Shelter from Harm 2
0 Staff and Survivors 0 + Findings Project Background When survivors of domestic violence seek support services in New York City, they are often asked to describe their past trauma multiple times as staff work to understand the case and assess eligibility. While frontline staff and caseworkers treat domestic-violence (DV) cases with care and sensitivity, […]
Understanding Those Who Harm
Investigating Links Between Opioids & Jail
0 Interviews with justice-involved people 0 Interviews with community-based practitioners Project Background Louisville’s jail facilities had a capacity of nearly 1,800 people, but in 2015 they were over capacity by nearly 25% — a surge driven by arrests related to the opioid epidemic. Because of crowding, people arrested for nonviolent offenses were being housed with […]