Mental Health & Trauma Resources from the Commission:

eNewsletter Vol. 9- Healing Ourselves

eNewsletter Vol. 9- Secondary Trauma and Burnout in Attorneys: Effects of Work with Clients Who are Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse

Video: Breaking the Silence: Journeys of Hope

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Mental Health & Trauma Links & Resources:

Domestic Violence and Mental Health Policy Initiative

Article: In The Best Interests of Society by William W. Harris, Alicia F. Lieberman, and Steven Marans

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

ABA Policy

1983Approving a defense of non-responsibility for crime as a result of mental disease or defect; charging the prosecution with the burden of disproving the defendant's claim beyond a reasonable doubt; and charging the defense with proving the defect by a preponderance of the evidence.
1993Opposing legislation restricting discovery of mental health professionals' records in family law cases.
2004Urging Congress to enact legislation addressing the large number of adults and juveniles with mental illness or disorders who come into contact with the criminal justice system, with specified recommendations.