Podcasts about victim services

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APEX Express is a weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. On this episode, host Miata Tan speaks with three guests from the Coalition for Community Safety and Justice (CCSJ), a leading community-based resource providing direct victim services for Asian Americans in San Francisco. They unpack CCSJ's approach to policy change, community advocacy, and public education, and reveal how their Collective Knowledge Base Catalog captures lessons from their work. Important Links: Community Safety and Justice (CCSJ) CCSJ Collective Knowledge Base Catalog CCSJ‘s four founding partners are the Chinatown Community Development Center, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Chinese Progressive Association, and Community Youth Center. Transcript: [00:00:00]  Miata Tan: Hello and welcome. You are tuning into APEX Express, a weekly radio show, uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans. I am your host, Miata Tan, and today we are focusing on community safety. The Coalition for Community Safety and Justice, also known as CCSJ, is the leading community-based resource in providing direct victim [00:01:00] services for Asian Americans in San Francisco. The four founding partners of the Coalition are Chinatown Community Development Center, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Chinese Progressive Association, and the Community Youth Center. You might have heard of some of these orgs. Today we are joined by three incredibly hardworking individuals who are shaping this work. First up is Janice Li, the Coalition Director. Here she is unpacking the history of the Coalition for Community Safety and Justice, and the social moment in which it was formed in response to. Janice Li: Yeah, so we formed in 2019 and it was at a time where we were seeing a lot of high profile incidents impacting and harming our Asian American communities, particularly Chinese seniors. We were seeing it across the country due to rhetoric of the Trump administration at that time that was just throwing, oil onto fire and fanning the flames. [00:02:00] And we were seeing those high profile incidents right here in San Francisco. And the story I've been told, because I, I joined CCSJ as its Coalition Director in 2022, so it says a few years before I joined. But the story I've been told is that the Executive Directors, the staff at each of these four organizations, they kept seeing each other. At vigils and protests and rallies, and it was a lot of outpouring of community emotions and feelings after these high profile incidents. And the eds were like. It's good that we're seeing each other and coming together at these things, but like, what are we doing? How are we changing the material conditions of our communities? How are we using our history and our experience and the communities that we've been a part of for literally decades and making our communities safe and doing something that is more resilient than just. The immediate reactive responses that we often know happen [00:03:00] when there are incidents like this. Miata Tan:  And when you say incidents could you speak to that a little bit more?  Janice Li: Yeah. So there were, uh, some of the high profile incidents included a Chinese senior woman who was waiting for a bus at a MUNI stop who was just randomly attacked. And, there were scenes of her. Fighting back. And then I think that had become a real symbol of Asians rejecting that hate. And the violence that they were seeing. You know, at the same time we were seeing the spa shootings in Atlanta where there were, a number of Southeast Asian women. Killed in just completely senseless, uh, violence. And then, uh, we are seeing other, similar sort of high profile random incidents where Chinese seniors often where the victims whether harmed, or even killed in those incident. And we are all just trying to make sense of. What is happening? [00:04:00] And how do we help our communities heal first and foremost? It is hard to make sense of violence and also figure out how we stop it from happening, but how we do it in a way that is expansive and focused on making all of our communities better. Because the ways that we stop harm cannot be punitive for other individuals or other communities. And so I think that's always been what's really important for CCSJ is to have what we call a holistic view of community safety. Miata Tan: Now you might be wondering, what does a holistic view and approach to community safety look like in practice? From active policy campaigns to direct victim service support, the Coalition for Community Safety and Justice offers a range of different programs. Janice Li, the Coalition Director, categorizes this work into three different [00:05:00] buckets.  Janice Li: It is responding to harm when it occurs, and that's, you know, really centering victims and survivors and the harm that they faced and the healing that it takes to help those, folks. The second piece is really figuring out how do we change our systems so that they're responsive to the needs of our communities. And what that looks like is a lot of policy change and a lot of policy implementation. It's a lot of holding government accountable to what they should be doing. And the third piece is recognizing that our communities don't exist in vacuums and all of our work needs to be underpinned by cross-racial healing and solidarity. To acknowledge that there are historic tensions and cultural tensions between different communities of color in particular, and to name it, we know that there are historic tensions here in San Francisco between the Black and Chinese communities. We have to name it. We have to see it, and we have to bring community [00:06:00] leaders together, along with our community members to find spaces where we can understand each other. And most importantly for me is to be able to share joy so that when conflict does occur, that we are there to be able to build bridges and communities as part of the healing that we, that has to happen. Miata Tan: Let's zoom in on the direct victim services work that CCSJ offers. What does this look like exactly and how is the Coalition engaging the community? How do people learn about their programs? Janice Li: We receive referrals from everyone, but initially, and to this day, we still receive a number of referrals from the police department as well as the District Attorney's Victim Services division, where, you know, the role that the police and the DA's office play is really for the criminal justice proceedings. It is to go through. What that form of criminal justice accountability. Could look like, but it's [00:07:00] not in that way, victim centered. So they reach out to community based organizations like Community Youth Center, CYC, which runs CCSJ, direct Victim Services Program to provide additional community. Based services for those victims. And CYC takes a case management approach. CYC has been around for decades and their history has been working, particularly with youth, particularly at risk youth. And they have a long history of taking a case management approach for supporting youth in all the ways that they need support. And so they use this approach now for people of all ages, but many of the victims that we serve are adults, and many of them are senior, and almost all of them are limited English proficient. So they need not only culturally competent support, but also in language support. And so the case management approach is we figure out what it is that person needs. And sometimes it's mental health [00:08:00] services and sometimes it's not. Sometimes it's trying to figure out in home social services, sometimes it's not. Sometimes for youth it might be figure out how to work with, SF Unified school district, our public school system you know, does that student need a transfer? It could be the world of things. I think the case management approach is to say, we have all of these possible tools, all of these forms of healing at our disposal, and we will bring all of those resources to the person who has been harmed to help their healing process. Miata Tan: I'm curious. I know we can't speak to specific cases, but. how did this work evolve? what did it look like then and what does it look like today? Janice Li: What I would say is that every single case is so complex and what the needs of the victims are and for their families who might be trying to process, you know, the death of one of their loved ones. What that [00:09:00] healing looks like and what those needs are. There's not one path, one route, one set of services that exist, but I think what is so important is to really center what those needs are. I think that the public discourse so much of the energy and intention ends up being put on the alleged perpetrator. Which I know there's a sense of, well, if that person is punished, that's accountability. But that doesn't take into account. Putting back together the pieces of the lives that have been just shattered due to these awful, terrible, tragic incidents.  And so what we've learned through the direct victim services that we provide in meeting harm when it occurs is sometimes it's victims wake you up in the hospital and wondering, how am I going to take care of my kids? Oh my gosh, what if I lose my job? How am I gonna pay for this? I don't speak English. I don't understand what my doctors and nurses are telling me [00:10:00] right now. Has anyone contacted my family? What is going on? What I've seen from so many of these cases is that there aren't people there. in the community to support those folks in that sort of like intimate way because the, the public discourse, the newspaper articles the TV news, it's all about, that person who committed this crime, are they being punished harsh enough? While when you really think about healing is always going to have to be victim and survivor centered.   Miata Tan: Janice Li describes this victim and survivor centered approach as a central pillar of the Coalition for Community Safety and Justices work. I asked her about how she sees people responding to the Coalition's programming and who the communities they serve are. Janice Li: So the Direct Victim Services program is just one of the many, many programs that CCSJ runs. Um, we do a wide range of policy advocacy. Right now, we've been focused a lot [00:11:00] on transit safety, particularly muni safety. We do a lot of different kinds of community-based education. What we are seeing in our communities, and we do work across San Francisco. Is that people are just really grateful that there are folks that they trust in the community that are centering safety and what community safety looks like to us. Because our organizations have all been around for a really long time, we already are doing work in our communities. So like for example, CCDC, Chinatown Community Development Center, they're one of the largest affordable housing nonprofits in the city. They have a very robust resident services program amongst the dozens of like apartment buildings and, large housing complexes that they have in their portfolio. And so, some of the folks that participate in programs might be CCDC residents. some of the folks participating in our programs are, folks that are part of CPA's existing youth program called Youth MOJO. They might [00:12:00] be folks that CAA have engaged through their, immigrant parent voting Coalition, who are interested in learning more about youth safety in the schools. So we're really pulling from our existing bases and existing communities and growing that of course. I think something that I've seen is that when there are really serious incidents of violence harming our community, one example Paul give, um, was a few years ago, there was a stabbing that occurred at a bakery called a Bakery in Chinatown, right there on Stockton Street. And it was a horrific incident.  The person who was stabbed survived. And because that was in the heart of Chinatown in a very, very popular, well-known bakery. in the middle of the day there were so many folks in the Chinatown community who were  they just wanted to know what was happening, and they were just so scared, like, could this happen to me? I go to that bakery, can I leave my apartment? Like I don't know what's going on. [00:13:00] So a lot of the times, one of the things that CCSJ does as part of our rapid response, beyond just serving and supporting the victim or victims and survivors themselves, is to ensure that we are either creating healing spaces for our communities, or at least disseminating accurate real-time information. I think that's the ways that we can Be there for our communities because we know that the harm and the fears that exist expand much more beyond just the individuals who were directly impacted by, you know, whatever those incidents of harm are. Miata Tan: And of course, today we've been speaking a lot about the communities that you directly serve, which are more Asian American folks in San Francisco. But how do you think that connects to, I guess, the broader, myriad of demographics that, uh, that live here.  Janice Li: Yeah. So, CCSJ being founded in 2019. We were founded at a time where because of these really [00:14:00] awful, tragic high profile incidents and community-based organizations like CA, a really stepping up to respond, it brought in really historic investments into specifically addressing Asian American and Pacific Islander hate, and violence and. What we knew that in that moment that this investment wasn't going to be indefinite. We knew that. And so something that was really, really important was to be able to archive our learnings and be able to export this, share our. Finding, share, learning, share how we did what we did, why we did what we did, what worked, what didn't work with the broader, committees here in San Francisco State beyond. I will say that one of the first things that we had done when I had started was create actual rapid response protocol. And I remember how so many places across California folks were reaching out to us, being like, oh, I heard that you do community safety [00:15:00] work in the Asian American community. What do you do when something happens because we've just heard from this client, or there was this incident that happened in our community. We just don't know what to do. Just to be able to share our protocol, share what we've learned, why we did this, and say like, Hey, you translate and interpret this for how it works. In whatever community you're in and you know, whatever community you serve. But so much of it is just like documenting your learning is documenting what you do. Um, and so I'm really proud that we've been able to do that through the CCSJ Knowledge Base.   Miata Tan: That was Janice Li, the Coalition Director at the Coalition for Community Safety and Justice, also known as CCSJ. As Janice mentioned, the Coalition is documenting the community safety resources in an online Knowledge Base. More on that later. Our next guest, Tei Huỳnh, will dive deeper into some of the educational workshops and trainings that CCSJ offers. You are tuned into APEX [00:16:00] Express on 94.1 KPFA​ [00:17:00] Welcome back to APEX Express on 94.1 KPFA. I am your host, Miata Tan, and today we are talking about community safety. Tei Huỳnh is a Senior Program Coordinator at Chinese Progressive Association, one of the four organizations that comprise the Coalition for Community Safety and Justice. Here's Tei discussing where their work sits within the Coalition. [00:18:00]  Tei Huỳnh: CPA's kind of piece of the pie with CCS J's work has been to really offer political education to offer membership exchanges with, um, other organizations workshops and trainings for our working class membership base. And so we offer RJ trainings for young people as well as, in language, Cantonese restorative justice training. Miata Tan: For listeners who might not be familiar, could you help to define restorative justice? Tei Huỳnh: Restorative justice is this idea that when harm is done rather than like implementing retributive ways. To bring about justice. There are ways to restore relationships, to center relationships, and to focus efforts of making right relations. Restorative justice often includes like talking circles where like a harm doer or someone who caused harm, right? Someone who is the recipient of harm sit in circle and share stories and really vulnerably, like hear each other out. And so the [00:19:00] first step of restorative justice, 80% of it in communities is, is relationship building, community building. Miata Tan: These sorts of workshops and programs. What do they look like? Tei Huỳnh: In our restorative justice trainings we work with, we actually work with CYC, to have their youth join our young people. And most recently we've worked with another organization called, which works with Latina youth, we bring our youth together and we have, uh, a four-part training and we are doing things like talking about how to give an apology, right? We're like roleplaying, conflict and slowing down and so there's a bit of that, right? That it feels a little bit like counseling or just making space, learning how to like hold emotion. How do we like just sit with these feelings and develop the skill and the capacity to do that within ourselves. And to have difficult conversations beyond us too. And then there's a part of it that is about political education. So trying to make that connection that as we learn to [00:20:00] be more accepting how does that actually look like in politics or like in our day-to-day life today? And does it, does it align? More often than not, right? Like they talk about in their classrooms that it is retributive justice that they're learning about. Oh, you messed up, you're sent out. Or like, oh, you get pink slip, whatever. Or if that's not their personal experience, they can observe that their classmates who look differently than them might get that experience more often than not   And so building beginning to build that empathy as well. Yeah. And then our adults also have, trainings and those are in Cantonese, which is so important. And the things that come up in those trainings are actually really about family dynamics. Our members really wanna know how do we good parents? When we heal our relationship, like learning to have those feelings, learning to locate and articulate our feelings.  To get a Chinese mama to be like, I feel X, Y, Z. Elders to be more in touch with their emotions and then to want to apply that to their family life is amazing, to like know how to like talk through conversations, be a better [00:21:00] parent partner, whatever it may be. Miata Tan: Something to note about the workshops and tools that Tei is describing for us. Yes, it is in response to terrible acts of hate and violence, but there are other applications as well. Tei Huỳnh: And you know, we've seen a lot of leadership in our young people as well, so we started with a restorative justice cohort and young people were literally like, we wanna come back. Can we like help out? You know, and so we like had this track where young people got to be leaders to run their own restorative justice circle. It might sound like really basic, but some of the things we learn about is like how we like practice a script around moving through conflicts too. and that, and we also learn that conflict. It's not bad. Shameful thing. This is actually what we hear a lot from our young people, is that these tools help them. With their friends, with their partners, with their mom. One kid was telling us how he was like going to [00:22:00] get mad about mom asking him to do the dishes he was able to slow down and talk about like how he feels. Sometimes I'm like, oh, are we like releasing little like parent counselors? You know what I mean? Uh, 'cause another young person told us about, yeah. When, when she would, she could feel tension between her and her father. She would slow down and start asking her, her what we call ears questions. and they would be able to slow down enough to have conversations as opposed to like an argument . It makes me think like how as a young person we are really not taught to communicate. We're taught all of these things from what? Dominant media or we just like learn from the style of communication we receive in our home , and exposing young people to different options and to allow them to choose what best fits for them, what feels best for them. I think it's a really, yeah, I wish I was exposed to that . Miata Tan: From younger people to adults, you have programs and workshops for lots of different folks. What are the community needs that this [00:23:00] healing work really helps to address? Tei Huỳnh: What a great question because our youth recently did a survey Within, um, MOJO and then they also did a survey of other young people in the city. And the biggest problem that they're seeing right now is housing affordability because they're getting like, pushed out they think about like, oh yeah, my really good friend now lives in El Sobrante. I can't see my like, best friend we have youth coming from like Richmond, from the East Bay because they want to stay in relationship. And so the ways that, like the lack of affordability in the city for families, working class families has also impacted, our young peoples. Sense of health. And, this is actually a really beautiful extension of, growth, right? In what people are seeing termed as safety, From like a really tangible kind of safety previously safety was like not getting punched, interpersonal violence to now understanding safety from systemic violence as well, which includes, like housing and affordability or [00:24:00] gentrification.   