Events

Gain information and skills to develop and maintain open communication with children, identify and respond to normal as well as concerning sexual behaviors in children, answer children's questions, and give children positive messages. Nurturing healthy sexual development plays an important role in protecting children from...

Adults want children to grow up with healthy relationship skills. Learning to respect others’ feelings about touch is called empathy-based consent. Brain science findings show that the optimal window for children to learn empathy skills occurs early in life. In this training you will: understand the skills involved...

Join NYSCADV for a series of events aimed at elevating the needs of survivors who have been criminalized as they navigate New York’s criminal justice system. Each event will probe the unique role DV advocates have in providing supports to survivors throughout their journey. WHO SHOULD...

Join the Rensselaer County SART on January 19 for the first part of their annual conference, a training for multidisciplinary professionals to experience specialized training together. This event will be offered as a virtual meeting.   Topics to include: Sexual Assault: Brain, Experience, Behavior, and Memory, presented by...

Trafficking survivors often face significant financial challenges. Please join us for a candid discussion with two remarkable leaders in the anti-trafficking movement who have done significant work on survivors' financial well-being. Ashante TaylorCox, Founder & Executive Director of You Are More Than, Inc., and Megan...

Due to concerns and requests for more information expressed by attendees of the first two rounds of the Domestic Violence Regional Council (DVRC) meetings, OPDV is partnering with DCJS and OCA to present the following webinar in which attendees will receive:  An overview of arrest and...

As part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence and our new multi-year Colour of Violence project, Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) invites you to a powerhouse discussion with Black, Indigenous, immigrant/refugee, and racialized women on race, gender and anti-violence services. TERRITORIAL WELCOME and OPENING...

The goal of this call is to provide a space for you all to share your concerns, share resources and best practices, and as a place to listen and be heard. We hope you can join us and thank you for trusting the space!  Call in information is...