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co-creating
futures without violence 

cultivating a restorative community

​There is a community-based justice program in Jefferson County that accepts inquiries and referrals, focused on supporting survivors of sexual violence, intimate partner violence, neglect, and abandonment.

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​​​This restorative pathway was developed in response to the reality that many survivors - particularly elder survivors and those impacted by racial and systemic inequities - often do not find healing, safety, or meaningful accountability through traditional systems alone.

accountability processes that center healing and the needs of those harmed 

what it is

  • Acknowledgement of harm

  • Supportive healing

  • Accountability

  • Restoration of a sense of dignity, power, and choice

what it isn’t

  • Therapy

  • Forgiveness

  • Forgetting

  • Mediation

  • Reconciliation

  • Litigation

  • Adversarial Process

who is it for?

Those impacted by sexual or intimate harm who want:

  • An alternative beyond the legal system

  • A process focused on healing and meaningful support

  • Support that honors voice, choice & consent

Have you experienced, caused, or been impacted by sexual or intimate harm? Interested in learning more and/or exploring a process?

 

Maybe you identify with all of the above.

 

Start the convo by completing the inquiry form below. 

READY TO get started & SUBMIT AN INQUIRY FORM? Let's work together! 

WANT TO Learn More About Restorative Justice?

got questions? Contact stephanie@healingcourage.org

Designed by our community

​​​Designed through months of community conversations, survivor engagement, and collaboration with advocates, behavioral health providers, legal system stakeholders, restorative justice practitioners, and community members, insights gathered through these conversations helped shape program values, referral pathways, participation guidelines, and restorative practices.

 

Survivor voices and lived experiences also helped shape the foundation of the program and will continue to guide its development. ​Those participating in this work explored both the possibilities and limitations of restorative approaches while centering survivor agency, choice, and well-being.​​​​​​​

A council
of community

The advisory council guides engagement, education and conversation, to inform the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of the community justice pathway, grounding the work in restorative practices and input gathered from the Jefferson County community.

​Advisory Council Design Team

  • Angel Afford, LMHC, SUDP, Clinical Director of Addiction Recovery Services, Discovery Behavioral Healthcare

  • Tonia Burkett, Usawa Consulting

  • Erika Dawn Coyer, Restorative Facilitator, Quilcene School District

  • Lily Haight, Jefferson Associated Counsel Defense Investigator

  • Mary Irwin, Executive Director, Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center

  • Susan Larson, Founder, Beyond Bars SPC

  • Brandon Mack, Jefferson County Superior Court Judge

  • Jessica MacKinnon, PhD, Clinical/Forensic Psychologist, Chief Clinical Officer, Discovery Behavioral Healthcare

  • Rebecca Marriott, Court Coordinator, Family Therapeutic Court

  • Vinnie Schwartz, Community Advocate

  • Liz Uchitelle, Legal Advocacy Program Coordinator, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault

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Advisory Panel & Referral Partners

  • Terry Copeland, Licensed Psychologist, Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider

  • Anne Dean, Vice President of Social Impact, Olympic Peninsula YMCA

  • Katie-Rose Fischer-Price, RN, BSN, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program Manager, Jefferson Healthcare

  • Beulah Kingsolver, Executive Director, Dove House Advocacy Services

  • Apple Martine, Director, Jefferson Public Health

  • Andy Pernsteiner, Sheriff, Jefferson County 

  • Lilly Powers, JD, Public Defender, Jefferson Associated Counsel

  • Marisa Withey Byrne, Community Advocate, Moonlit Path Advocacy

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Healing Courage

  • Stephanie Burns, MA Restorative Justice, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Healing Courage

  • Grace Crowley, M. Ed., Research Director, Healing Courage, Employment Case Manager, TRAC Associates, Ph.D. Student, University of Washington

  • Alexis Rose, Creative Director & Co-Founder, Healing Courage, Artist

  • Michelle Seyler, Development & Policy Director, Healing Courage

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Many thanks to Suzanne Duscha, Community Member and Restorative Justice Practitioner, for her commitment to this work and inspiration!

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