What is Trauma?
When trauma is understood as a response to a single event or series of events, then treatment often focuses on the person who has been harmed. However, it is essential to broaden our understanding of the source of trauma to better understand the experiences of marginalized communities, such as communities of color. In addition to affecting individuals, trauma can be transmitted through systems or passed down through generations and become social or historical trauma.
Individual Trauma
Trauma in Systems
Social & Historical Trauma
News about Trauma
News
Why We Don’t Say “Gang”
Josie Alexander details why EJUSA doesn't use harmful terms like "gang."
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News
The Death Penalty in Decline
More Americans than ever are doubting the death penalty system, which clearly targets the most vulnerable.
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Press Release
Equal Justice USA Welcomes the Restorative Justice Project
EJUSA announced today that it was growing to absorb the Restorative Justice Project
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