Is there research on institutional betrayal in religious organizations? What about criminal justice systems? Does moral injury have anything to do with institutional betrayal? What can be done about institutional betrayal in health care?
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Building on the attention that last week's Executive Order on women's health brought to health disparities, we have to make intimate violence part of the conversation -- and ending #VAW a key strategy for realizing health equity. My new piece Psychology Today. psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/from…

I'm so grateful for this recognition and I do hope it helps bring attention to the enormous cost of interpersonal and institutional betrayal trauma along with the remarkable promise of institutional courage.

I recently added a Courage-in-Action post about a new 'scoping review' of institutional betrayal. You can find it here:

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'...many survivors bear the costs of more than the original violence. They also bear the costs of institutional action and inaction.' My latest Psychology Today describes a new scoping review on #institutionalbetrayal from my team. Dr. Jennifer Freyd psychologytoday.com/us/blog/from-a…

'We identified and carefully coded 37 peer-reviewed empirical research articles and dissertations on institutional betrayal from 2011 to 2022, reported in a hot-off-the-presses publication.'

The 2024 Institutional Courage Grant is open for applications. This grant is an opportunity for researchers interested in investigating institutional courage and institutional betrayal. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2024. More at: institutionalcourage.org/research-grant…

A new essay by Dr. Kathy Becker-Blease and me about institutional betrayal in higher education - and what to do about it.
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More:
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Really excited for this article, in collaboration w/LaToya Hall & Peter Lichtenberg from Wayne State IOG !

We use Dr. Jennifer Freyd's betrayal trauma theory to understand the impact of family financial exploitation on older African American Adults

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Institutional betrayal in family courts - just as in other contexts - can be a life and death matter.

More about this from the November Courage-in-Action letter from the Center for Institutional Courage:
Center for Institutional Courage

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The October #CourageBrief is now live! Articles from:
✍️ Jennifer M. Gómez, Ph.D. on the cultural betrayal & sexual abuse of Black women
✍️ Aubrie Patterson on two new databases of IB & IC research

Dive in for transformative insights!
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Dr. Jennifer Freyd

Discrimination in academia is a reality for many. Prof. Gomez's essay, featured in the ADVANCE Journal, sheds light on this crucial issue. See how she advocated for herself and students to create a more inclusive and equitable environment: spr.ly/6015ug3th Jennifer M. Gómez, Ph.D.

Published today: the October Courage-in-Action newsletter.
Center for Institutional Courage

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'DARVO has always been bad for victims, and it has always been counter to the prevention of sexual violence.'
People who are accused do NOT have to use DARVO to defend themselves.
Dr. Sarah Harsey
and I explain
Kenny Jacoby
Center for Institutional Courage
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For those following the Mel Tucker saga, this op-ed from Dr. Sarah Harsey and Dr. Jennifer Freyd is worth your time. It discusses how Tucker's use of the tactic DARVO to influence public perception about him hasn't helped him and is harmful to all survivors.
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Dr. Dr. Sarah Harsey and I wrote about the harm of DARVO in an op-ed in today's USA Today.

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“Institutional betrayal can occur through ignorance, meaning you don’t have to wake up with evil thoughts to cause harm. You can cause harm because you’re ignorant and don’t understand interpersonal violence,” ⁦Dr. Jennifer Freyd⁩. Educate to end abuse! msmagazine.com/2023/10/03/wom…