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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T143000
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UID:5701-1713191400-1713196800@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Tools to Support Campus Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
DESCRIPTION:Sexual violence is a significant criminal justice problem with long-term effects for its victims. In particular\, sexual assault on or related to college campuses across the United States presents a growing public health and economic burden\, starting with significant impacts on academic outcomes. The long-term goal of the NIJ-funded Campus Sexual Assault and Response (CSAR) study is to support the development of policies\, protocols\, training\, and interventions to prevent and strengthen responses to CSA by campus public safety agencies in partnership with campus health and wellness centers. This NIJ-sponsored presentation pairs two tools to support campus staff. First is a checklist to inform and prepare campuses for effective prevention and trauma-informed CSA responses. Second is the trauma and research-informed uSafeUS® Campus Violence Prevention and Response Mobile App and accompanying administrator dashboard\, providing both sexual violence prevention and post-violence response features to support survivors and direct students to on and off-campus resources 24/7. \nWebinar Learning Objectives: \n\nRecognize the importance of multi-level\, collaborative approaches to prevent and respond to campus sexual assault.\nCharacterize the approaches to support student protection and policy adherence\, advance administrative relationships\, 24/7 prevention messages\, and real-time information for survivors and their allies.\nDescribe protocols for integrating new tools into administrative systems to prevent and respond to CSA through trauma-informed approaches.\n\nLearn More and REGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/tools-to-support-campus-sexual-assault-prevention-and-response/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20240131T191818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T150847Z
UID:5564-1711465200-1711470600@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Lethality Risk Factors: Pregnancy Abuse and Reproductive Coercion
DESCRIPTION:DV RISC presents a webinar series on the most prevalently researched lethality risk factors commonly addressed in intimate partner violence (IPV) risk assessments: Stalking\, Strangulation\, Recent Separation\, Firearms\, and Pregnancy Abuse & Reproductive Coercion. Each webinar will focus on the research behind the risk factor\, and practical strategies that can be implemented once it’s flagged on a risk assessment. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/lethality-risk-factors-pregnancy-abuse-and-reproductive-coercion/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20240213T140005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T151802Z
UID:5619-1711461600-1711465200@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Perceptions of Justice for Domestic Violence Survivors: Recent Findings and Implications for Practice
DESCRIPTION:In this Center for Victim Research webinar\, researchers from the Urban Institute will present findings from a recent study on the perceptions of justice\, accountability\, safety\, and healing – including the effectiveness of traditional responses and restorative practices – held by diverse survivors of domestic violence from traditionally underserved groups. The study also examined the extent to which there is alignment between survivors’ and practitioners’ perspectives of justice. This webinar will offer insights from both the researchers and their practitioner partners about the gaps in knowledge this study fills and the recommendations that emerged for direct service providers\, legal system professionals\, alternative justice programs\, policymakers\, and funders. \nASL Interpretation will be provided. \nPresenters: \nMalore Dusenbery is a principal policy associate in the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center\, focusing on victimization generally and gender-based violence in particular. Her research\, evaluation\, and technical assistance aim to improve victim services\, increase access to justice\, and foster collaboration between researchers and practitioners. She also serves as associate director of the national Center for Victim Research. \nClaudia Nmai is a research assistant in the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center. She works on research and policy projects related to victimization\, victim safety\, and responses to harm. Before joining Urban\, Nmai held research positions within the sociology department at Stanford University and interned at the Stanford Center for Racial Justice. \nOrchid Pusey is the executive director of Asian Women’s Shelter\, which provides a range of culturally-grounded violence intervention and prevention programs\, as well as trainings and technical assistance\, systems advocacy\, and collaborative leadership. She founded AWS’s 40 Hour Community Interpretation Training Institute (CITI) and Multi-Lingual Digital Storytelling Project. Orchid specializes in trauma-informed organizational development and advocacy; violence prevention in LGBTQ communities; and community-based participatory research and evaluation. \nLearn more and REGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/perceptions-of-justice-for-domestic-violence-survivors-recent-findings-and-implications-for-practice/
CATEGORIES:CVR Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20240213T135706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240213T135706Z
UID:5617-1710946800-1710950400@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Measuring Victim Service Outcomes with iMPRoVE
DESCRIPTION:At this webinar\, attendees will learn about a free new tool\, iMPRoVE (Measuring Provider Responses to Victimization Experiences)\, made available through funding from the Office for Victims of Crime. This easy-to-use tool collects important anonymous responses from victims and survivors about the services they received and how they changed their lives and well-being. This data can be used to promote program improvement\, demonstrate program value\, or support new funding requests. \nVisit the iMPRoVE website. \nRegister for the webinar.
