Iowa Public Radio

After a tragedy, a mother wants to soften the rooms where police interview victims

Tracy Matheson's mission for the past several years grew out of a parent’s worst nightmare. Molly Jane, Matheson’s 22-year-old daughter, was raped and murdered in her Fort Worth, Texas-area apartment ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

Kansas City Police built a 'soft room' for interviewing victims, inspired by a mother's tragedy

Project Beloved created one of its soft interview rooms in the Kansas City Police Department for investigators to interview victims of sexual assault. Tracy Matheson's organization Project Beloved is ...

As schools engage trauma-informed design, don't confuse cozy vibes with care

Design is more powerful than we often realize. Trauma-informed design is the intentional creation of spaces that help people ...
KSL

Murray police use new 'soft' interview rooms to speak with survivors of crimes

MURRAY – People who've survived horrific crimes are sometimes interviewed in the same type of rooms police would use to interview their perpetrator. Murray police now have more inviting spaces for ...