An innovative and somewhat unusual program this summer at four Canton area parks will teach kids as young as six how to treat gunshot wounds with basic first aid in response to an increase in gun violence involving children and teens.
CANTON, Ohio - An innovative and somewhat unusual program this summer at four Canton area parks will teach kids how to treat gunshot wounds.
Reverend Ackerman told 19 News that the plan for the Canton Kids summer program is to make sure kids have fun by being able to safely play in the park and go on field trips.Latoya Dickens-Jones, a Nurse Practitioner and officer of the Stark County Black Nurses Association, told me the reality is that children are living in more violent times.
Along with the first aid training for young people, a grant to Crossroads United Methodist Church will provide 100 first aid kits to local families.
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