Safety Alert: If you are the victim of a crime and are in danger, please use a safer computer, or call 911. For additional local and national hotlines, please click here.
“This webinar focuses on how victim service providers, law enforcement and prosecutors can engage with older adults who have experienced sexual violence, including adults who are living with neurocognitive disorders.”
Research and evaluation can be powerful tools for community-based programs in the gender-based violence field. However, these tools also have a history of being used to harm marginalized communities, overburden GBV staff and organizations, and reproduce systemic inequities.
“Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a reality for many women and girls across different communities in the United States. At the core of providing better prevention, protection, health and social support services for women and girls is stronger data, enhanced research, and community engagement.”
“Suicide is a serious public health problem that can have lasting harmful effects on individuals, families, and communities. There are many factors that contribute to suicide. The goal of suicide prevention is to reduce factors that increase risk and increase factors that promote resilience.”
This webinar from Women’s Advocates explores professional and personal boundaries, how to set them, characteristics of boundaries, the influence of past experiences of abuse, and more.
“Youth violence is an adverse childhood experience and is connected to other forms of violence, including child abuse and neglect, teen dating violence, adult intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and suicide.”
“The Amazing Brain series was designed to educate parents and caregivers about early brain development, the effects of trauma on the brain, and the potential for the brain to heal and grow in order to help to prevent the potential long-term physical, mental, behavioral, and cognitive effects of experiencing early trauma.”
“During this dialogue, Dr. Rabbee discussed the use of rape as a weapon of genocide in the war of 1971, and how it impacted not only the women, but also society in post-war Bangladesh.”
“Included in these webinars are foundational information about the intersections of domestic/sexual violence, trauma, and substance use, as well as innovations in collaborative approaches that support survivors in addressing their self-defined needs.”
“Elder abuse is an intentional act, or failure to act, by a caregiver or another person in a relationship involving an expectation of trust that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult. CDC’s works to understand the problem of elder abuse and prevent it.”
Please switch to Edge, Chrome, Firefox or Safari to continue.