Miata Tan: Through the workshops that Tei runs through the Coalition for Community Safety and Justice Communities are also exposed to others with different lived experiences, including speakers from partner organizations to help make sense of things. Tei Huỳnh: It was a huge moment of like humanization. And restorative justice is really about seeing each other, I remember too, like after our guest speaker from A PSC, our young people were just so moved, and our young people saying like this was the first time that they've shared a room with someone who was formerly incarcerated. they were so moved with like, how funny he was, how smart he was, how all the things you know, and, and that there are all these stories to shed. We really bring in people to share about their lived experiences with our Asian American youth. And then people wanted to like follow up and also Mac from A PSC was so generous and wanted to help them with their college essays and people were like, [00:25:00] yes, they wanna keep talking to you. You know? Um, and that was really sweet. In our. Recent restorative justice work, and our most recent training with POed which works with Latina youth while we saw that it was harder for our young people to just, connect like that, that they were able, that there were like other ways that they were building relationships with  Miata Tan: What were you seeing that went beyond language? Tei Huỳnh: I think it was really sweet to just see like people just trying, right? Like, I think as like young people, it's like, it's also really scary to like, go outside of your, your little bubble, I think as a young person, right? One year we were able to organize for our adult session and our youth session, our final session that happened on the same day. and so we had we had circles together, intergenerational, we brought in a bunch of translators and youth after that were so moved, I think one young person was [00:26:00] talking about how they only like. Chinese adults, they talk to other parents and to like hear these Chinese adults really trying, being really encouraging. There's like something very healing. Restorative justice is not an easy topic for young people. I think at the first level it is about relationships in community to hold those harder feelings. I was really moved by this, a really shy young girl, like choosing to like walk and talk with another young person that they didn't have like that much of a shared language, but Wiley was, they were just really trying to connect. There are moments like when the, youth, like during our break, would wanna put on music and would try to teach the other youth, how they dance to their music. You know, like it's just, it was just like a cultural exchange of sorts too which is really sweet and really fun  ​[00:27:00] [00:28:00]  Miata Tan: You are tuned into APEX Express on 94.1 KPFA, a weekly radio show uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans. I'm your host Miata Tan, and today we are [00:29:00] talking about community safety. Since 2019, the Coalition for Community Safety and Justice, also known as CCSJ, has been leading the charge in helping Asian Americans in San Francisco to heal from instances of harm. From Direct Victim Services to Policy Work. The Coalition has a range of programs. Our next guest is Helen Ho, research and Evaluation manager at Chinese for affirmative action in San Francisco. Her research helps us to better understand the impact of these programs. Here's Helen describing her role and the importance of CCS J's evaluation  Helen Ho: My role is to serve as a container for reflection and evaluation so that we can learn from what we're doing, in the moment, we're always so busy, too busy to kind of stop and, assess. And so my role is to have that [00:30:00] time set aside to assess and celebrate and reflect back to people what we're doing. I was initially brought on through an idea that we wanted to build different metrics of community safety because right now the dominant measures of community safety, when you think about like, how do we measure safety, it's crime rates. And that is a very one dimensional, singular, narrow definition of safety that then narrows our focus into what solutions are effective and available to us. And, and we also know that people's sense of safety goes beyond what are the crime rates published by police departments and only relying on those statistics won't capture the benefits of the work that community organizations and other entities that do more of this holistic long-term work. Miata Tan: The Coalition for Community Safety and Justice, has been around since 2019. So was this [00:31:00] process, uh, over these five years, or how did you come into this? Helen Ho: Yeah. The Coalition started in 2019, but I came on in. 2023, you know, in 2019 when they started, their main focus was rapid response because there were a lot of high profile incidents that really needed a coordinated community response. And over time they. Wanted to move beyond rapid response to more long-term prevention and, uh, restorative programming. And that's when they were able to get more resources to build out those programs. So that's why I came on, um, a bit later in the Coalition process when a lot of programs were already started or just about to launch. So what I get to do is to interview people that we've served and talk to them about. Their experiences of our programs, how they might have been transformed, how their perspectives might have changed and, and all of that. Then I get to do mini reports or memos and reflect that back to the people who run the programs. And it's just so [00:32:00] rewarding to share with them the impact that they've had that they might not have heard of. 'cause they don't have the time to talk to everyone . And also. Be an outside thought partner to share with them, okay, well this thing might not have worked and maybe you could think about doing something else. Miata Tan: Certainly sounds like really rewarding work. You're at a stage where you're able to really reflect back a lot of the learnings and, and, and work that's being developed within these programs.  Helen Ho: The first phase of this project was actually to more concretely conceptualize what safety is beyond just crime rates because there are many, Flaws with crime statistics. We know that they are under-reported. We know that they embed racial bias. But we also know that they don't capture all the harm that our communities experience, like non-criminal hate acts or other kinds of harm, like being evicted that cause insecurity, instability, feelings [00:33:00] of not being safe, but would not be counted as a crime. So, Um, this involved talking to our Coalition members, learning about our programs, and really getting to the heart of what they. Conceptualized as safety and why they created the programs that they did. And then based on that developed, a set of pilot evaluations for different programs that we did based on those, ideas of what our, you know, ideal outcomes are. We want students to feel safe at school, not only physically, but emotionally and psychologically. We want them to feel like they have a trusted adult to go to when something is wrong, whether. They're being bullied or maybe they're having a hard time at home or, um, you know, their family, uh, someone lost their job and they need extra support. And that all, none of that would be captured in crime rates, but are very important for our sense of safety. So then I did a whole bunch of evaluations where I interviewed folks, tried to collect [00:34:00] quantitative data as well. And that process. Was incredibly rewarding for me because I really admire people who, uh, develop and implement programs. They're doing the real work, you know, I'm not doing the real work. They're doing the real work of actually, supporting our community members. But what I get to do is reflect back their work to them. 'cause in the moment they're just so busy then, and, and many people when they're doing this work, they're like: Am I even doing, making an impact? Am I doing this well? And all they can think about is how can I, you know, what did I do wrong and how can I do better? And, and they don't necessarily think about all the good that they're doing 'cause they don't give themselves the time to appreciate their own work because they're always trying to do better for our communities. Miata Tan: The Coalition for Community Safety and Justice is cataloging their learnings online in what they call a Collective Knowledge Base. Janice describes the [00:35:00] Knowledge Base as the endpoint of a long process to better understand the Coalition's work. Helen Ho: The Coalition for Community Safety and Justice was doing something, was building something new in San Francisco, and the idea was that there may be other communities across the country who are trying to build something similar and contexts across country, across communities. They're all different, but there is something maybe we could share and learn from each other. And so with this Knowledge Base Catalog, the impetus was to recognize that we're not experts. we're just trying things, building things, and we, we make a lot of mistakes and we're just doing the best that we can, but we've learned something and we'll, we'll share it. and this. Kind of approach really reminded me of a recipe book where you develop a recipe after many, many, many times of testing and tweaking and [00:36:00] building, and there's a recipe that really works for you. And then you can share it. And if you explain, you know, the different steps and some of the. You know, ingredients that are helpful, the techniques and why you chose to do certain things. Someone else can look at that recipe and tweak it how they want. And make it suitable for your own community and context. and once I got onto that analogy it blossomed to something else because. Also the act of creating food, like cooking and feeding our communities is something so important , and yet sometimes it can be seen as not serious. And that's really similar to community Safety is a very serious issue. But then. There's some worries that when we talk about like restoration and healing that's not a serious enough reaction response to safety issues, but when in fact it is crucial and essential, you know, healing and [00:37:00] restoration are crucial for our communities as much as cooking and feeding our communities and both are serious, even if some people think that they're not serious.  Miata Tan: I hear you. I love that metaphor with cooking and the recipe book as well. For our listeners, could you explain where the Knowledge Base Catalog lives online and how people can access it? Helen Ho: Sure. You can go to our website@CCSjsf.org and there's a little tab that says Knowledge Base. And you can either access it through the PDF version where you can get all of the catalog entries in one file, or you can search our database and you can filter or search by different things that you're interested in. So there a lot of programs have, cross functions or cross, aspects to them that might be of interest to you. So for example, if you. We're interested in programs to cultivate trusted community figures so you can look at the different programs that we've done that in different contexts in housing, at schools, or in business [00:38:00] corridors, because when you cultivate those trusted figures, when something bad happens, people then know who to go to, and it's much easier to access resources. You can also, if you're interested in, in language programs, you know, how did we think about doing programming for immigrant communities in their native languages? You can look at our tags and look at all of the programs that are in language. So our Chinese language, restorative justice, or our Chinese language victim services. You can look at all the different ways that we've, done our programming in language and not just in terms of translating something that wasn't English into Chinese, but creating something from the Chinese cultural perspective that would be more resonant with our community members. Miata Tan: How are you reflecting back this work through your research and the Knowledge Base Catalog?  Helen Ho: Before each evaluation, I interviewed the implementers to understand, you know… what's your vision of success? If your [00:39:00] program was successful beyond as wildest dreams what do you think you would see? What do you think people would say about it? And based on those answers, I was able to create some questions and, and measures to then understand. What you know, what assessment would look like in terms of these interviews with, um, program participants or collaborators. And so then I was able to reflect back in these memos about, insights that program participants learned or feelings that they, that they had or for. Program collaborators, what they've seen in their partnerships with us and what they appreciate about our approach and our programming. And also avenues that we could improve our programs. Because we know that harm and violence, although we often talk about them in terms of singular incidents, it's actually a systemic issue. And systemic is a word that people throw around and we don't even know. Like it's so thrown around so much out. I, I don't even remember what it means anymore, but. But we know that there are [00:40:00] big societal issues that cause harm. There's poverty, there's unaddressed mental health and behavioral health issues. There is just a lot of stress that is around that makes us. More tense and flare up and also, or have tensions flare up into conflict which makes us feel unsafe. And so there are policies that we can put in place to create a more. Complete instead of a patchwork system of support and resources so that people can feel more secure economically physically, uh, health wise. And all of that contributes to a, strong lasting and holistic sense of safety.  Miata Tan: As Janice and Helen have both mentioned The Coalition was able to grow in part due to funding that was made during 2019 and 2020 when we were seeing more acts of hate and [00:41:00] violence against Asian Americans. California's Stop the Hate program was one of those investments. Helen explains more about how the work has continued to expand.   Helen Ho: Another reason why the Coalition has been able to evolve is the, government investment in these programs and holistic safety programming. So. The city of San Francisco has been really great through their grants in looking in funding, holistic programming for different racial and ethnic communities and the state. Also, through their Stop the Hate grant has been able to fund programming and also the research and evaluation work that allows us to learn and evolve. Improve and also. Take these learnings beyond when grant programs might end and programs might end, and so that we can hopefully hold onto this, these learnings and not have to start from scratch the next [00:42:00] time Miata Tan: Thank you for laying all that out, Helen. So it sounds like there's a lot of different stakeholders that are really helping to aid this work and move it forward. What have you seen, like what are folks saying have had an impact on their community in a, in a positive way?  Helen Ho: Yeah. There's so much that. The Coalition has done and, and many different impacts. But one program that I evaluated, it was community Youth Center, CYC's, School Outreach Program in which they have teams of adults regularly attending lunch periods or school release periods at several schools in the city. And the idea here is that. At lunchtime or at score release period, kids are free. They're like, we're done with class, we're just gonna be out there wild. And they're figuring how to navigating social relationships, how to be in the world, who they are. , That can come with a lot of conflict, [00:43:00] insecurity a lot of difficulties that then end up, if they escalate enough, could turn into harm. For example, it's middle school kids are playing basketball and so when someone loses a game, they might start a argument and what the school outreach team would do is they're there. They've already built relationships with the students. They can step in and say, Hey, what's going on? Let's talk about this. And they can prevent. Conflicts from escalating into physical harm and also create a teaching moment for students to learn how to resolve their conflicts, how to deal with their difficult emotions of losing and equipping them with tools in the future to then also navigate conflict and, and prevent harm. And so I was able to interview the school collaborators uh, administrators or deans to understand, you know, why did they call on CYC, why did they want to establish this partnership and let adults outside the school come into the [00:44:00] school? And they were just so appreciative of the expertise and experience of the team that they knew. That they could trust the team to develop warm, strong relationships with students of all races and, and identities. That there was not going to be a bias that these adults, the team would be approachable. And so this team brought in both the trust, not only social emotional skills and conflict navigation, but also the organization and responsibility of keeping students physically safe. Another program which is the development of in-language Chinese restorative justice programming and also restorative justice program for Asian American youth. And in interviewing the folks who went through these training programs, I myself learned, truly learned what restorative [00:45:00] justice is. Essentially restorative justice takes the approach that we should, not look to punishment for punishment's sake, but to look at accountability and to restore what has been harmed or lost through, you know, an act of harm in order to do that, we actually have to build community you know, restoring after harm has been done requires relationships and trust for it to be most effective. And so what was really transformative for me was listening to. Youth, high schoolers learn about restorative justice, a completely new idea because so much of their life has been punitive at the home. They do something wrong, they're punished at school, they do something wrong, they're punished. And it's just a default way of reacting to quote unquote wrong. But these youth learned. All of these different [00:46:00] skills for navigating conflict that truly transform the way that they relate to everyone in their life. youth were talking to me about, resolving conflicts with their parents. To believe that their parents could change too. So, you know, what does that have to do with criminal justice? Well, when we think about people who have harmed, a lot of times we're hesitant to go through a restorative route where we just want them to take accountability rather than being punished for punishment's sake for them to change their behavior. But one criticism or barrier to that is we think, oh, they can't change. But you know, if your middle-aged immigrant parent who you thought could never change, could change the sky's the limit in terms of who can change their behavior and be in a better relationship with you. Miata Tan: These workshops are so important in helping to really bring people together and also insight that change. Helen Ho: We also wanna look ahead to [00:47:00] deeper and longer term healing. And so what can we do to restore a sense of safety, a sense of community and especially, um, with a lot of heightened, uh, racial tensions, especially between Asian and black communities that you know, the media and other actors take advantage of our goal of the Coalition is to be able to deescalate those tensions and find ways for communities to see each other and work together and then realize that we can do more to help each other and prevent harm within and across our communities if we work together. For example, we're doing a transit safety audit with our community members, where we've invited our community members who are in for our organization, mainly Chinese, immigrants who don't speak English very well to come with us and ride. The bus lines that are most important to our community coming in and out of Chinatown [00:48:00] to assess what on this bus or this ride makes you feel safe or unsafe, and how can we change something to make you feel safe on the bus? it's so important because public transportation is a lifeline for our community, And so we completed those bus ride alongs and folks are writing in their notebooks and they shared so many. Amazing observations and recommendations that we're now compiling and writing a report to then recommend to, um, S-F-M-T-A, our transit agency the bus. Is one of the few places where a bunch of strangers are in close quarters, a bunch of strangers from many different walks of life. Many different communities are in close quarters, and we just have to learn how to exist with each other. And it could be a really great way for us to practice that skill if we could just do some public education on, how to ride the bus.    Miata Tan: I asked [00:49:00] Helen about how she hopes people will access and build on the learnings in CCS J's Collective Knowledge Base. Helen Ho: Each community will have its own needs and community dynamics And community resources. And so it's hard to say that there's a one size fits all approach, which is also why the recipe book approach is more fitting because everyone just needs to kind of take things, uh, and tweak it to their own contexts. I would just say that for taking it either statewide or nationwide, it's just that something needs to be done in a coordinated fashion that understands the. Importance of long-term solutions for safety and holistic solutions for safety. The understands that harm is done when people's needs are not met, and so we must refocus once we have responded to the crises in the moment of harm, that we [00:50:00] also look to long-term and long lasting community safety solutions. Miata Tan: So with this Knowledge Base, anyone can access it online. Who do you hope will take a peek inside? Helen Ho: Who do I hope would take a peek at the Knowledge Base? I would really love for other people who are at a crossroads just like we were in the early. Days who are scrambling, are building something new and are just in go, go, go mode to come look at some of what we've done so that they just don't have to reinvent the wheel. They could just take something, take one of our templates or. Take some of our topics workshop topics. Something where it just saves them a bunch of time that they don't have to figure it out and then they can move on to the next step of evolving their programs even more. Um, I think that's my greatest hope. I think another this might be too cynical, but I also feel like with [00:51:00] the political. Interest waning in Asian American community safety, that there's going to be a loss of resources. You know, hopefully we can get more resources to sustain these programs, but in reality, a lot of programs will not continue. And it is a tragedy because the people who have developed these programs and worked on them for years Have built so much knowledge and experience and when we just cut programs short, we lose it. We lose the people who have built not only the experience of running this program, but the relationships that they've built in our community that are so hard to replicate and build up again. So my hope is that in however many years when we get another influx of resources from when people care about Asian American community safety, again, that somewhere some will dust off this Knowledge Base. And again, not have [00:52:00] to start from scratch, but, start at a further point so that we can, again, evolve our approach and, and do better for our communities. Miata Tan: That's really beautiful. Hoping that people for the future can access it.  Helen Ho: Another thing about, people either from the future and also in this current moment when they're also asking what's being done. Because I think a part of feeling not safe is that no one's coming to help me and the cynicism of no one's doing anything about this. And and also.  a withdrawal from our community saying, oh, our Asian, the Asian American community, they're approaching it in the wrong way or not doing the right what, whatever it is that your criticism is. But my hope is that folks in our community, folks in the future, folks outside of our, you know, Asian American community, can come to this Knowledge Base and see what we're doing. [00:53:00] Realize that there are, there is a lot of work being put into creating long-term, equitable, holistic safety solutions that can heal individuals in our community, heal our communities at a as a whole, and heal our relationships between communities. And there's so much good being done and that. If more folks join in our collaborations or in our efforts to get more resources to sustain these programs, we can really continue doing great things.  Miata Tan: With this Knowledge Base catalog, is there a way you hope it will continue to evolve to help better inform, I guess someone who might be on the other side of the country or in a totally different place? Miles away from San Francisco. Helen Ho: I would love to be able to do more evaluations and documenting of our work. I mean, we're continually doing more and new stuff. , Even [00:54:00] in a period where we don't have as many resources, we're still doing a lot of work. For example. We are continuing our work to get SFPD to implement a language access policy that works for our communities. And we're doing more and more work on that. And to be able to document that and share that new work would be really exciting. Um, and any other of our new initiatives I will say, going back to the recipe book analogy or metaphor, I don't know if this is just me, but when I have a cookbook, it's great. It's like so long. There's so many recipes. I only use three of them and I use those three all of the time. so that's what I was also thinking about for the Knowledge Base where there's a lot of stuff in here. Hopefully you can find a few things that resonate with you that you can really carry with you into your practice. Miata Tan: Thank you so much for speaking with me today, Helen.  Helen Ho: Thank you for having me. ​[00:55:00]  Miata Tan: The music we played throughout today's [00:56:00] episode was by the incredible Mark Izu check out stick song from his 1992 album Circle of Fire. Such a beautiful track, Now, a big thank you to Janice Tay and Helen for joining me on today's show. You can learn more about the Coalition for Community Safety and Justice via their website. That's ccsjsf.org  Make sure to check out their fantastic Knowledge Base Catalog that Helen spoke to us about from examples of victim centered support programs to rapid response resources during instances of community harm. There's some really important information on there. And thank you to all of our listeners for tuning in. For show notes, check out our website. That's kpfa.org/program/APEX-express. APEX Express is a collective of activists that include [00:57:00] Ayame Keane-Lee, Anuj Vaidya, Cheryl Truong, Jalena Keane-Lee, Miko Lee, Miata Tan, Preeti Mangala Shekar and Swati Rayasam.  Tonight's show was produced by me, Miata Tan. Get some rest y'all .  ​  The post APEX Express – 1.22.26 – What Is Community Safety? appeared first on KPFA.

