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Stronger Together: Empowering Student-Athletes and Coaches to Become Agents of Change
When I work with athletes, coaches, and athletic administrators, I see so much potential for changing the public’s perception of athletes from those who cause harm to seeing athletes as leaders in preventing violence. Student-athletes are often leaders both on and off the field and can harness those leadership skills to impact social norms and prevent gender-based violence.
Three Ways Partnering with JT Consulting Can Support your Title IX Office
This spring, long awaited amendments to Title IX regulations were released by the U.S Department of Education. These changes need to be implemented by K-12 schools and Universities by August 1st. We are here to help you navigate how to do this work utilizing a trauma-informed approach and to develop sustainable structures and strategies that can support the school community no matter what changes are on the horizon. This blog offers three ways we can do just that.
20 Years of Joy & Pain in April
I had thrown myself into activism as a way of transforming my trauma from something negative into something actionable and positive. But the healing process is lifelong and not linear. I received so much praise for the work I did on campus and in the community to raise awareness and offer messages of hope and inspiration. And while the hope existed, the pain and the grief from what I had experienced and what I had lost was also real, no matter how much I tried to ignore it. I didn’t want to admit when I was triggered or struggling because I felt like I was letting my perpetrator win. But, what we resist persists. Ignoring our pain does not rid us of it.