During the prolonged COVID-19 crisis, sexual and intimate partner violence prevention practitioners have come to appreciate community connectedness as a protective factor against multiple forms of violence, including sexual and intimate partner violence. Making the connections between sexual and intimate partner violence prevention and community connectedness can be difficult, as there aren’t as many resources in this area of prevention as there are for others. Join PreventConnect and preventionists from Minnesota to discuss how they envision community connectedness as a…

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Securing funding for anti-trafficking work while maintaining daily operations can be a challenge. Victims of human trafficking require trauma-informed, holistic services. Join three experts as they share their experience and answer participant questions about developing strategic and sustainable approaches to fund anti-trafficking work, finding and assessing funding opportunities, and writing competitive grant applications. Moderated by Susan Williams, Human Trafficking Capacity Building Center (contractor), the session will feature insight from— • Sarah Ohlsen, National Center for Victims of Crime • Lena…

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This training is part two of the Working with LGBTQ+ Survivors of Sexual Violence webinar series. This training provides current best practices for serving LGBTQ+ survivors of sexual violence. It will explore institutional barriers that prevent LGBTQ+ survivors from reporting and seeking services, and how to develop culturally responsive, affirming services within your organizations. Attendees will learn how to better serve survivors in this community in order to increase safety and improve survivors’ experience working with responders.

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Two-part webinar series on staff supervision and giving and receiving feedback, to explore how relationships can be enhanced with clarity and collaboration. Effective supervisors are trauma-informed, strengths-based, and highly relational. This requires the ability to engage in generative feedback that maintains mutual accountability and trust, advances equity, and supports professional growth. This two-part webinar series is interdependent and participation in both sessions is highly recommended.  Participants will have the opportunity to use supervision and feedback tools, engage in practical exercises,…

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While some disabilities are present at birth, many people with disabilities acquired their disability through trauma. Advocates who work with domestic violence survivors have known for decades that abusers intentionally target a victim’s head, neck and face, with terrifying and painful repeated assaults and strangulation. Ohio research showed that over 8 in 10 survivors accessing domestic violence services had experienced head trauma that could cause brain injuries, but these injuries were hardly ever identified or treated. We are just beginning…

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This 1-hour event will provide in-depth knowledge of labor trafficking screening and interviewing procedures. Topics include understanding the purpose of screening for trafficking, a review of existing screening tools, best practices, legal considerations, and common pitfalls. This training is tailored for anti-trafficking service providers with beginning understanding of survivor screening and interviewing. Learners will gain the ability to determine the best screening questions for crisis and intake situations.

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A trauma-informed organization is one where all practices and services are viewed through the lens of trauma. In a trauma-informed organization, programs respond empathically to survivor needs, ensure their physical and emotional safety, develop realistic goals, and avoid re-traumatization. This training provides guidance on how your organization can become trauma-informed and how to modify policies and procedures to respond to trauma victims. This training is designed for those responsible for designing and implementing their organization’s programs and policies.

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