Every January, National Human Trafficking Awareness Month prompts renewed attention to a crime that continues to grow at ...
When Sally watched the police bodycam, she cried. After crying, she felt rage seeing three police officers, three grown men, physically “manhandling” her 17-year-old son. As she watched, she said she ...
Napa County's Monarch Justice Center has opened the North Bay Trauma Recovery Center to provide critical services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and elder abuse, ...
Canada's justice system needs changes to ensure consistent supports to avoid re-traumatizing child victims of sexual abuse. (Credit: Shutterstock) Despite widespread awareness of trauma-informed ...
New Laws Prohibit Extreme Sentencing, Bar Incarceration of Youth in Adult Prisons, and Set a Minimum Age of 12 for Prosecution ...we are creating a justice system that sees children as they are: still ...
Considering the circumstances, Mattapan’s Walker playground was bustling on the morning of July 14. The day before, 12-year-old Savion Ellis was killed just one street over, in a seemingly accidental ...
Note: This article discusses serious topics pertaining to trauma. Although some psychological wounds heal into scars on their own, others require careful tending. Each individual’s needs and ...