Can a trauma-focused approach in Richmond help break the recidivism cycle?

Yindi PeiAugust 15, 2025

This article comes from a free, non-profit news source called Richmondside which focuses on news from Richmond, California. It is one of several local news outlets in the bay area supported by the Cityside Journalism Initiative. This initiative also publishes Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside.

The Safe Return Project is a non-profit formed in Richmond in 2010 that focuses on healing trauma while supporting people as they come home from incarceration. This article highlights how programs like these give people the opportunity to interrupt violence and promote continuous healing after release.

Read the article: They were once convicted of felony charges. Now they help the recently incarcerated to heal