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Mitchell Hamline Symposiums

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Trauma Informed Professional Materials

Attorneys as PTSD First Responders: The Destructive Nature of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on the Combat Veteran’s Legal Decision-Making Process
Captain Evan R. Seamone, 202 Mil. L. Rev. 144 (2009).
Communicating with Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma (Part Two)
Talia Kraemer & Eliza Patten, 33 Child L. Prac. 214 (2014).
Establishing a Trauma-Informed Lawyer-Client Relationship (Part One)
Talia Kraemer & Eliza Patten, 33 Child L. Prac. 198 (2014).
In Defense of the Injured: How Trauma-Informed Criminal Defense Can Reform Sentencing
Miriam S. Gohara, 45 Am. J. Crim. L. 1 (2018).
The Pedagogy of Trauma-Informed Lawyering
Sarah Katz & Deeya Haldar, 22 Clinical L. Rev 359 (2016).
The Role of Law Schools in Shaping Culturally Competent Lawyers
Cynthia M. Ward & Nelson P. Miller, 89 Mich. B. J. 16 (2010).
Trauma-Informed Approaches to Law: Why Restorative Justice Must Understand Trauma and Psychological Coping
Melanie Randall & Lori Haskell, 36 Dalhousie L. J. 501 (2013).
Trauma Abounds: A Case for Trauma-Informed Lawyering
Claudia Pena, 26 UCLA Women's L. J. 7 (2019).
Trauma Informed Juvenile Justice
Samantha Buckingham, 53 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 641 (2016).

Our Broken Family Court System by Lenore E. A. Walker, Dorothy M. Cummings, & Nicholas A. Cummings (Editors)
Call Number: KF505.5.A75 O94 2012
ISBN: 9780983912163
Publication Date: 2012
Stress, Trauma, and Wellbeing in the Legal System by Monica K. Miller & Brian H. Bornstein (Editors)
Call Number: KF8700 .S77 2013
ISBN: 9780199829996
Publication Date: 2012

Trauma-Informed Lawyering
This four-page article by Vivianne Mbaku (Justice in Aging) for the National Center on Law & Elder Rights' Elder Justice Toolkit discusses topics including how widespread prevalence of trauma underlines the importance of attorneys adopting
trauma-informed practices and how trauma-informed lawyering can lead to better communication between lawyer and client.
The Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast hosted by Myrna McCallum
Brought to you in partnership with the Canadian Bar Association, this podcast hosted by Myrna McCallum is an educational resource on trauma-informed lawyering.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
"SAMHSA addresses the impact of trauma on individuals, families, and communities as a behavioral health concern that requires a healing and recovery process."