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Trauma to Transformation
Trauma to Transformation Workshop Compassion Prison Project’s One-Day Trauma-to-Transformation Workshop begins with the Compassion Trauma Circle. Steps are taken into a large circle of participants as they respond to questions
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Trauma Talks
Trauma Talks Trauma Talks is a 16-part series designed to educate prison residents about childhood trauma, in hopes they can find resilience, learn tools to help calm their nervous systems,
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Compassion Trauma Circle
Similar to the circle seen in our short film Step Inside the Circle, CPP runs Zoom community circles with people dialing in from all over the world. These Circles explore
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ACE Awareness Campaign
CPP’s work with prisons and communities is based on the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) study which is one of the largest investigations into childhood abuse, neglect and its
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8-part Correctional Officer Trauma-Responsive Training
The average life expectancy of a correctional officer is 59, the contributing factors being PTSD and trauma. This training focuses on education about the impact of trauma on mental, physical
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Letter Writing Campaign
We’ve been told by several prison residents that nothing brightens their day more than hearing their name called during mail call. We’ve also heard from letter writers on the outside