What prompted you to start the country’s first Veterans treatment court? Prior to starting ...
Trauma
rssBeyond Mental Health and Trauma: Emphasizing Youth Development in Juvenile Justice
Youth-serving systems and professionals increasingly recognize that the effects of mental health conditions, substance ...
Vicarious Trauma and the Death Penalty
I am surprised that I am compelled to write this blog about a topic ...
Acknowledgement of Principles of Brain Development Codified in Alaska
On Friday, January 11, I tuned into a 1-hour webinar entitled “New Alaska Statute ...
SAMHSA’S GAINS Center Seeks Experienced Trainers to Participate in Trauma-informed Responses Train-the-Trainer Event for Individuals
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation, operated by Policy Research Associates, ...
PRI Works with Milwaukee County through the MacArthur Safety and Justice Challenge to Develop Strategies Around Widespread Trauma in the Criminal Justice System
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge (SJC) ...
SAMHSA Awards New Task Options to GAINS Center, Operated by PRA
Policy Research Associates, Inc. (PRA) has received continued funding to support the operation of ...
24 Newly Minted Trauma Trainers Emerge from PRA
Since the inception of the How Being Trauma-Informed Improves Criminal Justice System Responses training ...
Trauma-Informed Courthouses: Providing a Restorative Human Experience within the Justice System
Photo credit: SRG Partnership, Inc. ©2016 Open scene: It’s a rainy Monday morning, and a ...
SAMHSA’S GAINS Center Seeks Experienced Trainers to Participate in Trauma-Informed Responses Train-The-Trainer (TTT) Event for Individuals
SAMHSA's GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation, operated by Policy Research Associates, ...
Ramona Gardens: Trauma Recall
Image By Tedder (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Guest post by Magdalena ...
Dignity
Every once in a while I am lucky enough to experience something that reminds ...