Andy Kahan joined Crime Stoppers of Houston in June 2018 as its first-ever Director of Victim Services and Advocacy. Prior to Crime Stoppers, Andy served as the Victim Advocate for the Mayor's Office and Houston Police Department for 26 years before retiring and joining Crime Stoppers of Houston to resume his career as a Victim Advocate. Andy Kahan received his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 1983 from the University of Houston. He worked as both a Parole and Probation Officer before becoming the first victim advocate in the country to work in a Mayor's Office. His responsibilities included working with local crime victim's rights organizations to facilitate the pooling of resources and the exchange of information, accompanying and representing victims before the Parole Board, putting crime victims in touch with local crime victims support and advocacy groups, and court accompaniment.Andy works closely with Rosemary and Bob Nuelle, Liz's parents - as an advisor, advocate, and now cherished friend of the Nuelle family.Elizabeth Marie Barraza was gunned down in front of her own home on the morning of Friday, January 25, 2019, while she was setting up for a garage sale.www.WhoKilledLizBarraza.comThe reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible is now up to $50,000.00.If you have a tip, please call the Crime Stoppers of Houston Tip Line - all calls are completely anonymous. Only tips and calls DIRECTLY TO Crime Stoppers are anonymous and eligible for a cash reward. +1 (713) 222-TIPS - Andy Kahan's bio from Crime Stoppers of Houston website.

