Inside-Out Healing

Produces and distributes seasonal care packages—such as Pesach, Chanukah, and self-care packages—containing items like custom Bluetooth speakers with guided meditations and self-care products. These efforts are supported by community volunteers and often paired with team-building or celebratory events for members.

Operates confidential, professionally facilitated peer support groups for male and female survivors of sexual abuse, both in-person and virtual, with sessions lasting 90 minutes, limited to 8–10 members, and led by trauma-informed licensed clinicians. The organization runs 37 active groups across 140 cities in the U.S., Canada, Israel, the UK, Europe, South Africa, and Australia.

Organizes in-person and virtual healing retreats and events for survivors of sexual abuse, including a four-day retreat for women featuring education on trauma, healing practices, and community building, as well as psychoeducational panels, musical performances, and private outdoor gatherings designed to foster connection and reduce stigma.

Offers a Care Management program that connects survivors of sexual abuse with resources and general support, complemented by trauma-informed yoga classes (live and prerecorded), monthly mindfulness tools, guided practices, and self-guided online courses to support healing at members’ own pace.

Manages and coordinates multi-national humanitarian relief efforts and organizational operations during periods of rapid growth and expanding field activities.

Distributes medical and humanitarian supplies, including over $14 million worth of aid and more than 6,300 first aid kits and tourniquets, to vulnerable populations in over 125 high-risk locations globally.

Created an international network of attorneys to provide legal assistance to Ukrainian refugees at the outbreak of the war.

Provides funding to external organizations to support programs that manage and assist Afghan refugee populations.

Awards grants to external partners to support veteran welfare and reintegration initiatives.

Provides direct services and support programs for Afghan refugees, including crisis management, evacuation support, and welfare assistance.

Offers reintegration and welfare assistance to veterans through direct service programs.

Trains civilians and specific worker groups, including over 6,500 individuals and Ukrainian railroad workers, in first aid and emergency response skills in conflict and high-risk environments.

Delivered legal advisory services related to security assistance and cooperation for Ukraine and Georgia while serving at U.S. Army Europe.

Delivers risk and crisis management, counterterrorism consulting and training, and extraction services to government and private clients in nonpermissive environments globally, including through combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Offers a two-level certification program (Certified in Thanatology and Fellow in Thanatology) to establish professional standards and assess mastery of knowledge in death, dying, and bereavement.

Provides financial support to students and early-career professionals through the Ronald Barrett Scholarship, the Edie Stark - Shirley Scott Early Career Award, and other funding mechanisms to advance education and practice in thanatology.

Offers live and recorded webinars on topics related to death education and counseling, including clinical interventions and conceptual challenges in grief, with options for continuing education units (CEUs) for professionals. Provides free access to two webinars annually for members.

Administers multiple funds—including the General Fund, Endowment Fund, Ira Nerken Trust, Hannelore Wass Fund, and Fifty Futures Global Fund—to support long-term sustainability, core operations, public education, and global initiatives in death education and counseling.