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What role did trauma-informed care play in alleged juvenile prison abuse?

Dee J. Hall

May 31, 2016 |

Wisconsin Watch |

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Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

To reduce violence and aggreesion trauma-informed care become the new standard in Wisconsin for juvenile corrections. However, at the two highlighted facillities there has been greater violence and an investigation of abuse, but supporters still contend that when trauma-informed care is implemented correctly it is successful.

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Community plays a role in helping ex-prisoners

Gina Barton

May 14, 2016 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Montpelier, Vermont

Communities nationwide, including in Wisconsin, work to help ex-prisoners by surrounding them with supportive people. But in Vermont, a statewide network funded by the DOC makes it happen.

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Inside Colombia's City of Women

Kary Stewart

April 20, 2016 |

The Guardian |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Colombia, Turbaco

La Ciudad de Las Mujeres or the City of Women was built by displaced women in Colombia. They are the survivors of violence from the Colombian war. “Today the neighbourhood has its own infrastructure, housing almost 500 people with a school, all built by the women.” The organization has also established a credit fund for micro-enterprises, a brick factory, a community restaurant, and a childcare center.

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What It Looks Like When A University Truly Fixes How It Handles Sexual Assault

Tyler Kingkade

April 07, 2016 |

The Huffington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Oregon

Oregon State University was being criticized for its handling of sexual assault cases, particularly Brenda Tracy's case that occurred in 1998. Now years later, the president of OSU- Ed Ray, has formally apologized, hired Tracy as a consultant, the Sexual Assault Resource Center has been created, and other steps that have led to a more prepared environment to help victims of sexual assault.

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Can a College That's Notorious for Sexual Assault Reform Itself?

Chris Peak

March 24, 2016 |

NationSwell |

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Response Location: United States, Charlottesville, Virginia

At the University of Virginia, the all-male peer education group One in Four works to create new standards surrounding sexual violence against women.

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When Kids Are Accused of Sex Crimes

Sarah Stillman

March 04, 2016 |

The New Yorker |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Juveniles who were placed on sex offender registries, some for crimes they committed before they were even teens, face a slew of life changing consequences that follows them for the rest of their life: “depression, addiction, suicidal thoughts, and other signs of post-traumatic stress.” Many will struggle to find a job, others will get targeted and harassed, some, overwhelmed by the pressure, have ended their life. Parents, legal scholars, and activists are pushing back against the notion that children, under the law, should be tried as mini adults.

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The Secret Lives of Male Sex Abuse Survivors

Joanna Schroeder

January 06, 2016 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Clarita, California

One in six boys in the United States has experienced sexual abuse before turning 18. With few recovery options in real life, more of them are going online for support.

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On embassy row, a fraying veil of immunity

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

December 21, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Domestic abuse of the staff in the households of the 1% is often overlooked or ignored. But foreign missions in the US that abuse their domestic staff are finally being held accountable.

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In Florida's tomato fields, a fight for ethical farm labor grows

Patrik Jonsson

November 16, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Immokalee, Florida

Sexual harassment and assault, and almost non-existent job security, are just some of the problems that plague migrant workers in the United States. A decade-long farm worker-led effort to push corporations to demand farmers submit to “clean labor” audits has yielded, for the first time, the introduction of shade tents, mandated water and bathroom breaks.

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Straight talk about sex in the Canadian Arctic

David Leveille

October 29, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories

Rates of teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and domestic violence are disproportionately higher among indigenous women, and girls in rural villages in the Canadian north are at particular risk. FOXY, a traveling organization dedicated to bringing sexual education and health to these hard-to-reach communities, provides an innovative and inclusive approach to teaching youth about sexual and relationship health.

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