Events

11 Jul Psychological First Aid and Victim Assistance

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Description Please join OVC's Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC) on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, from 1:00–2:30 p.m. eastern time, for a webinar “Psychological First Aid and Victim Assistance,” hosted by Tara Hughes. Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-informed intervention for supporting people experiencing stress...

11 Jul Practical Application of the Good Lives Model

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Description The Good Lives Model (GLM) has become a popular approach to the treatment of people who sexually abuse; however, substantial variation has been observed in its practical application. This four-hour online training focuses on how programs and therapists can best integrate the GLM into treatment...

11 Jul Rape Crisis Clients Who Trade Sex: Social Context and Competent Services

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Description This presentation will provide historical and policy context that informs the way different nonprofits talk about and build services for sex-trading clients, and practical strategies for providing competent services to all sexual violence survivors in the sex trades, whether trafficked or consensual. Access/Logistics This event will be...

04 Jul Application Deadline: Center for Community Alternatives Summer Organizing Institute

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As part of the Center for Community Alternatives' Summer Organizing Institute, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of grassroots organizing, legislative advocacy and campaign strategy. You'll also meet leaders, advocates and organizers across the state as we collectively build a movement to end mass incarceration and fight...

04 Jul Highlighting and Supporting Indigenous Women’s Sacred Ties to their Homelands and Culture as a Protective Factor

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Description In close collaboration with our National Partners, the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) developed a Six Point Action Plan, see link. Point Six recognizes that both land and Indigenous women are sacred and connected, and that both require legislative and policy actions to protect them...

30 Jun Virtual Panel Discussion on Defending Bodily Autonomy: Abortion Access & Sexual Violence Prevention

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On June 24, 2022 the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Ending our constitutional right to abortion undoubtedly impacts survivors and victims of sexual violence. Join the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault on July 14, 2022 from 5pm-6:30pm EST for a virtual panel discussion highlighting...

30 Jun Online Expert Q&A: Environmental Crime Victim Assistance Program

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On July 27, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. ET, the Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center will present an online Expert Q&A discussion with Herman Millholland and Steve Siegel on the "Environmental Crime Victim Assistance Program." Environmental crimes often involve injury or harm...

30 Jun Harmon v. Diocese of Albany

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In this webinar, attorney Mallory Allen, a partner with Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, will discuss the implications of Harmon v. Diocese of Albany, 2022 NY Slip Op 02596 [3rd Dept, April 21, 2022] – the first appellate opinion of its kind under New York’s...

30 Jun PowHer New York’s Equity Summit

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PowHer New York invites you to our Inaugural Equity Summit on October 13, 2022. Over the past two years, we saw the responsibilities of women as caretakers, as workers, and as the lifelines for their families multiply and challenges exacerbated. Now, we face a new reality...

29 Jun 2022 Family Law Conference Presented by Sanctuary for Families

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Join family law practitioners, survivor leaders, social service professionals, members of the judiciary, and advocates to address systemic injustices faced by survivors of intimate partner violence within New York State’s family law system. This conference will provide an opportunity to examine the significant challenges for survivors...