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/measuring-victim-service-outcomes-with-improve/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240313T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240313T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20240224T164004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240224T164004Z
UID:5633-1710342000-1710347400@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Hidden in Plain Sight: The Intersection of Brain Injury\, Strangulation\, Gender-Based Violence\, Housing Insecurity and Homelessness
DESCRIPTION:Gender-based violence often involves physical violence targeted at the head\, neck\, and face—through blows to the head or strangulation. Though this has been common knowledge for decades\, brain injuries caused by violence are unacknowledged\, rarely identified and almost never immediately treated. Both survivors of violence and professionals that work with them have been largely unaware of brain injury as a significant consequence of violence. Brain injuries can cause physical\, emotional\, and cognitive consequences that can impact every area of a survivor’s life—including their ability to successfully access and participate in services\, maintain employment\, secure and sustain housing\, and meet self-sufficiency goals. \nThis webinar\, hosted by the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center\, will introduce CARE (Connect\, Acknowledge\, Respond\, Evaluate)\, Ohio’s evidence-based framework developed by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network and The Ohio State University. CARE is a brain injury aware\, trauma-informed approach focusing on accessibility and accommodations with practical\, hands-on\, free tools\, strategies\, and resources to support your work. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/hidden-in-plain-sight-the-intersection-of-brain-injury-strangulation-gender-based-violence-housing-insecurity-and-homelessness/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20240131T190918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T150819Z
UID:5560-1710255600-1710261000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Lethality Risk Factors: Firearms
DESCRIPTION:DV RISC is presenting a webinar series on the most prevalently researched lethality risk factors commonly addressed in intimate partner violence (IPV) risk assessments: Stalking\, Strangulation\, Recent Separation\, Firearms\, and Pregnancy Abuse & Reproductive Coercion. Each webinar will focus on the research behind the risk factor\, and practical strategies that can be implemented once it’s flagged on a risk assessment. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/lethality-risk-factors-firearms/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20240224T165428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240224T165525Z
UID:5635-1709211600-1709218800@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Serving Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence : Serving Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: Day 2
DESCRIPTION:Black women-identified survivors have been disproportionately harmed by the triple pandemics of COVID-19\, intimate partner violence\, and racial injustice. As a field\, we must boldly design and create innovative approaches to service provision. This 2-part series will give advocates the tools and practical strategies to identify\, reach\, and effectively serve this population. \nOn Day 2 of this webinar series from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence\,  advocates will learn: \n\nHow to conduct culturally responsive assessment and treatment for the forms of IPV that disproportionately impact Black survivors\, including reproductive coercion\, non-fatal strangulation\, and domestic homicide.\nHow IPV occurs within a Web of Trauma (historical trauma\, family violence\, structural violence\, institutional violence\, cultural violence\, and community violence).\n\nPresenter Bios: \nDr. Carolyn West is an award-winning author\, internationally recognized speaker\, documentary filmmaker\, expert witness. She is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Washington where she teaches courses on Sex Crimes and Sexual Violence and Family Violence. For more than three decades\, she has been investigating gender-based violence in the lives of marginalized populations\, with a focus on African American women. Dr. West has authored more than 100 academic publications\, including Violence in the Lives of Black Women: Battered\, Black and Blue (Routledge\, 2002) and the Technical Assistance Guidance Series: Serving Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (2024). \nMs. Doris O’Neal is the Director of Domestic Violence Services\, YWCA King and Snohomish county. She has been employed with the YWCA for 13 years. She has worked in the Domestic Violence Prevention and advocacy field for over 20 years. In her former role\, she worked for the King County Prosecutor’s Office for 16 years civil and criminal division. In her current position as DV Director she manages a DV shelter and community advocacy programs\, Commercial Sexual exploitation (CSE) program. \nLearn more and Register
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/serving-black-women-survivors-of-intimate-partner-violence-serving-black-women-survivors-of-intimate-partner-violence-day-2/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20240224T162414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240224T162414Z
