by dowlingforjudge | Jan 24, 2024 | awareness, trafficking, trauma
Written by Judge Kim Dowling Last week, I shared with you the tools we have developed to help professionals in our community recognize trafficked youth so that we can help those victims. Let me conclude this series by telling you about some of the work we have yet...
by dowlingforjudge | Jan 18, 2024 | awareness, court systems, Recognition, trafficking, trauma
Written by Judge Kim Dowling I have previously shared with you some general information about trafficking and the red flags associated with this heinous scourge on our children. I am proud to say the committee I chair has worked diligently to develop some tools for...
by dowlingforjudge | Jan 9, 2024 | awareness, trafficking, trauma
Written by Judge Kim Dowling I previously mentioned the red flags of human trafficking and how children are lured into this heinous atrocity. Let’s review the red flags and how you can identify potential victims. Identifying these children requires knowing the “red...
by dowlingforjudge | Jan 3, 2024 | awareness, trafficking, trauma
Written by Judge Kim Dowling January is Human Trafficking Awareness month. Many of you who know me know my passion for addressing human trafficking. The Indiana Supreme Court appointed me to chair its committee to address child trafficking, the Commission to Improve...
by dowlingforjudge | Sep 26, 2023 | awareness, juvenile mental health, suicide prevention month, trafficking
Written by Judge Kim Dowling I have shared with you previously the signs of human trafficking and how children are lured into this heinous atrocity. The mental health repercussions for victimized children are dramatic and we must address them. When children...
by dowlingforjudge | Sep 18, 2023 | awareness, juvenile mental health, suicide prevention month, trafficking
Written by Judge Kim Dowling Last week, I shared that September is Suicide Prevention Awareness month and said I would be sharing my thoughts on how the justice system can fill the nation’s deplorable failures to meet its mental health needs. Today, let’s turn to the...