Will Trauma Recovery Centers Survive?

‘Just the focus on trauma and healing … is not something you see much in the criminal justice system,’ said Mullins. However, this is seen now through TRCs, she said. ‘I think it really has become very central to communities as a place of safety, where you can go and get what you need .… I think they really are a shining example of the direction we should be moving.’” The article also quotes Director of Litmus, Angela Hawken: “‘I didn’t expect that the funding lines would be as slim as they were, and that they were cobbling together,’ said Angela Hawken, a researcher at the Marron Institute who surveyed TRCs across the country. Her survey found that only 14% of TRC respondents are confident they can maintain their current level of service over the next five years. ‘They’re just surviving year to year,’ she said.