UID:5627-1709211600-1709215200@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Life After the Gunshot: Community Engaged Research and Community Violence Intervention in the Nation's Capital
DESCRIPTION:This talk will feature the collaborative research of Dr. Joseph Richardson and Che Bullock. The presentation will examine the social context of structural violence\, community violence\, and trauma in the District of Columbia and will draw on their work in the Capital Region Violence Intervention Program\, a hospital-based violence intervention program at the University of Maryland Capital Region Health Medical Center. \nDr. Joseph Richardson and Che Bullock will discuss their use of community-engaged research methods\, including longitudinal qualitative research approaches\, to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of community violence intervention (CVI) programs in the district. They will also discuss using digital storytelling as a tool for communicating about gun violence\, as illustrated in their award-winning documentary feature\, Life After the Gunshot\, which shares the experiences of 10 young Black men with gun violence and mass incarceration. \nThe talk\, part of Vera’s Neil A. Weiner Research Speaker Series\, will include introductory remarks on the importance of this research for the field and for Vera’s Redefining Public Safety initiative along with a presentation and 30 minutes of facilitated audience Q&A. \nREGISTER \nFor more on this history of this project\, listen to the CVR podcast\, Tell Us About It\, Episode 19: Using Digital Storytelling for Research and Healing on Gun Violence\nwith Dr. Joseph Richardson\, Che Bullock\, and Uzo Ihekwoaba.
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/life-after-the-gunshot-community-engaged-research-and-community-violence-intervention-in-the-nations-capital/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20240131T190158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T150248Z
UID:5556-1709046000-1709051400@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Lethality Risk Factors: Recent Separation
DESCRIPTION:DV RISC is presenting a webinar series on the most prevalently researched lethality risk factors commonly addressed in intimate partner violence (IPV) risk assessments: Stalking\, Strangulation\, Recent Separation\, Firearms\, and Pregnancy Abuse & Reproductive Coercion. Each webinar will focus on the research behind the risk factor\, and practical strategies that can be implemented once it’s flagged on a risk assessment. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/lethality-risk-factors-recent-separation/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20240224T163223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240224T165632Z
UID:5630-1709038800-1709046000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Serving Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence : Serving Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: Day 1
DESCRIPTION:Black women-identified survivors have been disproportionately harmed by the triple pandemics of COVID-19\, intimate partner violence\, and racial injustice. As a field\, we must boldly design and create innovative approaches to service provision. This 2-part series will give advocates the tools and practical strategies to identify\, reach\, and effectively serve this population. \nOn Day 1 of this webinar series by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence\, advocates will learn to: \n\nProvide survivor-centered\, culturally responsive\, trauma-informed\, strengths-based care and advocacy that leads to real-world change.\nLearn how IPV is influenced by the intersecting identities of Black survivors\, such as ethnicity\, sexual orientation\, and gender identity.\n\nPresenter Bios: \nDr. Carolyn West is an award-winning author\, internationally recognized speaker\, documentary filmmaker\, expert witness. She is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Washington where she teaches courses on Sex Crimes and Sexual Violence and Family Violence. For more than three decades\, she has been investigating gender-based violence in the lives of marginalized populations\, with a focus on African American women. Dr. West has authored more than 100 academic publications\, including Violence in the Lives of Black Women: Battered\, Black and Blue (Routledge\, 2002) and the Technical Assistance Guidance Series: Serving Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (2024). \nMs. Doris O’Neal is the Director of Domestic Violence Services\, YWCA King and Snohomish county. She has been employed with the YWCA for 13 years. She has worked in the Domestic Violence Prevention and advocacy field for over 20 years. In her former role\, she worked for the King County Prosecutor’s Office for 16 years civil and criminal division. In her current position as DV Director she manages a DV shelter and community advocacy programs\, Commercial Sexual exploitation (CSE) program. \nLearn more and REGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/serving-black-women-survivors-of-intimate-partner-violence-serving-black-women-survivors-of-intimate-partner-violence-day-1/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20240131T190523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T150229Z
UID:5558-1708614000-1708619400@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Trauma Across the Lifespan of Mass Violence Survivors & Impacted Communities
