Moving at the Speed of Trust: Reforming Mandated Reporting through SBX
Administrative Artifact Sigma Beta Xi (SBX) is a community-anchored organization in the Inland Empire, founded in 1998 by Dr. Corey Jackson to provide professional mentoring and advocacy for youth and families of color. SBX serves as the primary model for relational bureaucracy, moving public service away from "Power Over" (surveillance and policing) toward "Power With" (partnership and support). I say this because SBX is currently executing a $7.5M state-funded pilot program to reform mandated reporting laws. This initiative ensures that families are not penalized for the "sludge" of poverty but are supported through community-led intervention. Let me explain: This project addresses temporal sovereignty. Instead of forcing families to comply with rigid, punitive "institutional clocks" that often lead to child removal, SBX builds the capacity of the family to thrive on its own terms. Temporal Tension In May 2024, 22 fathers in Riverside County ...