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Nearly 3,000 people attended the event at UVU where Charlie Kirk was murdered. There were many who were there and not only witnessed the event but were caught in the aftermath of the chaos after the event while people fled in fear. FBI Salt Lake City Special Agent in Charge, Robert Bohls, joins the show to discuss the services they are providing to victims and the process they go through to return items left in the aftermath.

MDJ Script/ Top Stories for September 3rd Publish Date:  September 3rd    Commercial: From the BG Ad Group Studio, Welcome to the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast.    Today is Wednesday, September 3rd and Happy Birthday to Charlie Sheen I’m Keith Ippolito and here are the stories Cobb is talking about, presented by Times Journal 113-home development rezoning request tabled KSU recognized as Military Support College of Distinction Dove hunting this year? Make sure you have completed a hunter education course All of this and more is coming up on the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast, and if you are looking for community news, we encourage you to listen and subscribe!  BREAK: INGLES 7 STORY 1: 113-home development rezoning request tabled A rezoning request for a 113-home development near I-75 and South Marietta Parkway has been put on hold—at the owner’s request. The plan? Single-family homes and townhomes on 19.5 acres, though the builder, Traton, LLC, flagged some design and engineering tweaks. Kevin Moore, the project’s attorney, said revisions are underway to meet technical requirements and ensure the project’s feasibility. This isn’t the land’s first rodeo. Back in 2021, a 204-townhome proposal for the same area was shot down after community pushback. Will this smaller plan fare better? Time will tell. STORY 2: KSU recognized as Military Support College of Distinction  Kennesaw State University has earned the title of Military Support College of Distinction—one of only two schools in Georgia to snag the honor. It’s not just a badge; it’s a nod to KSU’s deep commitment to veterans, service members, and their families. From scholarships that fill funding gaps to partnerships with groups like the Warrior Alliance and Wounded Warrior Project, KSU goes beyond academics. They even host Georgia’s only VetSuccess on Campus counselor, guiding veterans through benefits, careers, and life’s next steps. STORY 3: Dove hunting this year? Make sure you have completed a hunter education course Got your eye on the perfect dove field this season? Before you grab your gear, make sure you’ve checked off one thing: hunter education. The Georgia DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division makes it easy with online and in-person options. Online courses (10 options, one in Spanish) range from free to $49.95, while in-person classes are free. Born after Jan. 1, 1961? You’ll need this. Details at GeorgiaWildlife.com. We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.799.6810 for more info.  We’ll be right back. Break: Ingles 7 STORY 4: Cobb District Attorney’s Office launches Victim Advocates Academy  Last month, District Attorney Sonya Allen’s office kicked off its first-ever Victim Advocates’ Academy—a five-session program aimed at giving advocates the tools, knowledge, and trauma-informed practices they need to better support crime victims. The next session? Thursday, Sept. 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cobb Public Safety Training Center in Austell. This one dives into post-conviction advocacy, including the Pardon & Parole process, with statewide resources shared by the Office of Victim Services. STORY 5: UPDATE: Fire destroys east Cobb restaurant An overnight fire gutted Chin Chin Chinese Restaurant, a beloved east Cobb spot that had been part of the community for 30 years. Owner Jasmine Chen, heartbroken, said the flames consumed everything. “I locked up around 10:15 p.m.,” Chen said. “By morning, it was gone.” A friend, who didn’t want to be named, said the fire likely started in the kitchen around 12:30 a.m. and spread fast. Chen, who’s owned the restaurant for 15 years, said, “Everyone knows Chin Chin. East Cobb has been so good to us.” Now, she waits for the insurance investigation. Break: STORY 6: Waterfowl Hunters: Early Teal and Goose season opportunities  Duck, duck…goose season’s almost here, y’all! Georgia hunters, it’s time to gear up for early teal and Canada goose season. Mark your calendars: goose season runs Sept. 6-28, 2025 (daily limit: five), and teal season is Sept. 13-21, 2025 (daily limit: six). Looking for a spot? Check out WMAs open for small game, or hit lakes like Juliette and Clarks Hill. Don’t forget your licenses and stamps—grab ’em at GoOutdoorsGeorgia.com. STORY 7: $3.3M roundabout project proposed at Powder Springs intersection Powder Springs and GDOT want your thoughts on a $3.3 million roundabout project at Austell-Powder Springs Road and Marietta Street. Right now, it’s just a traffic light and two lanes—but the plan? A four-exit roundabout, 6-foot sidewalks, and 10-foot bike paths connecting to the Silver Comet Trail. Why the change? Between 2020 and 2024, 69 crashes happened there—most right in the intersection. GDOT says the roundabout could cut injury crashes by 78%. Got opinions? Share them by Friday online, by mail, or email. Questions? Call the city or GDOT. Your voice could shape the final design—or stop it altogether. We’ll have closing comments after this. Break: INGLES 7 Signoff-   Thanks again for hanging out with us on today’s Marietta Daily Journal Podcast. 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Our guest today is Dr. Gena Castro Rodriguez, a licensed marriage and family therapist, educator, and nationally recognized thought leader with over three decades of experience in mental health, trauma-informed care, and community wellness. Based in San Francisco, Dr. Castro Rodriguez has spent her career expanding access to culturally responsive services and building resilience in underserved communities.Her leadership spans roles such as Executive Director of the National Alliance for Trauma Recovery Centers at UCSF, Chief of Victim Services for the SF District Attorney's Office, and Co-Founder of the Youth Justice Institute. Today, she continues her mission as an Associate Professor at the University of San Francisco, where she helps shape the next generation of counselors and advances the work of the Center for Community Counseling and Wellness.Dr. Castro Rodriguez shares insights on the trauma facing our immigrant communities, trauma recovery, restorative justice, and the intersection of mental health and social justice—offering a powerful vision for healing that centers on equity, dignity, and community voice.#Drgenacastrorodriguez#Genacastrorodriguez.com#TraumaInformedCare#MentalHealthEquity#RestorativeJustice#CommunityHealing#CulturallyResponsive#Mentalhealthfirstaid

Claire de Mézerville López is joined by co-host, Executive Director of IIRP Canada, Pat Lewis, for a special IIRP Canada series, highlighting the use of restorative practices and restorative justice across Canada. In this episode, they welcome dedicated community leader, Nicole Chouinard, to the Restorative Works! Podcast. Nicole joins us to share how she and her team collaborate with schools across seven communities and over 30 schools to embed restorative practices early on—training teachers, engaging parents, and creating safe, supportive spaces for students. In a region deeply shaped by transient workforces and past emergencies, these efforts are helping young people build lasting relationships, cultural pride, and emotional safety. Sharing her journey into restorative justice and the stories of youth who were positively affected by their involvement in restorative justice processes, she highlights the emotional depth of her work—navigating the unpredictability of human experience while advocating for victims' voices and supporting accused youth on their healing journeys. Nicole and her husband have called the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) home since 2009, where they live, work, and play.  In 2012, Nicole transitioned into her role as a leader within the RCMP Support Services Branch, where she became involved with Victim Services and Restorative Justice. The exposure to these programs opened a passion to advocate for change in how justice is viewed, amplification of victims' voices, better understanding of why a client causes harm, and improvement of community connections and supports. In 2020, Nicole started the process to grow Restorative Justice within the RMWB and has been instrumental in its success, including continued collaboration with stakeholders and the community. Since completing her Legal Assistant Diploma through SAIT in 2007, Nicole has been embedded in careers with legal backgrounds through work with quasi-judicial boards including the National Energy Board, Alberta Energy Regulator, Assessment Review Board, and the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.  Tune in to understand how restorative practices can prevent violence, promote healing, and empower youth.

We are joined today by Josh and Sarah from the A Podcast Will Save This Relationship! Check out all their links HERE! Resources to support those affected by the Lapu Lapu Festival -24-hour assistance centre at Douglas Park Community Centre at 801 West 22nd Ave. Vancouver Police Department officers and Victim Services professionals are on-site to offer support. VPD support can also be reached at 604-717-3331. -VictimLinkBC is a toll-free, confidential, multilingual service available across B.C. and the Yukon 24 hours a day, seven days a week by Phone/Text: 1-800-563-0808 or Email: 211-VictimLinkBC@uwbc.ca -310 Mental Health Line at 310-6789 -Crisis Line at 1-800-784-2433 Become a Patron or YouTube Member for ad-free episodes and bonus stories every Monday and Friday as well as exclusive content:⁠ Cultiv8 Patreon⁠ or⁠ YouTube Membership⁠   Head to ⁠https://factormeals.com/factorpodcast⁠ and use code WIKI50OFF to get 50% off! Head to ⁠https://hometownhero.com/⁠ and use code REDDIT for 20% off your first purchase. (Timestamps are approximate due to dynamic ad insertion. Consider being a Patron or YouTube member for ad-free episodes) On today's AITA episode we have:(00:00) - Intro(05:59) - AITA for making my sick husband clean up his vomit?(15:19) - AITAH for being in the delivery room while my sister gave birth? (23:56) - AITA for having a bunch of formulas written on my Calculator? (39:05) - AITAH for buying my boyfriend flowers after he mentioned most men only get them when they die. Be sure to hit like, subscribe, and follow us on all social media platforms for all things Reddit on Wiki! Click here for our Social and Donation Links:⁠ https://linktr.ee/redditonwiki Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a textArvada partners with two organizations providing support and healing for victims of crime and child abuse in our community. Jennifer Griffin of Victim Outreach Incorporated and Don Mosley of Ralston House discuss their organizations' missions, services, and unique partnerships with the City of Arvada. Mentioned in the episode:Victims Rights Week (April 8 - 12) Jefferson County Courage Walk on Saturday, April 12National Child Abuse Prevention Month (April)Ralston House Pinwheel GardenNews & Events:First 2025 Bulky Item Drop-off Event is Saturday, April 26Mayor Simpson's State of the City is Friday, April 18 (hosted through the Chamber of Commerce)Kite Festival is Sunday, April 13Majestic View Nature Center Earth Day Poster Contest is open!Be a host for the Nature Center's Pollinator Garden TourArvada Reservoir is open for the seasonVisit us at ArvadaCO.gov/Podcast or email us at podcast@arvada.org.

