Adapting and Sustaining Services for Formerly Incarcerated Survivors During COVID-19: A Panel Discussion

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May 28, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people are at high risk for contracting COVID-19 and often have little or no access to reliable and consistent health care services. The health risks—coupled with the challenge of practicing social distancing in jails and prisons—have led correctional facilities around the country, particularly local jails, to accelerate releases. In many cases, however, people are returning home to the challenging, new reality of life during a global pandemic with very little access to the supportive services they might normally get during their reentry period (e.g., assistance with housing, employment, and transportation). Accessing healing services—often difficult under normal circumstances—appears to be even more challenging, as most providers have shifted to remote service provision, and not all survivors have access to reliable technology to avail themselves of remote services.

Join us for a panel discussion about the emerging and enduring needs of formerly incarcerated survivors and learn how some service providers are adapting their services to meet those needs. Panelists include Leon EL-Alamin from the M.A.D.E. Institute in Flint, Michigan; Angel Tomeo Sam from The Bail Project in Spokane, Washington; and Colleen Smith from Newark Community Solutions in New Jersey.

Details

Date:
May 28, 2020
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Event Type
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Event Type
Webinar
To Register:
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Organizer

National Resource Center for Reaching Victims
Website:
reachingvictims@vera.org

Target Audiences

ALL

Venue

United States

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