Media, Articles & More Books

Book Contributions

• Helgi Maki, “No Choice but Change: Shifting from Fear to Love after Trauma”, chapter 19 in Shine Your Light - Powerful Practices for an Extraordinary Life by Janet Bray Attwood, Marci Shimoff, Chris Attwood & Geoff Affleck

 Articles

• “Trauma-Informed Law: Addressing the Epidemic of Trauma in Criminal Justice,” by Helgi Maki, Justice Report, September 2020, Vol. 35, No. 4.

• Helgi Maki & C. Tess Sheldon. Trauma-Informed Strategies in Public Interest Litigation: Avoiding Unintended Consequences Through Integrative Legal perspectives. Canadian Supreme Court Law Review, Spring 2019.

Media

• Victoria Hudgins, “Clio Cloud Conference Takeaways: Technology Won’t Solve All of Legal’s Challenges,” www.law.com, November 1, 2021.

  https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/2021/11/01/clio-cloud-conference-takeaways-technology-wont-solve-all-of-legals-challenges/?slreturn=20220514210533

• The Globe & Mail, June 1 2021: Letters to the Editor

  https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/letters/article-june-1-mass-graves-do-not-belong-in-any-school-readers-react-to-the/

• UofT Faculty of Law Commentary, March 2018: Selected Themes from the Asper Centre’s Public Interest Litigation Conference http://aspercentre.ca/selected-themes-from-the-asper-centres-public-interest-litigation-conference/

• This Magazine, Feb 2018: Why is a proposed bill to educate Canadian judges in sexual assault law stalled in the Senate?

  https://this.org/2018/02/08/why-is-a-proposed-bill-to-educate-canadian-judges-in-sexual-assault-law-stalled-in-the-senate/

• Global News Radio Interview, July 2017: Linda Redgrave & Toronto lawyer Helgi Maki talk new Canadian sex assault stats

  https://omny.fm/shows/tasha-kheiriddin/linda-redgrave-and-toronto-lawyer-helgi-maki-talk

• Huffington Post, May 2017: Rona Ambrose’s Bill on Training for Would-Be Judges Wins Liberal Support

  https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/05/15/liberals-to-support-ambrose-s-bill-on-training-for-would-be-judges_n_16626582.html

• National Observer, May 2017: MPs unite on sexual assault law training for judges

  https://www.nationalobserver.com/2017/05/16/news/mps-unite-sexual-assault-law-training-judges

• CTV News, May 2017: Ghomeshi accuser supports judge training bill

  https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/ghomeshi-accuser-supports-judge-training-bill-1.3414281

• Helgi's book was featured on SLAW, Canada's online legal magazine

  https://www.slaw.ca/2021/02/01/mondays-mix-405/

• Exploring Trauma-Informed Legal Practice: Insights from Helgi Maki and Distinguished Speakers on Recognizing, Addressing, and Supporting Clients Through Sensitive Matters

  https://www.cbapd.org/details_en.aspx?id=on_on23pub01i

• Unveiling the Shadows: A Webinar on Litigation Abuse, Coercive Control, and Trauma-Informed Practices with Dr. Katreena Scott and Helgi Maki" https://afccontario.ca/events/litigation-abuse/

• Helgi’s book is part of an initiative to help Florida’s Family Courts become more trauma-responsive to support child development (and positive outcomes).

  https://www.flcourts.gov/Resources-Services/Office-of-Family-Courts/Family-Court-in-Florida/Trauma-and-Child-Development

Quoted or Referred To

• Helgi discussed “How Reckoning with Trauma Can Help You, Your Clients and the Legal Profession” on Legal Talk Network

  https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/aba-journal-modern-law-library/2023/10/how-reckoning-with-trauma-can-help-you-your-clients-and-the-legal-profession/

  https://www.abajournal.com/books/article/podcast-episode-205

• Helgi’s story is shared in chapter 7 of the book

  Finding Meaning, the Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler

• Helgi's “Introduction to Trauma-Informed Lawyering” was featured in the August 2023 edition of the Michigan Bar Journal.

  https://www.michbar.org/journal/Details/An-introduction-to-trauma-informed-lawyering?ArticleID=4671

• Helgi’s “Trauma-informed strategies in public interest litigation: Avoiding unintended consequences through integrative legal perspectives” are one of the resources in a study of “A Qualitative Look at Serious Legal Problems for People with Disabilities in Central Canada”

  https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/jr/pwdcc-phcc/bibliography.html?wbdisable=true

• Helgi's article on trauma-informed lawyering from the Supreme Court Law Review is referred to in the "Trauma-Informed Legal Practice Toolkit" published by Golden Eagle Rising Society, created by Myrna McCallum.