In this episode of the Voice 2 Change podcast by Jane Doe No More, we talk with Rachel Henderson about the Gail Burns Smith, Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners (SAFE) program in Connecticut. Rachel explains how the SAFE program provides a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to conducting medical forensic exams for sexual assault survivors. The conversation highlights the importance of the SAFE program in bridging healthcare and legal systems to support survivors, discussing how forensic nurses are trained, the challenges they face, and their impact in empowering survivors through choice and support. The episode also underscores the critical services provided by the Connecticut Judicial Branch Office of Victim Services, offering extensive support and resources for victims throughout their healing and legal journey.Rachel Henderson is the response program manager for the Connecticut Judicial Branch Office of Victim Services, specifically for the Gail Burns Smith, Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) program. With over a decade of emergency department nursing experience and 25 years of providing emergent patient care across the state, Rachel brings a wealth of knowledge and dedication to her role. She oversees 33 SAFE professionals who respond to eight hospitals and one student health center in central and eastern Connecticut.Topics Discussed:Explanation of SAFE programIntegration of law enforcement and healthcare systemsMale nurses' challenges and patient comfort considerationsCore of empathetic careMeeting patients where they areEmpowering patient rights and choicesBuilding rapport and collaboration with advocacy groupsRole of forensic nurses in courtrooms and legal processesNoticing a gap in staff confidence for assault casesEffects of compassionate care on patient behaviorConnect with Jane Doe No More:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Janedonomore.org

Cindy Adams interviews Andy Kahan, the Director of Victim Services for Crime Stoppers in Houston, about his unique role in advocating for victims of violent crime. Andy discusses his extensive career in criminal justice, his efforts in pushing through legislation to enhance victims' rights and public safety, and his controversial fight against the sale of 'murderabilia'—items connected to famous criminals and serial killers. Throughout the episode, Cindy delves into Andy's background, his experiences growing up in New York, and the challenges he faced as a parole and probation officer, which led to his current advocacy work. They also cover his personal collection of murderabilia, showcasing items like hair samples and letters from notorious figures, and the ethical issues surrounding this niche market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan, 14, 2024 - We get to know Bea Hanson, who took over as director of the state Office of Victim Services last spring, and discuss funding being made available to services for crime victims in New York.

Kathryn Turman served as the Assistant Director over the FBI Victim Services Division from 2002 – 2020. Former FBI Director Robert Mueller brought her to the FBI several months after the September 11th attacks with the mission to establish a robust, professional victim services program. In 2005, Ms. Turman established a terrorism and mass casualty Victim Services Response Team that has become an international model. Prior to joining the FBI, Ms. Turman served in the Department of Justice as Director of the Missing and Exploited Children's Program, Chief of the Victim Witness Assistance Unit in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, and Principal Deputy Director and Director of the Office for Victims of Crime. Kathryn is arguably the Bureau's most consistently called-upon contributor. She presided over the FBI's victim-centered responses to every major case since 9/11, including the Boston Marathon bombings, multiple mass-casualty shootings, international kidnappings and murders, and scores of federal crimes. She retired from federal service in June 2020. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Like it to Know It: https://www.shopltk.com/explore/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, revisit our episode Got That Swing, featuring Antuan Raimone.  The first time Antuan Raimone spoke out as a survivor, he had 90 seconds. But those 90 seconds were all he needed to secure funding for the sexual assault organization he was working with for the following year. In this interview, he details how he dealt with his trauma, how the theater helps him find his strength, and how he learned to acknowledge and live with fear. PAVE Ambassador Antuan Magic Raimone is an Author/TEDxSpeaker/Activist/Actor with over 20 years of experience in Musical Theatre who is currently a Universal Swing for "Hamilton" on Broadway and across the U.S. He was also the Vacation Swing for the Off-Broadway, Broadway and 1st National Tour of "In The Heights" and has performed at Radio City Music Hall and the Grand Ole Opry in Tennessee. In addition to being a member of the Office of Victim Services's Advisory Council in NY, he has been a Keynote speaker at the University of Virginia, the SPECTRUM Conference in Albany, NY and has spoken at the United States Merchant Marine Academy(USMMA). His mission and purpose as a Soldier of Love is to empower and encourage others to live a whole life. A life where mistakes can exist, where fear is not debilitating and where vulnerability is not a weakness. Host: Katie Koestner Editor: Craig Stanton Producers: Claire Kaplan, Kelsey Styles, Emily Wang

Send us a textGot holidays? Then you need moxie to get through them. The expectations, the standards, and the idealized version of the season can wear us down. Not anymore! This episode of Main Street Moxie with Sara Cousins is here to help you celebrate the holidays in line with your values and priorities, leaving you saner and less depleted as you enter 2025. Sara shares strategies and techniques to help us hold space for ourselves while finding connection with others during this holiday season and throughout the year.Sara is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience in private practice in Lakeville, Connecticut. For a decade, she's been the go-to mental health professional for Main Street Magazine.Sara's diverse career journey has taken her from working with Inuit youth in Alaska to serving communities through the Susan B. Anthony Project in Torrington, Harlem Hospital in Manhattan, and Victim Services of NYC. Across all her roles, she has been inspired by the resilience and vulnerability of the people she has served.Specializing in relational and couples therapy, Sara has been trained by renowned experts, including Esther Perel, Tara Brach, Orna Guralnik, Terry Real, John Gottman, and Harville Hendrix. She is also deeply committed to mindfulness and meditation, drawing on over 20 years of training with Mingyur Rinpoche. She has attended workshops and trainings with Pema Chödrön, Jack Kornfield, and Tim Olmsted.Outside her professional life, Sara embraces new challenges and adventures. She recently joined the Norfolk Curling Club to try curling, a sport much more challenging and painful than it looks on TV!This episode of Main Street Moxie is proudly sponsored by Main Street Magazine.Support the show

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In today's dating age, we are connecting with perfect strangers.  For both men and women, there is a big concern in the dating world about being stalked and harassed in some way. Debbie and Caitlyn turn to Wendy Isom, Director of Victim Services and Sergeant Liz Johnson, with the SLC Police Department to discuss what stalking is, ways to protect yourself in the dating world, online and in person, and what to do if you are being harassed or suspect that you may have a stalker.    National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)  Text "START" to 88788 https://www.thehotline.org/   Utah Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-897-LINK1-800-897-5465   Have a comment or dating story to share? Give us a call at 801-575-5599!  You can also send us an email at daha@ksl.com Follow Dating at Her Age on social media: Facebook  Instagram  Tik Tok   Learn more about Debbie and Caitlyn!   Debbie Dujanovic is the co-host of “Dave & Dujanovic” and “Dating at Her Age” on KSL NewsRadio. Follow her on Facebook and TikTok. Follow “Dating at Her Age” on Facebook, Instagramand Tik Tok.  Caitlyn Johnston is a producer for KSL NewsRadio and the Dave & Dujanovic Show. She also produces and co-hosts “Dating at Her Age” on KSL NewsRadio. Follow her on Instagram.  

Andy Kahan joined Crime Stoppers of Houston in June 2018 as its first-ever Director of Victim Services and Advocacy. Prior to Crime Stoppers, Andy served as the Victim Advocate for the Mayor's Office and Houston Police Department for 26 years before retiring and joining Crime-Stoppers of Houston to resume his career as a Victim Advocate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Victim services are crucial for the safety, stability, and healing of crime victims. These services help reduce future victimization by empowering victims and ensuring they are informed about their rights and the resources available to them. By integrating victim services into law enforcement, agencies like the LRPD can foster trust and confidence within the community, improving overall quality of life and community relations

Imagine you just survived a human trafficking scheme, only to find out you have thousands of dollars of debt, incurred in your name by your perpetrator.Unfortunately, that is the reality affecting most human trafficking survivors.As we mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Paula Laughlin the executive director of Victim Services of Kingston and Frontenac sheds some light on fraudulent debt.  Free salsa classes have been getting people moving and grooving every Tuesday evening in Kingston.Bonnie Wannamaker is the organizer of these lively dance sessions.She tells us what she loves about salsa dancing.Construction is now on pause for an electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant near Kingston.We get a breakdown on why the nearly three-billion-dollar project was shelved from Jim Hegadorn, the mayor of Loyalist Township, and from Ian Lee, an Associate Professor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University.

Greg (@gregbradyTO) speaks with Megan Ireland, Trauma Dog Trainer for Victim Services Toronto, about PTSD Awareness Day and how trauma dogs can help those struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(Riverton, WY) - Joseph Wallowing Bull Jr., Jocelyn Watt, Charles Allen Brown, Jade Wagon, Fred Wallowing Bull, Rudy Perez, Hanna Harris, Andy Martinez, Kim Blackburn, Inez Whiteman, Ivan Pine Jr., Ivan Pine Sr., Roger Big Crow, Warren Jorgenson. "We march for them." The MMIP (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person) Wind River group held their now annual march on May 5, also known as “Red Day," in Riverton City Park. The theme this year was "We march for them," and the names above were just a few of the missing and murdered loved ones/families members whom march participants honored. Around 250 marchers met behind the recently demolished Tonkin Stadium, and then proceeded down Main Street to Riverton City Park, all while chanting, "We march for all. No more. Rise up. Stop the violence. No more. We march for all." Attendees then gathered at the bandshell to hear speakers share their stories, as well as make contact with on-site resources like Victim Services, White Buffalo Recovery, the Office of Justice MMIP Unit, and many more. h/t Vince Tropea, County 10 h/t Vince Tropea, County 10 h/t Vince Tropea, County 10 h/t Vince Tropea, County 10 h/t Vince Tropea, County 10 h/t Vince Tropea, County 10 h/t Vince Tropea, County 10 h/t Vince Tropea, County 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuOSWz733pw Allison Sage conducted the opening prayer before introducing Karen Returns to War, who shared a story about a healing song that came to her grandfather in a dream, but who then tragically passed away in a hit-and-run before he could perform it. Their family friend Clifford Grasshopper honored his legacy and later performed the song, which is directed at the Eagle, "because it flies the highest and is the closest to the Creator," Returns to War explained. The lyrics go on to ask the Eagle to "take pity on people during times of mourning and to restore us back to healing." "Find that healing, and most importantly, return to prayer," Returns to War concluded. James Sorrels, the Eastern Shoshone Liaison for the State of Wyoming, was the next to speak, and said that overall the MMIP movement is "growing" as more awareness is being raised. Sorrels commented that "the Governor thinks very highly of the organization," and urged attendees to "look after their loved ones" and to "make sure they get to and from where they're going safely." Riverton Mayor Tim Hancock agreed with Sorrel's sentiment, commenting, "The more that we all come together the more power we have to make a difference and help our community be better." Mayor Hancock stated that regardless of our differences, "we all have an important role to play," and that he "wants to see the mission grow." h/t Vince Tropea, County 10 h/t Vince Tropea, County 10 h/t Vince Tropea, County 10 h/t Vince Tropea, County 10 Following the Mayor, Cassandra Iron Cloud acted as the MC for a series of songs performed by Northern Arapaho Eagle Drum, with dancers comprised of community members and local youth. (Members of the Wyoming Indian High School Traditional Club were set to dance as well but there was a scheduling issue and only a few were in attendance.) "Many of us get our strength from our songs and especially from our Eagle Drum," Iron Cloud shared before introducing the opening song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK3SdnMJR-s Next up was the inter-tribal song, which showcased multiple styles including fancy/traditional, and had many youth participants. "We have many little dancers that I'm very glad to see because these dancers, these young people, that's our future," Iron Cloud stated. The performances concluded with a healing song and a jingle dress dance, which Iron Cloud shared has its origins in a story about a Grandfather who was dealing with a sick Granddaughter. Iron Cloud explained that the Grandfather later had a dream where he was shown how to fashion that specific style ...

