By DeAsia Paige | Belleville News-Democrat
• Dec 12, 2020
Left to right, Barbara Taylor, Diamond Williams, Tiffany Gholson, and Catrice Johnson outside of the Wraparound Wellness Center in East St. Louis on Dec. 10. The center expands East St. Louis School District 189’s trauma counseling services to include more direct engagement with student’s families and the greater community. Derik Holtmann / Belleville News-Democrat
Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio.
EAST ST. LOUIS Three days before Thanksgiving, an 8-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the stomach by his younger brother. In July, a 4-year-old boy died from child abuse. In June, a 14-year-old boy died after he was shot minutes away from his home.