Tagged With "crimes"

Last week we looked at 'Punishing Abuse', a report which showed that the majority of youth offenders in a research done in West Midlands, UK had a history of childhood abuse and trauma. Today's post examines this from a US state perspective, through the audio accounts of former juveniles in conflict with the law. Please take a listen to them as they discuss their childhood adversities and later criminal involvement. Also interviewed is a clinician who shares how Trauma-Informed Care can...

Hi folks, this Saturday will mark the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking In Persons (WDATIP). For many of us in the Caribbean, this may bring up thoughts of the horrors of the Transatlantic African Slave Trade and the brutal enslavement of our ancestors. Science has established that the trauma of slavery can be passed on to one's descendants, resulting in collective and generational trauma. The reality is that the abolition of slavery in the 1830s did not result in the eradication...

Hi everyone and Happy International Men's Day (IMD) to all the men and boys of the Caribbean. Yes, November 19 is observed as a day to celebrate men and boys, and highlight issues and challenges faced by them. Unlike most dates observed globally, IMD is inextricably linked to the Caribbean in that it's main proponent since 1999 has been a university lecturer at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus. Trinidadian Dr. Jerome Teelucksingh has been advocating for the cause of...