[Content Warning]: Child Sexual AbuseKatiuska (Kati) Chavez is a young lady with a huge heart for survivors of child sexual abuse. She reached out to us after listening to our podcast and watching “A Friend of the Family,” and we immediately made a connection. Kati is a lifestyle blogger, who is also a survivor of child sexual abuse.  She supports survivors on her social media pages, where she educates for prevention. Kati was recently awarded a scholarship to learn how to become an orator/motivational speaker and her ultimate goal is to start a foundation called , Mi Propio Diamante (My Own Diamond), which aims to empower survivors and promote healing. She shares her personal journey of healing and how her parents' support and her spirituality was imperative in her process. Kati talks about her volunteer work with Victim Services, and the need to support children as well as adults who are striving to heal from all types of abuse.  In this conversation, Kati and Jan discuss the vital need to educate children about safe touch and consent and why these conversations need to start early in order to be effective.  Kati is an inspiration to other young survivors. We eagerly anticipate witnessing the influence of her advocacy efforts and her dedication to effecting change.Follow Kati:Instagram: @katichb  @mipropiodiamanteTik tok: @KatiiichbIf you are someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or suicidal ideation, please access the resources below:National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988National Sexual Assault Hotline  (RAINN) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)National Alliance for Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264Subscribe / Support / Contact:

Ray Schwetz gets business empowerment from Paige Carbone, Regional Executive Director of MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving.  The mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these violent crimes, and prevent underage drinking. In her role as Regional E.D., Paige develops, manages, and implements initiatives for MADD's core programs and services and promotes the mission of MADD in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, overseeing Victim Services, Development and Community Education & Prevention Programs.

I'm Denise Thomas, Your Kids Can Get Paid to Go to College Coach. If you don't have a mentor to guide you through the high school to college process with college scholarships as the goal, let's get on a call to see if Cracking the Code to Free College is a good fit for your family. If not, I'll see if I can recommend someone who is. Https://www.GetAheadOfTheClass.com/apply If you'd like the 12 Scholarship Secrets checklist, go here: https://www.getaheadoftheclass.com/ScholarshipSecretsLynda Harlos is a Sex Trafficking and Abuse Prevention Educator for Parents and Professionals who are in contact with children between the ages of 2-25. She is also a Keynote speaker, Author, and Family Coach and has hosted a Parenting Talk Show. As a mother of a sex trafficking victim, she endeavors to turn their ‘Pain into Purpose' globally in the hopes of preventing victimization. In doing so, she works with many organizations, including several Victim Services across Canada, Covenant House, and many more. She is an ambassador for ‘Courage for Freedom,' ‘Timea's Cause Inc,' and ‘Global Presence.' She has given many interviews to spread awareness with CBC, Global News, CTV North, 360 Kids, the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, the Toronto Star, and many more. You can check out her work and watch training videos on her website or YouTube channel, ParentWithPurpose.ca.Read the first two chapters of her book here:https://www.parentwithpurpose.ca/free-chapter-walk-a-mile/To Pre-order the Kindle version:https://www.amazon.ca/Walk-Mile-Mothers-Journey-Daughters-ebook/dp/B0CP6HVKY9?ref_=ast_author_mpbIf you don't have a Kindle, follow the author's profile and when it comes out you will see it.Follow Lynda:Website: https://www.parentwithpurpose.caLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndaharlos/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFyBY5L8gEUP9sfARSK7mww

More details emerging in the death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham. Police reveal that the girl's body was tied on a rope which was then tied to a rock. Today, Nancy talks to the searcher who found the body's location using sonar, and reveals that some of the girl's clothing was found on the river's edge.  Also hear from the Exxon clerk who called 911 after recognizing that Don Steven McDougal has been a customer.   Joining Nancy Grace Today: Leslie Gaskins - Exxon employee who saw suspect morning of and called police Lana Shadwick  - Attorney, Fmr. Harris county judge and prosecutor, Legal Analyst for Breitbart Texas. www.lanaShadwick.com, Facebook: @TXBoots   Chris McDonough - Director At the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective, Host of YouTube channel- ‘The Interview Room', ColdCaseFoundation.org Joe Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", Twitter: @JoScottForensic    Lee Reiber - Mobile Device Forensic Expert, CEO of Oxygen Forensics, Inc., Author: "Mobile Forensic Investigations", host of the Podcast: "Forensic Happy Hour" oxygen-forensic.com   Tim Miller - Founder, Texas Equusearch texasequusearch.org  Andy Kahan  - Director of Victim Services and Advocacy at Crime Stoppers of Houston, crime-stoppers.org Bob Price -  Associate Editor and Sr. News Contributor for Breitbart Texas, www.breitbart.com, Twitter: @BobPriceBBTX , FB: Bob.Price.Texas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke with Carolyn Burns, an instructor and field faculty liaison for the School of Social Work at the University of Oklahoma Online Campus. Carolyn is licensed clinical social worker who has practiced therapy for more than eighteen years. Additionally, with more than twenty-three years of social work experience, her career has spanned from public housing to owning a private practice. She has a passion for working with the lower income, marginalized population – particularly adolescents, as well as working with people who have experienced extreme trauma.    Carolyn was a presenter at the 2023 Zarrow Mental Health Symposium: New Horizons in Brain Science, where she delivered a fascinating presentation called This is Your Brain On Trauma.    You can hear a little bit about that talk here. A quick, but important warning: This episode talks about physical and sexual abuse. While it's important dialogue to have, we understand that it could be difficult for some listeners. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Carolyn Burns and find it as valuable as we did. If you or someone you love is struggling with your mental health, please call one of our free mental health assistance center lines at 405.943.3700 or 918.585.1213, or contact us via www.mhaok.org. If you are in an immediate mental health crisis, please call or text 988. It is available to anyone 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. Additionally, Oklahoma's Victim Services 24-hour Safeline is available to anyone enduring abuse by calling 1.800.522.SAFE or 1.800.522.7233. 

With a rich history spanning over 130 years in York County, YWCA York remains dedicated to addressing the evolving needs of the community. The organization is characterized by its proactive approach, always ready to roll up sleeves and make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals and families in York. YWCA York stands out as the sole provider of free and confidential comprehensive services for those affected by violence in York County. Specializing in supporting victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other violent crimes, YWCA York brings a wealth of expertise to the forefront. Recognizing that those impacted are the ultimate authorities on their own situations, the organization underscores the importance of empowering victims and survivors to determine the best course of action for themselves and their families. YWCA York takes pride in standing alongside victims and survivors as they reclaim their voices, emphasizing the honor in being part of their journey towards healing and empowerment. As the organization continues to grow and expand, it remains unwavering in its commitment to being a beacon of support, advocacy, and comprehensive services for the York County community. In essence, YWCA York's remarkable journey from its humble beginnings to a robust team of change agents reflects its enduring dedication to fostering positive transformations and addressing the ever-evolving needs of the community. Through its specialized services and unwavering support, YWCA York stands as a vital pillar in York County, championing the cause of those impacted by violence and offering hope for a brighter, empowered future.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chad O'Melia and Bryn Spejcher are hanging out at O'Melia's home when a roommate comes home but goes to take a shower. He starts hearing noises downstairs and when he hears the sounds of things breaking, he takes a look. The roommate sees furniture toppled, the couch is flipped over and covered in blood, and O'Melia is severely wounded.  O'Melia begs for help. Bryn Spejcher has attacked Chad O'Melia in a pot-induced rage.  When police arrive they find Chad O'Melia dead from over 100 stab wounds, and Bryn Spejcher crying and screaming hysterically. The bloody knife is still in her hands. As officers try to disarm her, Spejcher plunges the knife into her own neck.  Officers use a Taser and several baton blows before they can disarm Spejcher finally. Bryn Spejcher is charged with murder with special allegations of using a deadly weapon, a crime involving great violence, violent conduct that indicates a danger to society, and being armed with and using a weapon in the commission of the crime. Spejcher posts bail and remains out on bail over the next 5-years of delays to allow for hearings and experts to provide studies. Prosecutors reduced the charge to involuntary manslaughter after their expert psychologist agreed with defense experts that Spejcher was suffering from cannabis-induced psychosis when she stabbed O'Melia to death. When the case finally gets to trial there is no argument about whether Bryn Spejcher killed Chad O'Melia or if her psychosis was legitimate.  During the trial, the LA Times reports, a medical expert testifies that Spejcher's behavior is the result of cannabis-induced psychosis . According to the National Library of Medicine, a diagnosis of the disorder is given when hallucinations or delusions materialize shortly after consuming cannabis. According to the VC Star, Spejcher's defense attorneys claim that their client was "involuntarily intoxicated," and that O'Melia had allegedly bullied and intimidated her into smoking the last bit of marijuana.  A jury finds Bryn Spejcher guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a killing triggered by cannabis psychosis, but Ventura County Superior Court Judge David Worley announced Spejcher would be sentenced to two years probation and a suspended prison sentence of four years. Joining Nancy Grace Today: Sean O'Melia - Chad O'Melia's father Audry Nafziger- Ventura County Sr. Deputy District Attorney (prosecuted Chad O'Melia's case); IG: @silvermanta, FB: Audry Nafziger  Dr. Kris Mohandie - Ph.D., ABPP, Forensic Psychologist; Author: “Evil Thoughts: Wicked Deeds;" Twitter: @Dr.KrisMohandie  IG: drkrismohandie   Robin Dreeke – Behavior Expert & Retired FBI Special Agent / Chief of the FBI Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program; Author: “Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agents Manual for Behavior Prediction;” Twitter: @rdreeke Dr. Othon Mena – Forensic Pathologist (working as a medical examiner in Southern California) Andy Kahan– Director of Victim Services and Advocacy at Crime Stoppers of Houston; Facebook: “Andy Kahan and Crime Stoppers of Houston;” Twitter: @AKahanCrimeSto1; Instagram: AndyVictimAdvocate Becca Whitnall - Editor of Thousand Oaks Acorn, Acorn Newspapers; X: @BeccaWhitnall & @TOAcornNews   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we serve you T-E-AJanuary 25th, 3 pm ESTAfternoon Teatime with Miss Liz joining and bringing you a strong tea. This teatime comes with trigger warnings. A mother story and prevention services with a voice to make a difference in Sex Trafficking and Abuse. Parent With Purpose.ca Lynda Harlos.Liz's, join us for the live show on Miss Liz's YouTube Channel below. Please give it a subscribe and share it with your networks. Please bring your questions, comments and support as we spill real-life T-E-A.https://youtube.com/@misslizsteatimes?si=lIG47iEopIQYI68QLynda is a 'Sex Trafficking & Abuse Prevention Educator' for Parents and Professionals who are in contact with children between the ages of 2-25. She is also a Keynote speaker, Author, and Family Coach and hosts a Parenting Talk Show.Lynda has two parenting books available on Amazon. However, the one she is the most passionate about is her newest book, hopefully coming out soon, which talks about her struggle as a parent, realizing that what she thought was a 'teenage hormonal issue' was her daughter being lured, groomed and gamed into sex trafficking.A mother of a sex trafficking victim, she endeavours to turn their 'Pain into Purpose' globally in the hopes of preventing victimization. In doing so, she works with many organizations, including several Victim Services across Canada, Covenant House, Courage for Freedom, and many more.She has given many interviews to spread awareness with CBC, Global News, CTV North, 360 Kids, the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, the Toronto Star, and many more.You can check out her work and watch training videos on her website or the YouTube channel ParentWithPurpose.ca.#misslizteatime#teatimewithmissliz#OvercomingLife#sextrafficking#abuseawareness#prevention#mothersstory#writers#authors#storyofmylife#storytelling#joinus#youtubechannel#subscribe#LikeShareFollow#newseason#seasonfive 

