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2017 Individual and Institutional Resilience: Start the New Year Right
At Threshold GlobalWorks we are excited about the work that lies ahead in 2017 and are dedicated to making a difference in the United States and globally. In today’s highly...
An Orientation to SRM: 50 minute U.K. interview with Chris Johnston
https://vimeo.com/180006446
Neuroscience Sheds New Light on Juvenile Crime
It is encouraging and exciting to see neuroscience research being used in the criminal justice system. If you haven’t read Lawrence Steinberg’s book, Age of Opportunity: Lessons...
The Joys of Collaboration!
This has been a busy time for us at TGW. It is exciting to see how many organizations and communities are expanding their lens to recognize the strengths of individuals and not...
Rwanda: Communities That Heal
The photo shows the President of Rwanda, Paul Kigame, speaking at the Twelfth National Dialogue (called the 2014 Umushyikirano) on 11/11/15. In his remarks he highlighted the...
Posting From Nepal: Building Resilience Through Play and Skills
July 5, 2015 Flying into Kathmandu it is hard at first to see the effect of the earthquake. The city was not at the epicenter of the quake and, although there is damage it does...
Rwanda: Resilience in Action
I returned 2 weeks ago from Rwanda where we have an on-going project focused on the re-entry of genocide perpetrators after prison into their communities. We have developed an...
Threshold GlobalWorks in Nepal
On April 25, 2015 a huge 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated Nepal and was followed by more than 240 aftershocks, one of which was a 7.3 magnitude. The death toll is in the many...
A Neuroscience Lens: Intimate Partner Violence
“Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Justice-involved Women” was the topic of a panel I participated on at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice yesterday. The panelists were...
Essential Lens: Neuroscience and Corrections
Threshold GlobalWorks (TGW) has been developing programs for inmates and corrections officers (COs); programs that help increase the capacity to self-regulate, decrease...
“We can’t solve problems if we use the same kind of thinking that created them.” Albert Einstein.
On Sunday January 18, 2015 the New York Times Week in Review had a lead article by Dick Morris, a veteran of the Iraq war diagnosed with PTSD. He was very compelling in...
NYC Federal Reserve Bank Supports Veterans Reintegration
Recently, I was fortunate to participate on a panel at New York City's Federal Reserve Bank in honor of Veterans Day. The bank has had a veterans network made up of employees who...
PEACEBUILDER PROJECT: RWANDA
Our Peacebuilder Project in Rwanda had a very generative beginning over 2 weeks in late September. This project is a collaborative effort between Threshold GlobalWorks and the...
STRONGER TOGETHER: RETREAT
Our retreat for women veterans (and one active duty Canadian) was an amazing and gratifying experience. A diverse group of 30 women came together to share perspectives and build...
EXCITING NEWS AT THRESHOLD GLOBALWORKS!
Loree Sutton has been appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio as the NYC Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs, a position she will assume on September 2, 2014 (see link below for...
What’s “Organizational Plasticity” Got to Do With It?
As springtime gets underway we have been reflecting with gratitude and excitement on the ways in which our work is expanding and the many individuals and organizations that share...
WAR AND INK: IMAGES AND STORIES TOLD THROUGH TATTOOS
Laurie Leitch and Brigadier General (ret.) Loree Sutton are in the process of putting together a book about the war-related tattoos of OEF/OIF active military and veterans. The...
Thinking Outside the Box
A better title for this would be “Thinking Outside the Brain.” Are you familiar with the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT? The work being done there reflects the...