National Mental Health & Trauma Awareness Month
May marks National Mental Health Awareness Month and National Trauma Awareness Month. This month I reflect on my previous and current work with trauma…
Honoring the Invisibilities of Women’s History Month
Content warning: violence against women, physical forms of violence, sexual violence, rape, domestic violence, colonial violence, trauma, bystander Woman’s History Month was something that…
Continuing the Conversation: LGBTQIA+ Youth Homelessness
Recently, ICOY’s blog posts have detailed the importance of addressing LGBTQIA+ youth homelessness. This issue is a pervasive one, with LGBTQIA+ youth experiencing disproportionate…
Strengthening Practices for LGTBQIA+ Homeless Youth through Trauma-Informed Care
ICOY’s November blog post recognized Youth Homelessness Awareness Month. The post highlighted several demographics of youth which face disproportionate incidences of homelessness. One of…
Suicide Prevention Month
Authored by: ICOY Trauma Specialist Heshima Mance and ICOY Trauma Intern Emily Waskowitz As September comes to a close, the ICOY Trauma Team reflected…
ICOY Responds to Recent Police Brutality Involving Youth
We share in the anger, frustration, and grief felt across Illinois and the country in the wake of the killings of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo, a child and…
ICOY supports the removal of police from schools
Authors: Eilene Ladson (ICOY Program Director), Kathryn Culleeny (ICOY Juvenile Justice Manager), & Jocelyn Vega (ICOY Trauma Specialist) As the nation continues to discuss the…
Op-ed: Stop the Solitary Confinement of Youth
Stop Solitary Confinement of Youth May 3, 2018 Illinois became a pioneer in juvenile justice reform when it established the first juvenile court in…