Survivors and advocates say the goal of Thursday’s town hall is to discuss funding and next steps on getting a trauma recovery center in Austin. Tucker says the goal is to put the center in areas of high crime, but fewer community resources to address the gaps in traditional service. “So we really need to provide services where they can access them and make them more culturally responsive, so that they’re more likely to participate in them.” “This is really important, because while we have a lot of great services in our community, the way it’s set up right now, kind of one size fits all, and not all, especially in communities, minority communities, they’re not as likely to access services, traditional cycles,” Tucker explained.
She says although Austin provides services, more resources are needed. Tucker will join survivors at a town hall Thursday to continue calls for funding. And so we’re seeing people just get stuck,” said Terra Tucker, Texas State Director for the Alliance for Safety and Justice. “In light of the pandemic, it’s probably happening at a higher rate and a higher percentage. MAP: Where have Austin’s homicides occurred in 2021?
Once she did, she says it was life-changing. She says she didn’t get access to clinical trauma-informed care until years after her assaults. She has been sober for the last 13 years. Tricia Forbes (middle) poses with colleagues.
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