NAMI delivers hope during National Suicide Prevention Month
Trigger warning: self-harm and suicide CCWF residents attend a presentation by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. (Photo by Lt. Monique Williams) The brisk temperature inside the main gym contrasted ...
Gifted Hands Crochet Project brings incarcerated creations to outside world
How people at CCWF are using their talents to help the surrounding community Community members enjoy looking through hats and scarfs made by the CCWF Gifted Hands Crochet Project at ...
Felon’s Alphabet
Photo by Aneta Pawlik on Unsplash. Go to any self-help group attended by incarcerated individuals here in CCWF and I guarantee you the word accountability comes up at least once ...
The Hope Within: Lessons I’ve learned from years of mental health battles
Many here at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF), myself included, are adopting new approaches to bring their mental health struggles into the light and to begin healing. The process of ...
Kicked out of their world
Reflections on the fate of immigrants post-incarceration ICE Caroline Detention Facility. (Public Domain) Immigrants cannot make mistakes. When they do, they are kicked out of their world. Even when they ...
Nutritional Rehabilitation: Why healthier foods lead to better outcomes
CCWF held its first ever farmers market. (Photo by Kelly Fogel) One of the first handouts distributed to new arrivals in CCWF Receiving gives mental health tips, including recommendations for ...