  https://www.goldeneaglerising.org/docuploads/Golden-Eagle-Rising-Society-Trauma-Informed-Toolkit-2021-02-14.pdf

• Helgi Maki was acknowledged as a contributor to the revision of the Gladue Report Guide (BC edition), revised in 2022 by the Legal Services Society, BC, to include materials supporting a trauma-informed legal perspective

  https://pubsdb.lss.bc.ca/pdfs/pubs/Gladue-Report-Guide-eng.pdf

• Episode 19: “Trauma-Informed Law: A Primer for Lawyers in Practice”

  https://thetraumainformedlawyer.simplecast.com/episodes/trauma-informed-law-a-primer-for-lawyers-in-practice/transcript

• The Buddhist Review: Tricycle by River Shannon

  https://tricycle.org/author/rivershannon/

• Autism and Trauma: The Compatibility of ABA and Trauma-Informed Practices

  https://www.csa.virginia.gov/Content/doc/Autism_and_Trauma_The_Compatability_of_ABA_and_Trauma_Informed_Practices_2019.pdf

• CLG by Natalie Simpson, Senior Counsel

  https://clg.ab.ca/index.php/2021/04/16/test-4/

• PennState University Libraries Catalog

  https://catalog.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/41353367

• Cutting Edge Law

  https://www.cuttingedgelaw.com/trauma-informed-law/

• Selected Themes from the Asper Centre’s Public Interest Litigation Conference by Amanda Nash

  https://aspercentre.ca/selected-themes-from-the-asper-centres-public-interest-litigation-conference/

• Medium, September 2023, New to the Collection: Books for Legal Professionals

  https://medium.com/walawlibrary/new-to-the-collection-books-for-legal-professionals-1886c39c13d9

• Helgi's training has been recognized and approved as Continuing Legal Education (CLE) specifically designed for Juvenile Courts.

  https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/juvenile-court/approved-juvenile-cle

• Calgary Legal Guidance’s blog post recommends Helgi’s resources: https://clg.ab.ca/index.php/2021/04/16/test-4/

• This transcript of Myrna McCallum’s podcast shares Helgi’s insights about sustainable legal practice, in conversation with Myrna: https://thetraumainformedlawyer.simplecast.com/episodes/trauma-informed-law-and-creating-a-sustainable-legal-practice/transcript

• Find the game-changing information of Trauma-Informed Law: A Primer for Lawyer Resilience and Healing at the Dispute Resolution Firm and Mediation Centre, as well as on Mediate.com:

https://www.themediationcentre.co.za/news-info-videos/15-news-information/277-trauma-informed-care-in-mediation

https://mediate.com/trauma-informed-care-in-mediation/

• Explore the fundamental information of Trauma-Informed Law: A Primer for Lawyer Resilience and Healing, which was recently featured on the RIPS Law Librarian Blog:

  https://ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2024/04/23/trauma-informed-law/

• Discover Trauma-Informed Law: A Primer for Lawyer Resilience and Healing, which was recently published by the Washington State Law Library on Medium.com:

  https://medium.com/walawlibrary/new-to-the-collection-books-for-legal-professionals-1886c39c13d9

• Look into our engagement in law change in Nova Scotia, as mentioned on the last page of this booklet. Investigate how our insights contribute to shaping legal advances in the province

  https://lawreform.ns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/brain-science-and-the-law.pdf

• Cope effectively with secondary trauma arising from pro bono work. Learn valuable strategies and insights to support your well-being while making a positive impact through legal advocacy

  https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/coping-with-secondary-trauma-from-pro-4153814/

  https://www.proskauer.com/pub/coping-with-secondary-trauma-from-pro-bono-work

• Helgi's book is available in all eight courthouse libraries in the province of British Columbia, Canada:  https://www.courthouselibrary.ca/catalogue-item?cid=47632

• It highlights here the significance of trauma-informed practices in handling civil claims for sexual violence. It underscores the need to understand trauma, build trust, ensure safety, and promote empowerment to prevent re-traumatization. Helgi Maki's book, "Trauma-Informed Law: A Primer for Lawyer Resilience and Healing," is cited, emphasizing its importance in this field.

  https://journaloflawandsociety.co.uk/blog/trauma-informed-lawyering-in-the-context-of-civil-claims-for-sexual-violence/

• Helgi's insight about mental health and wellbeing of clients was mentioned here, p.18:

  https://middlaw.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Winter-Snail-Issue-Final.pdf

Further reading for on Trauma-Informed advocacy

• Read more here: http://www.traumainformedlaw.org/

  Or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/traumalaw

• Trauma Informed Lawyering: Resources to help you learn how to become trauma informed lawyers - and why this is so important

  https://www.lawscot.org.uk/media/370854/trauma-aware-law-factsheet.pdf