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Whether you're a school district looking to certify staff, a nonprofit ready to launch a peer program, or a survivor stepping into leadership—we invite you to train with us. Bring the Global Center to your city, or begin your own certification journey.
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1,000+ Practicioners
1,000+ certified practitioners trained nationwide
Nationwide Programming
Programming embedded in city initiatives, jails, schools, and reentry programs
Featured
Initiatives
Featured in academic institutions, major conferences, and city government healing initiatives
Our Leadership Collective
The Global Center is stewarded by a diverse team of visionary leaders, clinicians, and justice reform experts, including:
The Global Center is stewarded by a diverse team of visionary leaders, clinicians,
and justice reform experts, including:
Lakeesha Eure, LCSW
Deputy Mayor of Trauma Recovery, City of Newark
Dr. La’Tesha Sampson
Clinical Psychotherapist, President of Great Joy Counseling and Consulting
Dr. Juan Rios, LCSW
Chair of Social Work & Public Administration, Seton Hall University
Angelo Pinto, Esq.
Civil Rights Attorney & Co-Founder of IRSJA
Dr. Jamila T. Davis
Justice-impacted educator, author, and co-founder of IRSJA
WHO WE SERVE
• - Credible messengers and peer mentors
• - Youth leaders and educators
• - Justice-impacted individuals
• - Violence prevention teams and outreach workers
• - Schools, reentry programs, and nonprofits
About the IRSJA Global Center for Trauma-Informed Leadership & Advocacy
Healing is Leadership. Leadership is Healing.
The IRSJA Global Center for Trauma-Informed Leadership & Advocacy is the educational and training arm of the Institute of Research for Social Justice in Action (IRSJA). We are a national hub equipping justice-impacted leaders, peer mentors, frontline professionals, and community changemakers with the tools to heal and transform lives—starting with their own.
We believe that those most impacted by injustice are also the most qualified to lead solutions. At the Global Center, we turn that belief into action by offering certifications, training, and support rooted in lived experience, clinical expertise, and cultural relevance.
Our Impact So Far
Our Mission
To certify, empower, and mobilize a new generation of trauma-informed leaders who are ready to disrupt cycles of harm and lead movements of healing in their communities.