Stand with MassAIMH to protect Head Start safeguards and invest in young children’s dignity, mental health, relationships, and belonging.

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Stop Making Children Pay for Our Priorities

The Constitution Cannot Save Us From Ourselves

The Constitution Cannot Save Us From Ourselvesby: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 02/10/2026

The Constitution alone cannot protect democracy. A reflection on voting, civic engagement, integrity, constitutional power, and our responsibility to steward the U.S. democratic experiment.

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The Constitution Cannot Save Us From Ourselves

Babies in ICE Detention: A Call for Accountability

Babies in ICE Detention: A Call for Accountabilityby: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 01/10/2026

Children in ICE detention deserve safety, care, and dignity. A trauma-informed care perspective on documented harms and how to demand accountability.

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Babies in ICE Detention: A Call for Accountability

Performance, Presence, and What We May Be Missing

Performance, Presence, and What We May Be Missingby: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 27/09/2026

What if humane care requires more than competence? Exploring relational capacity, presence, power, stewardship, and the wisdom of diverse ways of knowing.

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Performance, Presence, and What We May Be Missing

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