History of Advocacy
“This webinar takes everyone through the history and the different stages of the development of advocating for survivors and bringing about systems’ change.”
NNEDV’s 15th Annual Domestic Violence Counts Report Illuminates Resilience, Struggle Amid COVID-19
“The annual Domestic Violence Counts Report documents the number of individuals who sought domestic violence services in a single 24-hour period, as well as the types of services requested, the number of service requests that went unmet due to a lack of resources, and the issues and barriers that domestic violence programs face as they strive to provide services to victims.”
Social Isolation with a Focus on Equity: A Report
“Social isolation has a major impact on the health status and well-being of older Michiganders. The Michigan Commission on Services to the Aging issued its yearly charge to the Michigan State Advisory Council on Aging to investigate the impact of social isolation on Michigan’s older adults, with a special emphasis on equity.”
Personalized Safety Plan for Older Survivors of Abuse
“Although I do not have control over the violent behavior of another, I do have a choice about how to respond and how to best get myself and my children, grandchildren, or other dependents to safety.”
New Research Underscores Mental Health Disparities Faced By Diverse LGBTQ Youth Amid COVID-19 & Beyond
“The third annual survey finds that 42% of respondents seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, including more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth. An overwhelming majority of LGBTQ youth also reported recent symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder or major depressive disorder, yet nearly half of respondents reported wanting mental health care in the past year but were not able to get it.”
Applying Trauma Informed Care and Disability Justice to Serving Survivors
“This webinar describes the importance of using a trauma-informed approach to supporting survivors of sex trafficking with disabilities and provide attendees with skills to more effectively support these survivors.”
Podcast: With Calls to #StopAAPIHate, Specificity Matters
“As organizer and advocate Hyejin Shim says, it’s also important to be specific about who was targeted in the Atlanta shooting. Because when we do that, we can also pave the way for solutions…”
Just Ask: A Toolkit to Help Advocates Meet the Needs of Crime Victims with Disabilities
This toolkit “lays out four simple steps for providing accommodations to survivors with disabilities, and includes sample language you can use when talking to survivors.”
Who Are Transgender People? Transgender Basics for Victim Service Providers
“Currently, in our culture, transgender people have become more prominent in the public eye (for example, in politics and in entertainment) and transgender people have been able to be more out and open about being transgender/gender non-conforming.”
GLBTQ Affirmative Spaces: A Podcast
“Adrienne and I chatted about the fears that members of the GLBTQ community may have in reaching out for therapy, tips on how to find a therapist who is affirming, the work that still needs to be done in the Black community to be more affirmative, and some common vocabulary we should all know to create more affirmative spaces and relationships.”