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  • Creating A Place Of Healing and Forgiveness: The Trauma-Informed Care Initiative at the Women's Community Correctional Center of Hawaii

    "Recognizing that most inmates are trauma survivors and many common prison routines can re-traumatize women, the Women’s Community Correctional Cen

  • Addressing the Intersection of Trauma, Mental Health Challenges, and Substance Use

    It is critical that people learn about the intersection of trauma, mental health challenges, and substance use and how they will impact women and g

  • Trauma Annotated Bibliography

    "This bibliography attempts to offer a compilation of information on trauma-informed care by reviewing general information about trauma as well as

  • SAMHSA's Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach

    "Trauma is a widespread, harmful and costly public health problem.

  • Community Supervision Operational and Organizational Stress: White Paper

    Community supervision officers work with individuals under supervision for a sustained period of time, placing officers in a situation where they a

  • The Association between ACEs and Criminal Justice Involvement, Part 1

    With increased awareness of the effects of stress, adversity, and trauma on people’s lives, criminal justice professionals are considering what thi

  • Trauma-Informed Treatment and Theory, Part 2

    With increased awareness of the effects of stress, adversity, and trauma on people’s lives, criminal justice professionals are considering what thi

  • Becoming Trauma Informed and Moving to Trauma Responsive, Part 3

    With increased awareness of the effects of stress, adversity, and trauma on people’s lives, criminal justice professionals are considering what thi
  • Slide Deck image of Reducing trauma and stress for Correctional Officers

    Current and Innovative Practices in Reducing Staff Trauma and Organizational Stress in Corrections for Correctional Officers

    Correctional Leaders and Administrators:

  • Important Things to Get Right About the “Neurobiology of Trauma” Part 1: Benefits of Understanding the Science (2020)

    This training bulletin series was written to explore some central concepts in the “neurobiology of trauma,” as it is understood by people working w

  • Continuing Care and Trauma in Women Offenders’ Substance Use, Psychiatric Status, and Self-Efficacy Outcomes (2016)

    Using secondary data analysis of 3 separate trauma-informed treatment programs for women offenders, we examine outcomes between those who received

  • Trauma-Informed Care: Principles & Practices for Justice-Involved Women with Serious Mental Illness and Co-Occurring Substance Use (2015)

    Asking “what happened to you?” instead of “what’s wrong with you?” Women who have experienced trauma are likely to continue to cycle through crimin

  • Using Trauma-Informed Practices to Enhance Safety and Security in Women's Correctional Facilities (2014)

    One of the most common experiences shared by women in correctional facilities is a history of trauma, which for many can be extensive.

  • Trauma Matters Guidelines for Trauma-Informed Practices in Women's Substance Use Services (2013)

    These new guidelines are available to support organizations that provide substance use treatment services for women.

  • Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach (2023)

    This practical guide updates and expands the discussion presented in SAMHSA's Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach Resourc