Michigan Services For Survivors Of Homicide
A list of organizations throughout Michigan that serve and support survivors of homicide.
A Quick Reference Guide For Families Of Missing Indigenous Women: What To Do In The First 72 Hours
This guide was designed to assist families and advocacy organizations in responding when a Native woman goes missing. It provides information about immediate steps that can be taken in the first 72 hours after a person goes missing, especially where the law enforcement response is non-existent or non-responsive
Prevention and Response to Homicide
In this month’s compilation, we have pulled together resources and trainings that shed more light on the topic of homicide, including gun violence, homicide and intimate partner violence, the higher risk of homicide for Black women, how to support survivors, and more.
Responding to Abuse in Later Life
This month, we created a complication of recent resources and trainings centered around abuse in later life, including how to identify and respond as advocates.
Responding to Abuse in Later Life: The Role of Forensic Nurses
This webinar overviews elder abuse and dives into the victim and healthcare provider perspectives on cases of abuse in later life, particularly how forensic nurses can identify and intervene in a trauma-informed way.
Response to Elder Abuse: A Self-Assessment Workbook Series
This set of self-assessment tools is meant to assist communities in evaluating practices within and across key intervening agencies and in building a coordinated response to elder abuse.
Preventing and responding to domestic and sexual violence in later life
By focusing specifically on domestic and sexual violence (DV/SV) in later life, these resource materials highlight the complexities of older adults’ DV/SV experiences and emphasize collaborative and multi-pronged approaches to addressing DV/SV in later life.
Caregiving Chronicles: Lived Experiences and Life Edits
This webinar includes insights from acclaimed journalists and caregivers who are amplifying the voices and experiences of caregivers, discover how practitioners can better integrate culturally sensitive and responsive approaches to support caregivers, and learn how to recognize signs of elder mistreatment.
Collaborating for Justice for Older African Americans: A Guide
The aim of this guide is to equip multidisciplinary elder justice partners to build stronger and more equitable collaborations with African American community-based and culturally-specific programs. This guide offers strategies to promote elder justice in culturally-specific ways.
Trauma-Informed Practices to Address Abuse and Build Resilience
This panel webinar will discuss the cumulative and complex trauma histories of diverse older adults, how trauma relates to elder abuse, and strategies to provide culturally responsive and trauma-informed support.