Stalking & Sexual Violence: Understanding the Connections
“This webinar explores the intersection of stalking and sexual violence, focusing on similarities, co-occurrence and strategies to support victims and survivors.”
Confronting Racial Bias Against Black and African American Victims in the Prosecution of Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Human Trafficking
“To shift this unequal balance and work toward more just and meaningful dispositions, prosecutors have cultivated the technical, legal, and scientific proficiency necessary to properly evaluate evidence and prosecute these cases.”
Emotional Safety Planning Webinar Recording
In this webinar, Women’s Advocates talk about emotional safety planning, including its definition and characteristics, how to assess it as an advocate, special considerations around COVID-19, emotional safety planning before and after leaving, provides resources, and more.
Rape in the Fields: Documentary and Panel Discussion
The Division of Victim Services hosted a viewing of the “Rape in the Fields” documentary in July of 2021. They followed up the viewing with a panel discussion of several field experts to discuss intersectionality, trust building, and possible policy implications. Find the link to the documentary and a recording of the panel discussion on MiVAN’s page.
14 Forms of Violence Handout
This 2-page handout covers various forms of domestic violence and how they can impact someone, including physical, sexual, emotional, reproductive, intellectual, cultural, and more.
Developing CCR Policies and Practices to Reduce Victim Intimidation
“The presenters will prepare participants to identify, investigate, and locate where the intimidation of domestic violence victims occur; and pay particular attention to the intimidation of victims in the courthouse. They will provide practical guidance on incorporating recommendations into already existing coordinated community response.”
Skills for Responding to Sexual Assault
The Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault released five evidence-based videos as victim-centered resources to enhance coordinated community sexual assault response efforts.
16 signs of emotional abuse in a relationship
“Emotional abuse is a type of domestic violence that often flies under the radar, but it should always be taken seriously as a form of abuse.”
Preventing Vicarious Trauma
“Join us discuss defining vicarious trauma, contributing factors to vicarious trauma, and strategies to stay healthy in our work including recognizing and managing vicarious trauma.”
The Help-Seeking Strategies, Experiences, and Preferences of LGTBQ Survivors of Domestic Violence
“The study aimed to answer the following questions: Where do LGBTQ survivors turn for support and how helpful is the support? Where would LGBTQ survivors prefer to seek help and why?” And more!