A shared vision for safer communities requires the involvement of many sectors. No one sector can prevent violence on its own and as sexual and intimate partner violence prevention practitioners move to community-level prevention strategies, cross cutting and multisectoral partnerships are crucial for success. All...
Biased policing. Discriminatory sentencing. Over-incarceration of black people. America’s long history of segregation and structural racism has led to today’s racialized criminal justice system. How do we address the roots of a system designed to perpetuate racial subjugation? Can we realize a just and equal...
This webinar will provide an overview and actionable steps for programs and advocates to advance policies and laws impacting family violence survivors.As a result of this webinar, attendees will be able to:1. Understand the purpose, impact and process of legislative advocacy.2. Identify types of advocacy...
As we work to address domestic and sexual violence against people with disabilities, we should ensure that our work reaches all survivors with disabilities. By accounting for a variety of intersections of identities, we can ensure that all survivors are supported. This webinar will discuss...
You are invited to join the Capital Region Trauma Services Coalition! We welcome survivors of trauma who are in a safe and stable place, and who are on the journey of making meaning in their lives. We welcome service providers from any discipline who actively work...
Featured Presenter: Alan Berkowitz, Independent Consultant & National Expert in the Field of Violence Prevention Alan is a frequent keynote speaker at national and elder abuse conferences, a co-founder of the social norms approach, and the author of a book on bystander intervention theory and skills....
Featured Presenter: Alan Berkowitz, Independent Consultant & National Expert in the Field of Violence Prevention Alan is a frequent keynote speaker at national and elder abuse conferences, a co-founder of the social norms approach, and the author of a book on bystander intervention theory and skills....
We believe in a world in which freedom from gender-based violence is a basic human right. Join survivor leaders, advocates, and allies for Sanctuary for Families’ 2nd survivor-led conference exploring forms of abuse and emerging trends and challenges in the moment to end gender-based violence. All workshops...
Community Block Party for DV Awareness will take place from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm on Saturday, October 5th on Union Street in Troy, NY. Union Street is adjacent to the Unity House DV Services office at 504 Broadway in downtown Troy. There will food...
Unity House’s Domestic Violence Services Program will host with The Sage Colleges a conference on the issue of domestic violence. Slated for October 24th at the Troy campus of The Sage Colleges, the aim of the conference is to bring awareness to the issue of...
