PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A mental health services program designed to support Philadelphia jurors who may experience vicarious trauma is expected to expand statewide by the end of September.
After a jury has handed down a verdict, city judges pass out information on ways to cope with what they’ve witnessed, especially if they witnessed secondary trauma in homicide or sex assault cases.
Pat Martin, Philadelphia’s Jury Commissioner, said since the program rolled out in April, a handful of jurors have reached out for help, including one following a child sex assault case…