MyPath
Compassionate Care. For A Better World.
At Survivor Shield, we believe in second chances.
We fundamentally believe that survivors in jail deserve the same access to care that anyone else does. That’s why we created MyPath. We work with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department to ensure that all survivors have the right to build a future that is truly recovery based, regardless of where they are.
How Does It Work?
Providing treatment to survivors within correctional facilities is no easy task. Our dedicated facilitators work closely with inmates, guiding them through a 12-week curriculum. Inmates learn trauma-informed coping mechanisms, emotional regulation techniques, and healthy processing strategies. We are committed to delivering the utmost standard of trauma-informed care. Operating within low-security housing units, our facilitators conduct weekly support groups for incarcerated individuals. Its our primary goal when working with these women that we recognize that although they have committed a crime to end up incarcerated, that they were victims first. Understanding these women is key to helping them. That victimization they suffered is usually how they they ended up in these unfortunate situations. Often times these women are victims of domestic violence with a prior history of sexual abuse, or sexual assault being part of the downfall of the domestic violence.
We recognize that individuals grappling with trauma often end up in the criminal justice system. Through evidence-based and trauma-informed care, we strive to break abusive cycles, fostering growth and reducing the likelihood of reoffense by creating safer, supportive environments. This twelve week curriculum is led by a survivor who has sufferer extensively herself, and understands the life that led them here in jail. This approach is unique, and earns the trust and commitment from the survivors we work with inside the Pima County Detention Center. These women deserve the right to be informed of there situational and reactive behaviors brought on by trauma, and they deserve to be educated on how to combat and change their circumstance.