Posts Tagged ‘Vicarious Trauma’
Mental Health Awareness Month – May 2024
Many of the symptoms people experience from exposure to the trauma of others, are simply the brain and body reacting to something that needs to be addressed. TIJF works to educate community heroes to both understand and respond to those symptoms with tools and techniques to help mitigate the effects of vicarious trauma and to…
Read MoreMental Health Awareness Month – May 2023
Many of the symptoms people experience from exposure to the trauma of others, are simply the brain and body reacting to something that needs to be addressed. TIJF works to educate community heroes to both understand and respond to those symptoms with tools and techniques to help mitigate the effects of vicarious trauma and to…
Read MoreTask Force Topics: Connection and How It Relates To Your Mental Health
Please join us for this discussion on Facebook Live as our CEO, Beth Medina and Eric Oldenburg, retired member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, discuss the importance of connection and how it particularly supports the mental health of those in victim serving work.. Eric Oldenburg retired from the Phoenix Police Department…
Read MoreTask Force Topics: What is Vicarious Trauma?
Please join us for this discussion on Facebook Live with Eric Oldenburg on Vicarious Trauma, and learn more about the SHIFT and HART programs. Eric retired from the Phoenix Police Department in 2018 after 24 years of service. The last 15 years of his career, he was assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Federal…
Read MoreThe Innocent Just Foundation is a Proud Nonprofit Partner with San Diego Gives 2022
The Innocent Justice Foundation (TIJF) has provided mental health and wellness programming focusing on vicarious trauma mitigation to support Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Teams and their affiliates across the country since 2009 through Supporting Heroes in Mental Health Foundational Training (SHIFT). SHIFT was one of the first Federally funded programs to focus on…
Read MoreMental Health Awareness Month – May 2022
Many of the symptoms people experience from exposure to the trauma of others, are simply the brain and body reacting to something that needs to be addressed. TIJF works to educate community heroes to both understand and respond to those symptoms with tools and techniques to help mitigate the effects of vicarious trauma and to…
Read MoreMental Health Awareness Month with The Innocent Justice Foundation
During a trip to Yellowstone with her family, Beth Medina, the CEO of The Innocent Justice Foundation was enjoying a view of the waterfalls, when a gentleman approached her and commented on her t-shirt. He said, “that is a great organization, it saves lives”. Beth told him who she was, and he went on to…
Read MoreTask Force Topics: The Ripple Effect of Vicarious Trauma
Often because of indirect exposure to the trauma of others, individuals may experience similar symptoms as the victim or survivor. Join us to discuss the ripple effect of vicarious trauma with our CEO Beth Medina and TIJF trainer Jean McCallister, owner of JGM Consulting LLC, who has more than 30 years of experience working to…
Read MoreTask Force Topics: Supporting the Mental Health of First Responders
Law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMT’s, victim advocates all embrace their responsibility “to preserve and protect” and take care of others … but how do we take care of them? Join us on Facebook Live, Monday, January 10, 2022 at 10 AM PST for a discussion with Ronald Rufo, a 22-year veteran of the Chicago Police…
Read MoreTask Force Topics: Stories of Resilience
Join us on Facebook Live on Monday, December 13, 2021 at 10 AM PST, to discuss stories of resilience with Alan Flora, retired ICAC Commander and TIJF trainer. Professionals in helping careers often experience vicarious trauma from their exposure to traumatic materials and events. Since 2009, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force teams across the…
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