Do you have a criminal offense history?

Your fresh start begins here.

Over 1.2M women are currently under correctional supervision in the United States.
Nearly 1M of those women are on supervised probation or parole, and almost 2M women (and girls) are released from jails and prisons each year. For women, access to trauma-responsive services remains a significant barrier when seeking assistance after incarceration, and sadly many women fall through the cracks of a decentralized and complex criminal justice system. Other main barriers system-impacted women face are:

 – Lack of childcare

 – Lack of transportation

– Lack of economic stability

 – Higher rates of mental health illness

reimagine how we connect women to services

In a study conducted by UCLA assessing our pilot program, Restore Her a 1:1 intensive case management model, they concluded that the strength of our program was connecting participants to the services they needed most. We were able to do this because we had a deep and holistic understanding of their needs captured by a comprehensive intake assessment.

Although we had much success providing intensive services through partnerships, a significant observation we found was that our participants were typically hesitant to introduce a new provider. These fears were triggered by past traumas of sharing intimate information in non trauma-informed settings, fear of judgement, and shame, having to relive their experiences with multiple providers. Many times, an additional intake would deter our participants from seeking services.

We build solutions that ensure women don’t fall through the cracks and gain access to all the services they need.

The Comprehensive Women’s Intake Assessment (CWIA) screener is a gender-responsive and trauma-informed, self assessment tool for system-impacted women with a criminal offense history. The assessment is designed to evaluate 20 common needs of women in eight areas.

Critical Needs

Economic Stability

Housing Safety & Security

Offense History

Mental Health & Behavioral Responses

Substance Abuse

Relationships

Self-efficacy

CWIA ASSESSMENT

Streamlining the case management process amongst providers is our solution to remove common barriers and fast-track the process to connect women to key services.

Access to the assessment is available for free to caseworkers and clinical professionals through our beta referral program.

OBJECTIVE 01.

Remove challenging barriers that prevent women from accessing services.

OBJECTIVE 02.

Reduce trauma-induced feelings like dissociation, shame, and embarrassment; while ensuring providers have critical information for decision-making.

OBJECTIVE 03.

Fast-track services for both the provider and the participant, by streamlining collaboration among providers.

OBJECTIVE 04.

Contribute to gender justice and trauma-informed research.

Learn more about the CWIA assessment and referral program

Join the CWIA Referral Program

Who’s eligible for the program?

  • Caseworkers and/or clinical professionals who work directly with system-impacted women with a criminal offense history 
  • Must work for a verifiable organization
  • Must verify your work email address

How does the program work?

  1. Submit your application.
  2. Application review.
  3. Gain access to your referral account and referral link.
  4. Receive the CWIA companion report each time your client completes the assessment
  5. Save time on administrative tasks and spend more time on what matters, your clients!

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