As Bryan Kohberger's defense team tries again to get a judge to toss out the indictment against Kohberger, the home where the four murders took place is now gone. The clapboard house located at 1122 King Road, Moscow has been torn down, with the entire front of the building razed from sight in roughly 15 minutes. According to school officials, demolition was set for during the school's winter break, when fewer students would be in the area. It took just 90 minutes in total, for the home to become a pile of rubble. The debris, loaded up by two contractors, was taken to a secret area for disposal. The site was combed for not a single item to be left behind for the curious to find and keep as a macabre souvenir. One local who wished to remain anonymous said 'They want nothing left for ghouls to plunder.' Some, however, are still concerned that the best evidence in this case is now gone.  The home was scanned using 3D imaging to allow the jury to be brought into the home and take a virtual tour where they wouldn't have been able to go. The families of the four students killed in the house on King Road were not in agreement on the demolition. The Goncalves and Kernodle families issued a statement before the demolition, asking the university to wait to tear the building down until Kohberger's trial is completed. The Goncalves' family said through their attorney, that the house “has evidentiary and emotional value." In the statement, Goncalves wrote, "The family has stressed tirelessly to the Prosecution and the University of Idaho the importance (evidentiary and emotionally) that the King Road house carries but nobody seems to care enough." She adds that the “families' opinion isn't a priority.” The family of Ethan Chapin, who did not live there, offered its support for the demolition. In their statement, the Chapins said the demolition was needed  "for the good of the University, its students (including our own kids), and the community of Moscow." Joining Nancy Grace Today: Dale Carson – High-profile Attorney (Jacksonville), Former FBI Agent & Former Police Officer (Miami-Dade County); Author: “Arrest-Proof Yourself” Dr. Bethany Marshall – Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills); Twitter: @DrBethanyLive/ Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall; Appearing in the new show, “Paris in Love” on Peacock Chris McDonough – Director At the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective; Host of YouTube channel: “The Interview Room” Dr. Cyril Wecht - Forensic Pathologist, Medical-legal consultant, Author of many books including “The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht: Memoirs of America's Most Controversial Forensic Pathologist”  Andy Kahan - Director of Victim Services and Advocacy at Crime Stoppers of Houston Rachel Schilke- Breaking News Reporter for The Washington Examiner; Twitter: @rachel_schilke See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan. 4, 2023 - Outgoing State Office of Victim Services Director Elizabeth Cronin visits the studio for her exit interview, which reflects on the evolution of her agency, the aftermath of the 2022 mass shooting in Buffalo, and the challenges created by a drop in federal funding.

Episode 86 – Office of Victim Services This month on Calendar Call, Paul talks with Mary Kozicki, Director of Victim Services for the Connecticut Judicial Branch. Paul and Mary discuss the many services within OVS including the Victim Compensation Unit, the Victim Services Unit, the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners Program, the Fiscal Administrative Unit, and the Training and Education Unit. OVS Homepage CT SAVIN Victim Services Unit

Jillian Ludwig kicks off her freshman year at Nashville's Bellmont University.   In her first weeks, she settles into a routine that includes putting her musical talents to work and enjoying the great doors.  Ludwig is walking on the track in Edgehill Community Memorial Gardens Park at 2:30 pm when gunshots ring out from across the street. Jillian Ludwig is not the intended target, but she is hit in the head with a stray bullet.  Nobody else is on the track, and Ludwig suffers for nearly an hour before she is found on the ground with the gunshot wound to the head. She is transported to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in very critical condition. As Jillian Ludwig fights for her life in Vanderbilt University Medical Center, police arrest 29-year-old Shaquille Taylor. Surveillance video and witness statements point to Taylor as the shooter. Video shows Ludwig falling as Taylor shoots at a car.  He's charged with aggravated assault, evidence tampering, and failure to appear on a different felony charge.   Taylor is someone well known to Nashville's law enforcement community. His record stretches back more than a decade. His latest arrest was on September 21. Taylor was driving a Ford F-150 pickup truck that had been carjacked by two men wearing ski masks on September 16.  Taylor did not admit to being involved in the carjacking in any way but he was charged with felony auto theft and was released on a bond.  Taylor was due in court just days before the shooting of Jillian Ludwig but he failed to show up. Despite multiple arrests, Taylor had been released from custody after three court-appointed psychologists deemed him incompetent to stand trial, and also found he didn't pose an imminent threat to himself or others. According to court records, Shaquille Taylor has an intellectual disability and language impairment,  With that determination, it means he isn't able to participate in a trial.  Joining Nancy Grace Today: Geri Wainwright -  Great Aunt of Jillian Ludwig  Matthew Mangino -  Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County, PA), Author: "The Executioner's Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States", Twitter: @MatthewTMangino, MattMangino.com  Dr. Shari Schwartz- Forensic Psychologist,   www.panthermitigation.com, Twitter: @TrialDoc, Author: "Criminal Behavior" and "Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology" Christopher Byers - Private investigator and owner of Byers Investigative Services, byersinvestigative.com, Former Police Chief Johns Creek Georgia, 25 years as Police Officer Dr. Eric Eason - Board Certified Forensic Pathologist, consultant, Instagram: @eric_a_eason, Facebook: Eric August Eason, LinkedIn: Eric Eason, MD  Andy Kahan  - Director of Victim Services and Advocacy at Crime Stoppers of Houston, crime-stoppers.org   Marissa Sulek - Reporter for WSMV, www.wsmv.com, Instagram: @marissasulek, X: @marissa_sulek, Facebook: @Marissa Sulek WSMV  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a period dedicated to discussing measures that can guide those affected towards understanding the situation and finding avenues to escape harmful circumstances.Data from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reveals that over 10 million adults in the United States face domestic violence each year. Closer to home, Scottsdale's Victim Services extended assistance to approximately 1,200 domestic violence victims in the fiscal year spanning July 2021 to June 2022. Their support encompasses facilitating victims in obtaining orders of protection or injunctions against harassment, directing them to relevant support services, aiding in applications for the Address Confidentiality Program, accompanying them to court, clarifying aspects of the criminal justice process, and championing their rights.Sergeant Marcus Dunton, with a tenure of 17 years at Scottsdale PD, initiated his journey as a Police Aide and presently holds the position of Supervisor for the Domestic Violence Unit.Kasia Bouise-Oropeza and Ellen Larson are integral members of the Victim Advocate Department of Victim Services. They are committed to assisting every domestic violence victim and guiding them through the necessary procedures.

Finally got to sit down with Deepak Prasad for an awesome in-person chat. Hope you love it as much as I did! Find UpTalk wherever you get your podcasts. If you Listen on @applepodcasts please take a second to leave a review.  UpTalk Season 8 is presented by The Tema Foundation www.tema.foundation Sponsored by Before Operational Stress (BOS) Program www.beforeoperationalstress.com CannaConnect www.cannaconnect.ca Project Trauma Support www.projecttraumasupport.com In partnership with Valour Maritime Society www.facebook.com/valourmaritime #UpTalkSeason8 #MoreLoveLessJudgement #OwnYourGrowth

Hey hey hey!! On this week's episode, we had a wonderful guest who talked to us about an organization she works for called Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Her name is Aaprara Mills and she is the Program Manager for Victim Services for Mothers Against Drunk Driving for the State of Missouri. She is also getting her DOCTORATE in Business Psychology. She gave us a lot of knowledge about the organization and promoted the Walk they have coming up called Walk like MAAD. The event is on Sunday, October 15 at 9a at Tremayne Shelter at Creve Coeur Park. If you have any questions about the organization, the walk or, anything in general, please reach out to Aaprara at aaprara.mills@madd.org With October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we shed light on both and gave you all some statistics. Lastly, we discussed the viral TikTok video made by user QBTHEDON, discussing how children are behind when it comes to education. We gave our take on the video and our experiences when we were kids when it came to education. Don't forget to Subscribe to us on whatever listening app you are using AND follow us on Facebook and Instagram at Black Millennial Mamas

In this episode, retired Assistant Director of the FBI Victim Services Division (VSD), Kathryn Turman reviews the VSD, the victim service specialist position, and the major cases and crisis events her staff has deployed to, providing assistance and support to victims around the world. Selected for the position by FBI Director Robert Mueller, she developed and led the FBI's response to 9/11 victims, victims of more than 100 acts of terrorism overseas, and to more than 35 terrorism and mass violence events across the U.S. Victim services professionals at the FBI inform, support, and assist victims in navigating the aftermath of crime and the criminal justice process with dignity and resilience. Kathryn Turman served in the FBI for 20 years. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/297-kathryn-turman-victim-services-assistance-and-support/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams   Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL    Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/

Julie explores a piece ‘How to Serve White Victims' by Heather MacDonald of the Manhattan Institute.  In June, a training session was held for the Alameda County Victim Services Team (group of social workers in Oakland, CA that provides counseling to rape, robbery, assault, other crime victims) called ‘How to Serve White Victims.'  Why even make this distinction in the first place? Check out other Julie Hartman videos: https://www.youtube.com/@juliehartman Follow Julie Hartman on social media: Website: https://juliehartmanshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julierhartman/ X: https://twitter.com/JulieRHartman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timelesswithjuliehartmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 5, 2023 - The state government has launched a public relations campaign to increase awareness about services available to crime victims, particularly from groups of New Yorkers disproportionately impacted by criminal activity. State Office of Victim Services Director Elizabeth Cronin discusses the implementation of the outreach and also addresses barriers to accessing services.

