We have just had a state election in South Australia, one that has returned a Labor government with an overwhelming majority. As the dust begins to settle, it is a good time to reflect on what this will mean for the state’s Youth Justice system and where we are heading. Read more…
Although there are many ways in which trauma-informed care can be, and is being, delivered, it is often not clear what it means to be ‘trauma-informed’ in criminal justice settings. There is genuine uncertainty about what it means to implement the principles of trauma-informed practice, let alone to determine the extent Read more…
August saw the anniversary of the birth of Christiane Susanne Augustine (Augusta) Zadow (1846-1896). Augusta Zadow was a trade unionist and factory inspector who arrived in Adelaide in 1877 to live in Goodwood. She assisted the increasing number of female workers in the newly mechanised clothing trades by investigating complaints Read more…
My book about trauma-informed criminal justice was published in May 2024.
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.
This week I submitted my book to Palgrave Macmillan publishers.
We are delighted to share the news that EK Books has kindly offered to donate some of their books to the Magnolia book project. The motto for EK Books for Kids is ‘Books with Heart on Issues that Matter’, and our books are crafted by authors and illustrators whose backgrounds Read more…
The relationship between #raisetheage and trauma-informed practice goes two ways.
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…