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How Can Restorative Justice Create Positive Change in Your Community? Restorative Justice Week is here, and we want to hear from YOU! How can restorative justice help heal, bring accountability, and strengthen your community? Share your thoughts, experiences, or ideas in the comments below, and get entered into our FREE draw for a chance to win prizes! Join the conversation and help amplify the message of healing and community connection! #RestorativeJusticeWeek #CommunityHealing #HealingThroughJustice #ShareYourStory

Yes advocacy does matter Sara Dado, LCSW !! The issue of medical surrogacy and power of attorney often comes in to play in our practice of patient advocacy. It causes delays in our abilities to provide services to our Clients, as we are not the decision makers, rather we work alongside the decision maker, as part of their team. We are the quarterback of that team but not the coach. ⭐️Would love to hear some of your experiences when the POA and the Medical Surrogate are unclear or questioned, and how you overcame this obstacle. #patientadvocacy #powerofattorney #medicalsurrogate

We need to be talking about #prevention when we're talking about ending #youthhomelessness. Check out this new report from Chapin Hall: https://lnkd.in/gNqQg53Q

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⭐️ Back at it with #RJThursday! 🔍Today we are taking a look at what the Restorative Justice process can look like from the lens of youthful offending and community resolution. 💡We challenge you to watch this clip and reflect on the following questions: • How did this story affect you? • Would you feel like you received justice if this happened to you? • What would it be like if you were in the place of the person who caused harm? • What would it be like if you were in the place of the person who had been harmed? • Do you think justice was served?

When Thoroughways was developed, one of the concepts discussed included Participant's Hopes and Dreams being included in their treatment planning. In a combined 32 years we have observed times when Participant's Hopes and Dreams were not consistently included within their treatment plans. We challenge ourselves to ask "Why not" versus identifying a list of reasons a goal is not achievable. We are excited to present this concept at the upcoming Iowa DDCouncil, Make Your Mark! Self-Advocacy Conference.

Register today for Family Kind's Family Law Symposium on December 6. This webinar will focus on supporting safe parent-child relationships in households impacted by substance misuse or domestic violence. You do not want to miss this! Link below to register. https://lnkd.in/eJNPNeky Hope to see you there. #FamilyKind

Many people have been discussing Young Thug's trials as a court case study foundational to creative freedom law in the U.S. I blame not having universal healthcare, the criminalization of drugs, and racism for martyring him. From my limited understanding, I think he is as innocent as Mike Diana's "Boiled Angel". Regarding Young Thug's plea in October, I worry about biased misjudgments defining what "pro gang-related" art is or not. Obligating him to deliver four annual "anti-gang" presentations/concerts in Atlanta could too easily become punitive against any perceived BIPOC empowerment movements. (1969 incident where Chicago Police raided a Black Panther Party community breakfast program. Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, another Black Panther leader, were killed in the raid. Four other Panthers were seriously injured. An investigation revealed that police had fired nearly 100 shots, while the Panthers had fired one.) Punishments could be more harmful than helping him recover his health from random searches and testing he may be framed, entrapped, or otherwise set up to whether or not he may be challenged by addiction or self-medicating. I pity him and everybody suffering as a result of persecution against him. The real concern should be asking why are people in government focusing on him instead of taking on healthcare accessibility and drug decriminalization as more vital crime prevention resolutions. Comparisons of guilty pharmaceutical companies (aka gangs) that were not ordered jail time: Purdue Pharma Guilty of opioid crisis wrongdoing, paid a substantial settlement and filed bankruptcy, with no executive jail time. Johnson & Johnson Guilty of opioid-related lawsuits, settled for a significant amount without admitting guilt, and no executives were jailed. Pfizer Faced opioid-related lawsuits, settled for a considerable amount without admitting guilt, and no executives were ordered jail time.

New Elder Justice Innovation Grant Award: “RISE” Model in APS  Model incorporates restorative justice, motivational interviewing, teaming, and supported decision-making approaches ACL has awarded a nearly $1.2 million Elder Justice Innovation Grant (EJIG) to the RISE Collaborative, Inc. (https://lnkd.in/efXKTEfP) for the first year of a three-year project. The EJIG program supports the continued development of evidence-based practices on elder abuse intervention and response. The project seeks to further validate the RISE model as an evidenced-based intervention embedded in Adult Protective Services (APS) programs. The model is rooted in four approaches: Repair Harm: Restorative justice approaches aim to reduce harm, promote healing, and help those involved in conflict work toward meaningful accountability and transformational change. Inspire Change: Motivational interviewing helps people feel that change is possible. Support Connection: Teaming is used to build more consistent formal (e.g., Meals on Wheels) and informal (e.g., neighbors) supportive networks around people in need. Empower Choice: Supported and interdependent decision-making assists people with cognitive impairment to achieve their goals. The goal of the project is to better understand how the RISE model can be implemented across different contexts to increase its evidence base and improve outcomes for APS clients. Through rigorous intervention research, the project team will conduct site selection, adaptation, training, implementation, and evaluation of the RISE-APS model in diverse communities. ACL will be announcing additional Elder Justice Innovation Grant awards in the coming weeks.  

🕊️ Reflection: Restorative Justice Week is a time to reflect on how we can approach conflict and harm in a more compassionate, effective way. How can you contribute to healing in your community? What does justice look like for you? 💡 This week, take a moment to consider the ways you can support restorative practices and create a culture of accountability and healing in your own life. #Reflection #RestorativeJustice #RJWeek2024 #JusticeThroughHealing #RestorativePractices