Community violence interventions (CVI) aim to reduce violence by preventing and disrupting cycles of retaliation and by delivering supports and services that save lives, address trauma, provide opportunity and improve the conditions that drive violence. While these strategies have existed in communities for decades, research on CVI – its impact and efficacy, but also how […]
Join the Texas Violence Injury Prevention Research Center and Dr. Leila Wood, UTHealth Professor & VIPR Director of Research, for an insightful discussion on the impact of digital hotlines for survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and trafficking. This mixed-methods study explores how chat and text hotlines support survivor health and well-being. REGISTER
Join law enforcement, prosecutors, advocates, health care providers, judges, faith leaders, educators, researchers, and others at the next EVAWI conference in Anaheim, California, highlighting promising practices and emerging issues to […]
Data is power. At the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice, they believe that data should be transparent, actionable, and grounded in the lived realities of survivors. In this interactive Townhall, CSAJ will share insights from our national Data Dives and community feedback that asked: What data is truly needed to advance survivor economic equity? […]
The National Academies announced that the congressionally mandated Committee on Sexual Assault at Sea will hold a public information gathering session on Perspectives on the Statement of Task: Victim Advocates […]
The National Crime Victim Law Institute’s Crime Victim Law Conference is the premier national conference on rights enforcement in the country. Professionals serving victims gather to learn, share best practices, […]
In this session from Activating Change, presenters will explore the complex and often overlooked intersection of violence, trauma, and brain injury. They will also highlight pioneering research in Ohio that […]
The Joyce Foundation invites you to join the fifth webinar in the series focused on firearms research commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This webinar will cover […]
This webinar from RTI will feature content from a research project supported by Arnold Ventures. Speakers will discuss key reasons impacting the decision-making of victims and witnesses of severe community […]
A movement to treat domestic violence as a public safety issue rather than a private family matter spawned a wave of reform, culminating in the Violence Against Women Act in […]
Extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), also known as red flag laws, are a newer approach to combatting gun violence that already are showing promise in achieving this end. Join the […]
NOVA’s 51st Annual Training Event will VIRTUAL this year. This event provides the victim assistance community of advocates, crisis responders, and other allied professionals with an opportunity to connect and […]
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