Using Restorative Justice Circles to heal from suicide.
In April 2010 the River Falls community held a community forum/panel on suicide. The panel of presenters included mental health, social services, school and community representatives. The topic...
View ArticleTOMA- Top Of Mind Awareness, promote your business and brand.
If you hear the term “Restorative Justice” I hope you think of me, or St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice. I work very hard for TOMA. T-top, O-of, M-mind, A-awareness. You never know what is going...
View ArticlePreventing Child Abuse is everyone’s responsibility.
I wish I had ALL the answers. How to prevent child abuse is a problem I would like to solve. I spent nearly 4 years working at Pierce County Human Services and the last two I supervised both the...
View ArticleHonoring Crime Victims – Prevent the Harm.
Only 2 to 15 percent of crime victims access needed victim services, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week calls our nation to take up these challenges—to reshape the future by facing our failures...
View ArticleNational Crime Victims Rights Week April 21-27, 2013
2013 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week – All events FREE and open to the public. The Journey to Justice: Restorative Justice after Homicide. A home robbery left two murdered, after 18 years it...
View ArticleTragic and sudden loss results in complex grief and trauma.
St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice Program (SCVRJP) has a special set of services for those impacted by sudden, preventable loss – suicide, homicide, traffic fatality, drug overdose. These kinds of...
View ArticleSuicide prevention and support opportunities – December 2013
The Suicide Prevention Task Force of St. Croix County has been busy providing QPR trainings. QPR stands for Question, Persuade and Refer. The one hour training provides steps and resources for...
View ArticleHealing Hurt . . . grieving is the bridge between suffering and hope.
The Hudson Community Foundation hosted an event Hudson Healing Together, addressing the losses of community members who died by herion/overdose. I was asked to speak at the event and for those not in...
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