For as long as anyone can remember, Yohannes "John" Tewolde has been the clerk at the Richmond Market in San Francisco.  He works 7 days a week, raising his two daughters to be educated and accomplished. Less than a year ago Tewolde became a US Citizen. Just 4 months after that celebration,  Tewolde underwent heart surgery, then returned to work at the earliest opportunity.  The 60-year-old clerk was beaten by a suspect  trying to steal beer. It was the second time that day that the suspect tried to shoplift. The owner says Tewolde tried to stop the thief,  but the suspect knocked Tewolde down, causing him to hit his head on the ground. He died after days in a coma. Joining Nancy Grace Today: Marjan Philhour- Customer/neighbor/local parent/small business and community advocate, Co-founder of the Balboa Village Merchants Association, Go Fund Me: Violent crime in Richmond District https://www.gofundme.com/f/outer-richmond-community  Jarrett Ferentino - Homicide Prosecutor, Facebook & Instagram: Jarrett Ferentino  Caryn L. Stark - Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio trauma expert and consultant, www.carynstark.com, Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice Jason Jensen - Private Investigator and owner of Jensen Private Investigations Co-founder: "Cold Case Coalition”, JensenPrivateInvestigations.com, Twitter: @JasonJPI, Facebook/Instagram: "Jensen Investigations"  Andy Kahan - Director of Victim Services and Advocacy at Crime Stoppers of Houston, crime-stoppers.org   Dr. Othon Mena - Forensic pathologist working as medical examiner in Southern California   Alexis Tereszcuk - CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter, Writer/Fact Checker, Lead Stories.Com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The father and stepmom of a New York man killed during a vacation, watched via zoom as the man who confessed to the murder  was released from jail to get a haircut.  Gregory Moore, a father of four, and friends rented a home in Houston, an Airbnb. After a night of clubbing, the men returned to their Airbnb.   As one of the men parked the car, Moore and a woman with the group walked to the door. They never made it inside.  A man wearing a hoodie and carrying a flashlight rushed Moore.  Moore was pistol whipped and shot multiple times.  He took strikes to the neck, torso, left leg and both arms.  Moore was life flighted to a hospital but did not survive.   James Ray Lane, 33, confessed to the murder, but 351st Criminal District Court Judge Nata Cornelio allowed the defendant to remain free.    When Lane was charged, Judge Cornelio had lowered Lane's $250,000 bond to $100,000, and during that time Lane has had multiple curfew violations.  Back before Judge Cornelio, Lane pleads guilty to murder, but the judge according to court documents allows Lane to remain free on bond until his sentencing, so he could get a haircut.   Joining Nancy Grace Today: Tabitha Soules - Gregory Moore's Stepmom Brian Foley -  Board Certified Criminal Defense Attorney - Former Chief Prosecutor in Harris County, (Houston) Texas, Author: “What prosecutors don't tell you” (not yet published) www.brianfoleylaw.com, Instagram @brianfoleylawpllc    Youtube - @brianfoleylawyer     Twitter @brianpllc  Dr. Carla Manly - Clinical Psychologist, Author “Date Smart: Transform Your Relationships & Love Fearlessly”, drcarlamanly.com Douglas Griffin - Houston Police officer for 32 years and President of the Houston police officer's union, HPOU.org, Twitter & Instagram: @Griff3945  Andy Kahan - Director of Victim Services and Advocacy at CrimeStoppers of Houston, crime-stoppers.org  Randy Wallace - Reporter for KRIV Fox26 in Houston, Fox26Houston.com , Twitter: RandyWallace Fox26, Facebook: Randy WallaceFox26   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we explore:What is trauma?How sexual trauma impacts an individualWhy we need a somatic approach to healingHow trauma-informed yoga supports survivors of sexual traumaThe importance of trauma-informed training for yoga teachersThe challenges Zabie has overcome to offer her workTools & resources for survivorsZabie Yamasaki, M.Ed., RYT (she/her) is the Founder of Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga which is an organization that offers trauma-informed yoga to survivors, consultation for universities and trauma agencies, and training for healing professionals. Zabie has trained thousands of yoga instructors and mental health professionals and her trauma-informed yoga program and curriculum is now being implemented at over 30 college campuses and trauma agencies including the University of California (UC) system, Stanford, Yale, USC, University of Notre Dame, and Johns Hopkins University.Zabie received her undergraduate in Psychology and Social Behavior and Education at UC Irvine and completed her graduate degree in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs at The George Washington University. Her work has been highlighted on CNN, NBC, KTLA 5, and The Huffington Post.Zabie is widely recognized for her intentionality, soulful activism, and passionate dedication to her field. She is a trauma-informed yoga instructor, resilience and well-being educator, and a sought after consultant and keynote speaker. She has worked with thousands of survivors to support them in their healing journey, ground them in their own worthiness and remind them they are inherently whole. Zabie centers survivors in her work, and provides them with tools to help uncover trauma imprints, support the healing process, create balance of the nervous system, and lessen the grip that past experiences of trauma may have on the heart.She is a survivor, mother, partner, daughter, sister, friend, and activist. She has received countless awards in victim services and leadership, including the Visionary in Victim Services award from one of the largest rape crisis centers in California and the Voice of Courage Award from Exhale to Inhale. She is the author of the book and affirmation deck published by Norton: Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault: Practices for Healing and Teaching with Compassion.Website: zabieyamasaki.comInstagram:  @transcending_trauma_with_yogaFacebook: Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga __To join the Sun & Moon Community Membership: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com/membership/Follow @sunandmoon.soberliving on InstagramDisclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 

Have you heard the term re-exploitation? On today's episode, we dive into a conversation about the work Freedom a la Cart has been doing around re-exploitation within our organization. Guests Paula Haines, Freedom a la Cart CEO, and Jomel Spurlock, Director of Victim Services for the Human Trafficking Initiative + Freedom a la Cart board member share what changes have been made in our organization to better combat re-exploitation and share tips on what you can do within your organization. Keep the conversation going in the comments and let us know what you think of today's episode! Learn more about empowHER and purchase tickets here!Thank you for listening today! Be sure to follow us on social to stay up to date on all episode releases, events happening at Freedom a la Cart, and more.

21-year-old Julian Chavez repeatedly violates not only bond conditions but a restraining order filed by a 20-year-old woman. Chavez stalked the woman and broke into her home, yet still bonded out of jail. While Chavez is out on bond, he was convicted of four misdemeanors, yet remained free and in possession of a handgun. Reports say the District Attorney's Office asked 232nd Criminal District Court Judge Josh Hill to revoke Chavez's bond and deny bail for the latest charge. Instead, bond was set at  $100,000.     Joining Nancy Grace Today: Nicole Deborde Hochglaube  - Criminal Defense Lawyer (Houston TX), Former Prosecutor, Twitter: @debordelaw, HoustonCriminalDefense.com Chau Nguyen - Licensed Trauma Therapist (Houston, TX), JEM Wellness and Counseling, JEMWellnessCenter.com, Facebook: "Chau Nguyen", Twitter: @chauhtx, Instagram: @chaunguyenhouston Mike Hermann - Private Investigator (California), www.hermanninvestigations.com, Former Police Lieutenant, Contract Court Investigator focusing on Guardianships, Parental Rights Terminations, and Conservatorships, Co-Founder of non-profit organization "PTSD Brotherhood, Inc.", Co-Host: "PTSD Brothers: Brotherhood of Service Podcast", PTSDBrotherhood.org Andy Kahan - Director of Victim Services and Advocacy at Crime Stoppers of Houston, Crime-Stoppers.org, Facebook: "Andy Kahan and Crime Stoppers of Houston", Twitter: @AKahanCrimeSto1, Instagram: @AndyVictimAdvocate  Randy Wallace - News Reporter, FOX 26 Houston   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicolas Cruz pleaded guilty to killer 17 people, students and teachers at  Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.  The penalty phase of the trial is underway with jurors are being asked to decide whether Cruz should spend the rest of his life in prison or be sentenced to death.  So far there have been 11 days of defense testimony, including the shooter's biological sister, who did not grow up in the same household as Cruz. During her testimony, she was asked about her mother's use of heavy use of alcohol while pregnant and her knowledge of a reality show based on another brother, Zachary Cruz.   A heated exchange between the judge and the defense has resulted in a motion being filed by the defense for Judge Elizabeth Scherer to remove herself from the case. When the defense suddenly rested its case without notice, Scherer called the defense decision  "the most uncalled for, unprofessional way to try a case."  The defense had indicated an intention to call 40 witnesses, but rested after only 25.  The sudden announcement meant prosecutors weren't ready to start their rebuttal case. Joining Nancy Grace Today: Dale Carson - High Profile Attorney (Jacksonville), Former FBI Agent, Former Police Officer (Miami-Dade County), Author: "Arrest-Proof Yourself, DaleCarsonLaw.com Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills, CA), DrBethanyMarshall.com, New Netflix show: 'Bling Empire' (Beverly Hills) Sheryl McCollum - Forensic Expert, Founder: Cold Case Investigative Research Institute in Atlanta, GA, ColdCaseCrimes.org, @ColdCaseTips   ME - Dr. Priya Banerjee, M.D. - Board Certified Forensic Pathologist, Anchor Forensic Pathology Consulting, Assistant Medical Examiner Andy Kahan - Director of Victim Services and Advocacy at Crime Stoppers of Houston, crime-stoppers.org, Facebook: "Andy Kahan and Crime Stoppers of Houston", Twitter: @AKahanCrimeSto1, Instagram: @AndyVictimAdvocate  David Ovalle - Crime Reporter, Miami Herald, Twitter: @davidovalle305, MiamiHerald.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's powerful episode of Everything Is Teachable, we talk to Zabie Yamasaki—trauma-informed yoga instructor, educator, activist, and Teachable creator. Hear from her about her journey to becoming a source of inspiration and healing for her online course students all around the world, how she approaches her course material with sensitivity and empathy, and how she practices self-care as an online business owner.Zabie Yamasaki, M.Ed., RYT (she/her) is the Founder of Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga which is an organization that offers trauma-informed yoga to survivors, consultation for universities and trauma agencies, and training for healing professionals. Zabie has trained thousands of yoga instructors and mental health professionals and her trauma-informed yoga program and curriculum is now being implemented at over 30 college campuses and trauma agencies including the University of California (UC) system, Stanford, Yale, USC, University of Notre Dame, and Johns Hopkins University. Zabie received her undergraduate in Psychology and Social Behavior and Education at UC Irvine and completed her graduate degree in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs at The George Washington University. Her work has been highlighted on CNN, NBC, KTLA 5, and The Huffington Post.Zabie is widely recognized for her intentionality, soulful activism, and passionate dedication to her field. She is a trauma-informed yoga instructor, resilience and well-being educator, and a sought after consultant and keynote speaker. She has worked with thousands of survivors to support them in their healing journey, ground them in their own worthiness and remind them they are inherently whole. Zabie centers survivors in her work, and provides them with tools to help uncover trauma imprints, support the healing process, create balance of the nervous system, and lessen the grip that past experiences of trauma may have on the heart. She is a survivor, mother, partner, daughter, sister, friend, and activist.She has received countless awards in victim services and leadership, including the Visionary in Victim Services award from one of the largest rape crisis centers in California and the Voice of Courage Award from Exhale to Inhale. She is the author of the book and affirmation deck published by Norton: Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault: Practices for Healing and Teaching with Compassion.For all things creator news, important tips, and more, sign up for Teachable's newsletter here: https://teachable.com/newsletter-signup?utm_source=site&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=newsletter-signup-podcastWhere to find Zabie:Website: zabieyamasaki.comOnline courses: https://transcending-sexual-trauma-through-yoga.teachable.com/p/comprehensive-trauma-informed-yoga-training-all-8-modules and https://transcending-sexual-trauma-through-yoga.teachable.com/p/reclaiming-rest-trauma-informed-meditations-for-living-with-more-easeInstagram: @transcending_trauma_with_yoga Follow Teachable on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachable ?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=podcast-instagramLinkedInL https://www.linkedin.com/company/teachable/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=podcast-linkedinTwitter: https://twitter.com/teachable?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=podcast-twitterTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@teachablehq?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=podcast-tiktok See you next week!