Clara Clarke
HHPC Trauma Intervention Specialist
Clara works alongside medical and nursing staff in the Stroger Hospital Trauma Unit and assists patients and families as they arrive newly injured – helping with immediate needs and providing support for coping with trauma.
Antonio Wheeler
HHPC Trauma Intervention Specialist
Antonio talks about what inspired him to do the work he does and the importance of establishing safety in order for participants to begin healing from their traumatic experiences.
Darryll Ballard, Jr. (DJ)
HHPC Participant & Peer Group Leader
DJ’s injury from gun violence left him with a spinal cord injury and confined to a wheelchair. DJ worked with HHPC Trauma Intervention Specialist, Jennifer Duran, who helped him recover physically and emotionally as well as adjust to the new challenges and life set ahead of him. (Opening and closing music written and performed by Darryll Ballard, Jr.)
Dantrell Blake
HHPC Participant & Peer Group Leader
Dantrell is an HHPC graduate, and currently a SELF group leader for the program. He talks about HHPC and the Project Fire program that offers a safe space for the participants to hang out with each other and a creative resource for healing and self-expression. (Opening and closing music written and performed by Dantrell Blake.)
Deshon Hannah
HHPC Participant & Peer Group Leader
Deshon talks about how HHPC helped him overcome his desire to get revenge on the person who injured him, and how the program helped him achieve goals he had never previously thought were possible.
Carol Reese
HHPC Director & Co-Founder
Carol explains the origins of Healing Hurt People Chicago and what makes the program different than other violence intervention programs. She also explains the SELF model – therapeutic tools for healing from the emotional trauma that often comes with violent injury.
Dr. Beth-Anne Jacob HHPC Clinical Director
Jason Davis Former Trauma Intervention Specialist
Beth-Anne and Jason discuss what is unique about the Healing Hurt People Chicago therapeutic model and the importance of building genuine relationships with program participants and families as a powerful tool in the healing process.