NPR Ideastream · “Sound of Ideas” · September 14, 2026Social worker details systemic issues in Ohio juvenile detention centers in new bookA live hour with C.P., Mike-Mike “Reese,” and Ben Wenger, LISW-S.Watch the interview →
Cleveland Jewish News · September 25, 2026JFX welcomes author looking to change juvenile detention facility system“Be a safe person in a young person’s life.”Read the story →
Community NewspapersCoral Gables NewsPutting Life to Paper: How Tabitha Rose turns hard stories into hopeOn the publisher behind the book, and the Books & Books launch.Read the story →
Books & Books · August 11, 2026The Light Within the Walls: An evening panel with C.P. Handler, LCSWFull recording of the Coral Gables launch.Watch →
Listen
The conversations before the book.
In 2022, C.P. sat down with Franciska Kosman to talk about her years inside juvenile detention. Then two of the young men from the book came on to tell their own stories.
The Franciska Show
“When I Worked in Juvie”
C.P. on six years as the therapist inside juvenile detention, long before the book existed.
July 19, 2022 · 57 min · rerun Nov 2024
The Franciska Show
Randy’s Story with Juvie, Transformation and C.P.
One of the young men from the book, in his own words, with C.P. beside him.
November 22, 2022 · 38 min
The Franciska Show
Emilio’s Story with Juvie, Transformation and C.P. · Part 1
Emilio on gangs, lockup, and the therapist who wouldn’t give up on him.
November 29, 2022 · 47 min
The Franciska Show
Emilio’s Story with Gangs, Juvie and C.P. · Part 2
The second half of Emilio’s conversation: what changed, and what it took.
November 29, 2022 · 36 min
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Short bioC.P. Handler, MSW, LCSW, is a trauma-informed clinician, author and speaker with nearly 16 years of experience serving incarceration-impacted youth and adults. She is the founder of Ocean Counseling in Miami and the author of The Light Within the Walls (Life to Paper Publishing, 2026).
Book factsThe Light Within the Walls: One Social Worker’s Fight for Justice in Juvenile Detention
Life to Paper Publishing · August 4, 2026
332 pages · ISBN 978-1-990700-92-7
Paperback · eBook · Audiobook
Life to Paper Publishing · August 4, 2026
332 pages · ISBN 978-1-990700-92-7
Paperback · eBook · Audiobook
Suggested topicsWhy kids in detention get “written off”
Trauma-informed care inside institutions
What healing looked like for the boys in the book
Burnout and PTSD in helping professions
Florida and Ohio: two systems, one lesson
Trauma-informed care inside institutions
What healing looked like for the boys in the book
Burnout and PTSD in helping professions
Florida and Ohio: two systems, one lesson