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Child Trauma

3/17/2026

‘Helping the Helpers’: How a Mental Health Worker Guides Frontline Child Abuse Investigators Through Trauma 

The Imprint's Q+A with Heidi Rimstad, who helps frontline child abuse investigators cope with stress and vicarious trauma.

3/5/2026

Michigan Lawmakers and Boarding School Survivors Speak Out on Shelved Indian Boarding School Report

Controversy surrounding a publicly financed report in Michigan on the brutal impact of Indian boarding schools continues to grow. 

8/28/2025

California Lawmakers May Limit Childhood Sex Abuse Survivors’ Ability to Sue

California lawmakers will vote on a bill this week making it harder to file child sexual abuse lawsuits against schools, juvenile facilities and foster care agencies that are already buckling under the weight of current and threatened legal action.

Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse in Georgia Have a Rare Legal Champion: Emma Hetherington

8/14/2025

Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse in Georgia Have a Rare Legal Champion

Emma Hetherington, clinical associate professor and director of the Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic, in the hallways of the University of Georgia. Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA.
By the time clients seek out attorney Emma Hetherington, it’s already been a long fight. 

Federal Government Set to Release its Next Report on Indian Boarding School Survivors

12/13/2023

Federal Government Preparing its Next Report on Indian Boarding Schools

The Department of the Interior will soon release its historic final report on the devastation caused by U.S.-backed Indian boarding schools.

11/23/2023

Road Atlas: Women Healing Trauma in the Nomad West

A personal essay on the ways women in the nomadic van life community are learning to heal complex trauma.

1/30/2023

A Lonely Child Finds His Way Out of Abuse and Homelessness, It Lands Him Behind Bars

First in a three-part series on a teenager with a tumultuous childhood sent to die in prison, and where his life would lead.

1/12/2023

Casey Family Programs Announces 2023 Excellence for Children Awardees

Philanthropic giant Casey Family Programs announced today the recipients of its annual Excellence for Children awards. 

Buffalo Students Voice Concerns Over Suspensions in a Restorative Justice Circle

12/21/2022

Top Stories of 2022: New Approaches and Second Chances

In 2022, The Imprint covered innovative community approaches to curbing youth violence, from California to New York.