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Mass Violence Center (NMVC) for its 9th National Town Hall on “Trauma Across the Lifespan of Mass Violence Survivors & Impacted Communities.”   At the conclusion of the National Town Hall\, participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe eight types of traumas that may impact mass violence victims\, survivors\, and impacted communities:\n\nIndividual\nCumulative\nCommunity\nGenerational\nHistoric\nRacial\nIdentity/hate-based\nVicarious/secondary\n\n\nIdentify the impact of pre-existing factors that may increase one’s susceptibility to traumatic reactions.\nDescribe the range of traumatic reactions\, including emotional/psychological\, cognitive\, behavioral\, physical\, social\, and spiritual.\nDescribe different traumatic reactions across developmental periods including childhood\, adolescence\, young adulthood\, and adulthood.\nIdentify evidence-based strategies and modalities to help those impacted by mass violence to cope with their trauma response and build personal resilience.\n\nLearn more and REGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/trauma-across-the-lifespan-of-mass-violence-survivors-impacted-communities/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20240131T204418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T150033Z
UID:5566-1708088400-1708092000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Using Data to Prioritize School-Based CVI efforts
DESCRIPTION:One common struggle for schools and communities implementing CVI strategies is defining how and where resources ought to be deployed to intervene\, prevent violence and create safer learning environments for students. This webinar\, sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and LISC\, will highlight how schools can utilize the vast amounts of data they collect to helping to prioritize who and where to deploy CVI resources. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/using-data-to-prioritize-school-based-cvi-efforts/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20240131T185932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T150016Z
UID:5554-1707836400-1707841800@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Lethality Risk Factors Series: Strangulation
DESCRIPTION:DV RISC is presenting a webinar series on the most prevalently researched lethality risk factors commonly addressed in intimate partner violence (IPV) risk assessments: Stalking\, Strangulation\, Recent Separation\, Firearms\, and Pregnancy Abuse & Reproductive Coercion. Each webinar will focus on the research behind the risk factor\, and practical strategies that can be implemented once it’s flagged on a risk assessment. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/lethality-risk-factors-series-strangulation/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20240131T140315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T145921Z
UID:5546-1707224400-1707228000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Crime Trends in 2023: What We Know – and What Cities are Doing About It
DESCRIPTION:Homicide\, motor vehicle theft\, carjacking\, and shoplifting are grabbing headlines across the country. But what do the latest data show about what happened in 2023? How have trends changed since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic\, and what are cities doing to address them? Join the Council on Criminal Justice to explore trends in 12 offenses for 34 large cities across the U.S and talk with leading experts about what’s driving them. Panelists will also dig into what cities are doing to reduce crime\, address community fears\, and improve public confidence in the effective and equitable administration of justice. A Q&A will follow the presentation. \nLearn more and register
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/crime-trends-in-2023-what-we-know-and-what-cities-are-doing-about-it/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230930
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230616T134102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230616T134258Z
UID:5310-1695859200-1696031999@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Conference\, Equitable Approaches: Addressing Gender-Based Violence through Scholarship\, Advocacy\, and Activism
DESCRIPTION:The Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender Based-Violence​ at the University of Delaware is hosting its inaugural national conference in Newark\, Delaware. The “Equitable Approaches” conference centers the experiences of marginalized peoples through keynote speakers\, plenary sessions\, and “conversations that matter\,” which are designed as intimate spaces where participants can engage with high-impact and innovative interventions and prevention strategies. The “Equitable Approaches” conference brings together researchers\, practitioners\, and policy experts from all sectors and creates space to engage in conversations and share research and best practices that utilize intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches to ending gender-based violence. ​ \nRegistration fees are tied to participant income. \nLEARN MORE and REGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/conference-equitable-approaches-addressing-gender-based-violence-through-scholarship-advocacy-and-activism/
CATEGORIES:External Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230814T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230818T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230622T124353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230622T124353Z
UID:5315-1692000000-1692378000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Kempe Summer Interdisciplinary Research Institute
