249 | Understanding Custodial Trauma and its Impact on Housing Clients
Tracks
Workshop
| Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
| 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM |
| Room 208-209 |
Session Overview
For many, contact with the criminal legal system and spending time in custody can be extremely harrowing and stressful, resulting in “custodial trauma.” This session will discuss the unique trauma inherent to incarceration and provide strategies and solutions to help serve this population.
Description
For many, contact with the criminal legal system and spending time in custody can be extremely harrowing and stressful, resulting in “custodial trauma.” This session will discuss the unique trauma inherent to incarceration and provide strategies and solutions to help serve this population.
Vanessa Spinazola
Directing Attorney/Criminal Legal System Initiative Strategy Lead
Homebase/Center for Common Concerns
Presenter
Vanessa leads Homebase’s Criminal Legal System Initiative, where she identifies promising strategies to address the housing needs of people impacted by the criminal legal system through intersectional lenses of racial justice, housing, and homelessness. Prior to joining Homebase, Vanessa served as the Executive Director for a legal services organization focused on easing reentry for people with criminal records.
