Compassion Prison Project
Creating trauma-informed prisons and communities.
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TRAUMA TALKS
TRAUMA TALKS
Trauma Talks is a 16-part series designed to educate prison residents about childhood trauma, showing them tools to help calm their nervous systems, reduce prison aggression, find resilience and become productive members of society upon their return. Acknowledging and addressing our experiences of childhood trauma teaches us how these experiences can affect our emotions, behaviors, thoughts, relationships, stability, and health.…
STEP INSIDE THE CIRCLE
STEP INSIDE THE CIRCLE
Why We Do This
Why We Do This
“Prisons are an Intensive Care Unit for childhood trauma.” Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, former California Surgeon General</p? Prisons do not create safer communities The current prison system is based on punitive control. Most U.S. prisons are traumatizing and/or re-traumatizing. 64% of adults in the United States have experienced some form of childhood trauma, according to the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)…
PARTICIPANT TESTIMONIALS
PARTICIPANT TESTIMONIALS
It's Working! Our 16-week Trauma Talks curriculum and Trauma-to-Transformation workshops are transforming lives.In just four years, we’ve reached almost 5,000 people in person, operating in 22 California prisons, 13 prisons across the U.S.,and expanding internationally to New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Colombia, Iceland, Mexico, and Argentina.By addressing the root causes of trauma and providing practical tools for healing, we’re not only changing individual lives — we’re helping reshape entire prison environments into safer, more compassionate communities. Help us continue this work by making a donation today. Make a Donation Today Testimonials from participants
CDCR Recidivism Report : April 2025
CDCR Recidivism Report : April 2025
PODCAST: Compassion in Action
PODCAST: Compassion in Action
Welcome to our podcast: Compassion in Action Join CPP Founder Fritzi Horstman and guests as they discuss the objectives and approaches involved in bringing trauma awareness and compassionate healing to the forefront of public conversation. All Compassion in Action Episodes
Take the ACE Quiz
Take the ACE Quiz
Take the ACE Quiz The ACE Quiz starts the conversation about childhood trauma, but it is not intended to end the journey of awareness. The 10 Adverse Childhood Experiences which appear on the official ACE Quiz include: Physical Abuse Emotional Abuse Sexual Abuse Physical Neglect Emotional Neglect Parents divorced or separated Domestic Violence Parent or caregiver addicted to drugs or alcohol Parent or caregiver who is depressed or mentally ill Household member ever been incarcerated How many ACEs do you have? Take the test below to find out. We encourage everyone to visit our Resources page for further information about ACEs and childhood trauma. Take the ACE Quiz
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