Rebekah Layton

SJI Survivor Consultant

Rebekah holds a Master of Art in Restorative Justice from Vermont Law and Graduate School where she focused on alternative forms of healing and justice for survivors of violence and decriminalizing trauma. Rebekah is a subject matter expert with lived experience in human trafficking, interpersonal, domestic and gender-based violence with over a decade of experience in the field. Rebekah has worked in direct services, victim advocacy, areas of research in the field, training and technical assistance and public policy. She holds a governor appointed seat on a statewide human trafficking council where she has advised on criminal justice reform, record relief, legislation, and public policy, as well as survivor engagement policies and best practices. She is an adjunct faculty in the field of social justice and a longtime consultant, advocate, educator, and activist in anti-violence movements.