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“Trauma-informed Criminal Justice”: Read all about it.
My book about trauma-informed criminal justice was published in May 2024.
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Women with Sparkle: Early-career Workers in the CJS
The Magnolia project, supported by an Augusta Zadow Award, has been working with women to explore how a trauma-informed approach may support the recruitment and retention of women in the criminal justice workforce.
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Magnolia books are now in Aotearoa New Zealand Prisons
Photo by Omar Flores on Unsplash Earlier this month, the Magnolia Project was invited to visit Waikeria prison in Aotearoa New Zealand. Waikeria’s Māori Focus Unit We began our visit at the Māori Focus Unit, where we were welcomed with a moving pōwhiri. A pōwhiri is a traditional welcoming ceremony Read more…
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My new book: “Trauma-informed criminal justice”!
This week I submitted my book to Palgrave Macmillan publishers.
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The Cultural Practice Guide launch!
On Friday, 24 November, the Magnolia Project, in partnership with the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement (ALRM) launched our Cultural Practice Guide. We were particularly delighted to welcome guests to the launch at the University of Adelaide. We wrote the guide to support mental health professionals’ preparation of cultural safety evidence Read more…
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Exciting New Partnership for Magnolia with Books in Homes®!
We are delighted to announce that the Magnolia Project has entered a partnership with Books in Homes®.
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Making connections in Aotearoa New Zealand
One way to promote more compassionate justice is to support ‘connections’. This week I had the privilege of visiting the Waikato area of Aotearoa New Zealand. I experienced how other people make connections with one another.
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Learnings from the International Childhood Trauma Conference
I’ve just spent a week at the International Childhood Trauma Conference with at least two thousand other people. Many attendees were therapists and clinicians working with children and adults. There were also academics and pracademics like me. I heard from expert pioneers such as Dan Hughes and Jon Baylin, Judith Read more…