Healing Program
Collective Healing
We provide collective healing in both in-person and virtual settings. The cornerstone of our collective healing is our in-person healing retreats. During these retreats we use peer support and restorative justice circles to address the harm caused when our legal system failed those it was meant to serve. Both our in-person and virtual groups offer safe, nurturing, and confidential spaces for people to speak openly about their trauma and loss, provide support and understanding to one another, and learn tools for rebuilding their lives and families. Through these activities, participants also have an opportunity to be trained as peer-to-peer supporters and circle facilitators.
Other collective healing activities engage diverse populations during which people from different perspectives come together to understand the widespread harm and engage in healing across all stakeholders. In some instances, people affected by the same case are brought together in one space. In other instances, people from different cases are brought together and act as “surrogates” in the restorative justice process.
Individual Healing
To supplement our group support, we also provide one-on-one support in a number of different ways:
We respond to individual requests for assistance, such as connecting them with local support services and key resources in their area, such as targeted information on how to find medical care, mental health care, and community organizations to help meet your immediate needs.
We provide peer support from one of our trained participants.
We offer restorative justice opportunities and facilitate restorative justice and healing activities that are tailored for specific cases and individuals.
We offer specialized resources that provide support to individuals and families.
