Monthly Featured Organizations & Programs
Each month, G.L.O.B.A.L. Justice features various advocacy organizations, justice programs, community events, and leaders that are making a significant impact on the pursuit of justice worldwide. Check out the Features for this month:
Featured advocacy Organization:
Alternatives to Violence
Established in 1983, Alternatives to Violence provides shelter, advocacy, education and resources for people impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking in Loveland, CO. Alternatives to Violence provides free and voluntary services and believes that dignity, fairness, and respect are essential in supporting survivors on their path to healing. They envision a safe community free from domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. Alternatives to Violence offers victims the opportunity to heal emotionally and physically in a supportive environment by providing emergency shelter, 24-hour crisis intervention, victim advocates, court advocates, safety planning, housing resource services, advocacy, information and referrals to local resources, and community education programs.
In the past, Alternatives to Violence was based on a Therapeutic Model. However, in 2016, they switched from a Therapeutic Model to an Advocacy Model. Advocacy is a short-term crisis intervention model and it assists clients with their immediate needs like shelter and safety. The goal in advocacy is empowerment to move forward. Because their clients are in trauma, they always work with them to set their own goals based on what they need. Everyone’s situation is unique, and they work with clients to make an individualized plan to help them roadmap a path to their own goals.
Featured ArtS:
Artists for the earth - Earth Day campaign
Earth Day 2026 focuses on environmental progress building through everyday action - from communities protecting ecosystems to innovators advancing solutions. Every action counts. Every voice matters. As a part of the Earth Day movement, Artists for the Earth is a global campaign to engage the public with the critical issues of the environment through arts organizations and artists. Art has the power to reach people personally, establishing a deeper understanding and emotional connection with what is happening to our planet.
What Can You Do? Sign up to be an Artist for the Earth; invite artists to exhibit their work or teach a workshop; create a short film; paint a mural; sponsor a concert; create a trash to art workshop; practice sustainability in your artwork.
Featured Publication:
Creative arts and digital interventions as potential tools in prevention and recovery from the mental health consequences of adverse childhood experiences
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) refer to verbal, sexual, or physical abuse; emotional or physical neglect; parental separation or incarceration, problem drug and alcohol use in the family; domestic violence or mental illness in the family; and additional experiences that are harmful including bullying, poverty, peer rejection, racism, death and multiple traumatic losses, community violence, food shortages, harsh experiences in care, poor academic performance, and living in unsafe environments, prior to age 18. Evidence suggests that cumulative exposures, rather than individual experiences, have the most significant negative outcomes including shortened life expectancy by up to 20 years. ACEs have mental health impacts across the lifespan by disrupting neurodevelopment, leading to social, emotional and cognitive impairment, and increasing risky behaviours, disability and social exclusion.
However, not all young people who experience adversity develop these poor outcomes in later life. System-wide or individual resiliency characteristics can alleviate the long-term effects of adversity. In order to develop interventions, we need to understand these mechanisms, and how individual and wider environmental factors impact mental health and resilience. This commentary aims to discuss (1) What are the risks of mental illness and symptoms amongst young people who have experienced adversity? (2) How do intersectional influences impact the magnitude of these risks? (3) How effective are arts-based interventions in supporting young people exposed to adversity? (4) How effective are digital interventions in supporting young people exposed to adversity?
Inspire
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