Rural SART Mini Conference – Medical Forensic Responses in Rural Areas (11/15/22)
“This training is for rural SARTs developing strategies for strengthening the medical forensic responses.”
Person Centered Care of Elder Abuse
“Person-centeredness is important in elder abuse cases for several reasons. Promoting choice in older adults improves health, emotional state, and overall wellbeing. … And, crucially, person-centeredness is important because protection of adults at the cost of honoring preferences can be damaging, even deadly.”
Holding the Levees as the Waters Rise: LGBTQ Legal Advocacy in the Current Crisis
“The fate of LGBTQ people in the U.S. is bound up with that of other marginalized groups, all of whom are threatened by the Supreme Court’s shifting of the goal posts of our democracy. Carl Charles will discuss current developments in LGBTQ legal advocacy and engage with audience members on their questions, concerns, and ways to get involved.”
Implementing a Self-Care/Wellness Staff Schedule
“Executive Director of MIWSAC will share the importance of implementing a new work schedule for MIWSAC staff to maximize staff contributions and support their wellness and self-care needed for their advocacy work.”
Long COVID: A Community Conversation on Disability, Equity, and Its Impact on Advocates and Survivors in Native Communities
“We discuss what the experts and survivors are experiencing and how this impacts Native communities, advocacy, and anti-violence work.”
Context is Key: Recognizing and Responding to Stalking
“This webinar provides an introduction to the crime of stalking, focusing on the definition, prevalence, dynamics, behaviors, and intersections with other victimizations (including intimate partner violence).”
#1Thing to #Care4Advocates Mind, Body, and Soul
“This 3-part webinar series will feature tools and strategies for supporting advocates’ health and wellness, including ways to prioritize self-care and avoid burnout.”
Bill of Rights to Support the Mental Health of Girls and Gender-Expansive Youth of Color in Schools
“Advisors have drafted a document of demands that are fundamental to focus and learning. Schools’ recognition of these demands will accord girls and gender-expansive students of color the rights of dignity and respect that are inherent to all human beings.”
Repairing Black Girls’ Relationship with School: An Evaluation of the EMERGE Program for System-Impacted Girls
“The EMERGE Reentry Program is a new promising model and educational approach that is designed to dismantle existing pathways to school disengagement and confinement and instead build pathways to college and careers for Black girls and other girls of color who have been involved in the juvenile-legal or foster care systems.”
PTSD Coach App
“If you have, or think you might have PTSD, this app is for you. Family and friends can also learn about PTSD and coping from this app.”