Leah Griffin, a sexual assault victim advocate who is working closely with Rep. Tina Orwall to clear Washington state?s backlog of rape kits, photographed at her home in White Center on March 31, 2021 ...

Since the landmark adverse childhood experiences study nearly 30 years ago, it has become clear that childhood trauma is widespread in our communities. The problem is so pervasive that in 2019 the ...

Educators are tasked with the responsibility to create a safe and supportive environment for our students and colleagues. In recent years, we’ve seen a marked increase in stress and trauma-related ...

One in four students in Rockford Public Schools have experienced a traumatic event and two out of three have been exposed to a violence. If students are to reach their full potential, all barriers to ...

"Trauma-informed" has become a crucial term in law enforcement training nationwide over the past several years. Understanding how trauma affects the citizens we serve is essential for law enforcement ...

As a sexual assault survivor, Leah Griffin has spent years working to reform the public policies that she says repeatedly undercut her attempts to seek justice and heal. After the 2014 assault, she ...