Houses of Healing: A Chaplain’s Perspective

A pair of hands folded through a set of bars.

James M.W. Kim is a Canadian prison chaplain working with incarcerated people in British Columbia. Here are some excerpts from his letter to Robin Casarjian, the author of Houses of Healing, on the impacts of the program. Hello Robin, You have no idea how Houses of Healing has brought healing to me as I began…

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D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services New Beginnings: A Unique Treatment Model

Dr. Jess Linick with Dr. Dr. Key, Dr. Sillitti, and the Power Source Facilitators

Recently, Lionheart’s Co-Clinical Director, Dr. Jess Linick, visited New Beginnings Youth Development Center in Washington, D.C., to find out about their extraordinary work with Power Source. New Beginnings is a secure 60-bed residential facility for youth committed to The DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS). In 2018, Dr. Kenya Key introduced Power Source and…

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Never Too Young to Teach Houses of Healing

Kathleen Jackson has been facilitating Houses of Healing groups at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (formerly known as San Quentin State Prison) in California for 10 years, and with her 90th birthday approaching in September, she has no plans to slow down. We got a chance to chat to Kathleen to hear her experience facilitating Houses…

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Incarcerated host Phillip A. Jones speaks with Founder of The Lionheart Foundation

Incarcerated host Phillip A Jones speaks with Robin Casarjian, Founder of The Lionheart Foundation. Phillip was excited to talk to Robin about the programming she has developed and implemented for prisoners and youth-at-risk based on her book Houses of Healing: A Prisoner’s Guide to Inner Power and Freedom.

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