Denise Link’s Post

This is a very important article and as mentioned in the blog I would also highlight the work being done by IFAS – Institute for Addressing Strangulation, who in partnership with Safelives and Bangor University, are raising awareness of strangulation and the associated risks.

PICS is a real thing. Please advocates in this space. If you do not have the real blueprint of what it is. If you are not Following the Gorski method or have no clue what it is. Contact us! I’m getting calls after the fact. That those who really don’t know what it is and they are speaking about it. Are also causing harm to people seeking help. If you don’t have or need support on how and what to say. Please reach out to us PICSISREAL.org. People are being harmed and traumatized by the misinformation and the treatment they are receiving from people who are not healed themselves. https://picsisreal.org/

part 4 of a 4 part series - trauma-informed corrections https://lnkd.in/gEVUJUZ9

Community based interventions, rehabilitative programs, trauma informed, culturally linked, therapeutic supports are all necessary. Reframed thinking on alternatives within custodial and youth justice frameworks is necessary. Placing vulnerable, children in an adult prison venue such as Unit 18 is “evil” and unnecessary. #justiceforcleveland #thinkagain #workwithcommunities #enoughisenough #protectchildren

"This year, perhaps now more than ever, we need a taste of what policymaking underpinned by radical imagination looks like. " The Ministry of Imagination Manifesto from Rob Hopkins and a dedicated team of Imagination advocates. The manifesto is a collection of possibility-infused policies from an eclectic mix of people from all around the world (including Brian Eno, Rutger Bregman and Kate Raworth – ecologists, renegade economists, artists, prison abolitionists, somatic trauma therapists, printmakers, politicians, disability activists, rewilding practitioners, prison abolitionists and so many more) Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/etH6khqj #radicalimagination #innovation #change #systemsinnovation #imagination #impactinnovation

ICYMI: Our Jul/Aug IACFP Bulletin featured a summary of new research by Rob Cramer, Andréa R. Kaniuka, and Lewis J. Peiper (published in Psychological Services) exploring a new model for corrections that can address self-directed harm and suicide. Read our summary focusing on key takeaways for practitioners in the field: https://bit.ly/3YYaC5u

9 in 10 women supported by our Diversion service say their mental health has improved. Meanwhile, the latest figures on safety in custody show that self-harm incidents among women have more than doubled over the last five years – despite an overall decrease in the number of women in prison. This is an outrage. Women should be diverted away from the criminal justice system as early as possible. We know from our work how life-changing it is to receive support instead of a prison sentence. Find out more about the power of our Diversion service ➡️ https://ow.ly/cMen50Qut5n

"In other countries with more rehabilitative approaches, #IncarceratedResidents begin rehabilitation programs from the beginning of their sentence. Maximum sentences are also rarely as long as a lifetime. In the U.S., however, we have a long way to go to have a truly rehabilitative system. Under the approach here, the guys serving long sentences are set aside. The subtext of these #PrisonPolicies feels to us like America believes we have no value. After all, we are not going anywhere. We’re just waiting in #prison to die." https://lnkd.in/gpD8vVuX