Spotlight / Fall Spotlight

Students 12 to 18 reported experiencing more crime at school than away from school, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey. The 2024 survey covered crimes experienced from July 2023 through November 2024.

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Learn about the Justice-based Interdisciplinary Thriving (JIT) Framework, a novel approach  for conceptualizing trauma recovery among Latine immigrants that is grounded in clinical observation and research. JIT addresses their lived realities involving trauma exposure and recovery while leveraging key strengths to promote thriving rather than merely surviving.

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A new qualitative metasynthesis examines the nature of healing after traumatic loss through the perspectives of bereaved individuals. Includes a graphical “mobile of healing.”

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Results from the 20^th annual Domestic Violence Counts survey from NNEDV found that participating programs served more than 84,000 victims and did not have enough resources to meet more than 13,000 requests for help. More details from the 2025 survey are available.

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A new scoping review consolidates existing evidence and identifies knowledge gaps regarding GBV among people living at the intersection of disability, cultural diversity, and gender.  Thematic analysis provided preliminary insights into barriers to accessing support, such as lack of knowledge, shortage of qualified providers and intersectoral collaboration, fear, stigma, shame, and isolation, and language barriers.

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The Urban Indian Health Institute surveyed 201 programs and organizations about the impacts of funding cuts to violence-related programs and services, including those serving survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and missing and murdered Indigenous people.

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