DESCRIPTION:The Kempe Center’s annual one-week in-person Summer Interdisciplinary Research Institute in Aurora\, Colorado\, will feature intensive teaching and dedicated mentoring by national and international experts. One of the Center’s primary goals is to expand the pool of scholars trained to conduct child maltreatment research. \nThe Center is actively recruiting participants for our Course 2: Challenges in Child Maltreatment Research AND Course 3: Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Research and Evaluation through a Public Health Lens. Course 2 is designed for graduate students who want to better understand where their research fits in the complex and ever changing child maltreatment field from a social welfare perspective. Course 3 is directed at graduate students seeking to learn how to evaluate large scale primary preventive intervention programs and policies from a public health perspective. \nInstitute Highlights: \n\nNational and international participants representing multiple disciplines\nMentoring by leading experts\nCourse credit available through the Colorado School of Public Health\nResearch seminars and lectures from experts in the field\n\nThe last day to register is July 14\, 2023. (There is a fee; scholarships may be available.) \nLearn more and register
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/kempe-summer-interdisciplinary-research-institute/
CATEGORIES:External Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230803
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230805
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230623T134608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230623T134608Z
UID:5317-1691020800-1691193599@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Livestream: National Human Trafficking Prevention Summit
DESCRIPTION:In the last decade\, cross-sector efforts to prevent human trafficking have expanded in both knowledge and effectiveness. The HHS-hosted National Human Trafficking Prevention Summit will bring together leaders across federal\, state\, tribal\, local\, and territorial governments; business\, industry\, and other private sector entities; nonprofits and NGOs; and philanthropic\, faith-based\, and research organizations to inspire and galvanize a collective effort to prevent human trafficking. \nRegister to join virtually and receive updates.
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/livestream-national-human-trafficking-prevention-summit/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:External Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230707T211736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T211736Z
UID:5327-1690383600-1690387200@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Hope Navigator Introductory Webinar
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is intended to provide an introduction to Hope Science and the vast research about how finding\, enhancing\, and modeling hope can transform clients\, employees\, and stakeholders in your work. As Dr. Chan Hellman has said\, “Hope is the belief that the future will be better than today and that I have the power to make it so.” There are many benefits to Hope Navigator Training\, including its effectiveness in supporting healing from Childhood Trauma. Trauma-exposed individuals who utilize Hope strategies have better self-regulation\, lower rates of depression/anxiety\, lower rates of suicidal ideation\, improved social relationships\, improved educational achievement\, and positive character development. Service providers who utilize Hope strategies have lower burnout\, lower symptoms of secondary traumatic stress\, lower turnover\, increased job satisfaction\, increased engagement\, and higher well-being. \nThis webinar is presented by JBS International as part of their work to support OVC grantees under the Enhancing Community Responses to the Opioid/America’s Addiction Crisis program. \nLearn more and REGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/hope-navigator-introductory-webinar/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T143000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230620T203417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230620T203509Z
UID:5312-1688043600-1688049000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign: Additional Findings from the National Field Test and Plans for Implementation
DESCRIPTION:Join statisticians from the Bureau of Justice Statistics for a webinar featuring updates on BJS’s efforts to redesign the entire National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) instrument. Presenters will describe additional findings from a large-scale national field test of the NCVS Instrument Redesign\, specifically the improvement of victimization measures in the new survey instrument\, and the performance of two new periodic modules. Learn more about: \n\nBJS’s plans for implementation of the new survey instrument\, including updates to the timeline for this multiyear redesign project\nthe national field test methodology\nfindings from the Police Performance and Community Safety modules.\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/update-on-the-ncvs-instrument-redesign-additional-findings-from-the-national-field-test-and-plans-for-implementation/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230525T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20221209T131930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T131930Z
UID:4874-1684828800-1685034000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:National Institute of Justice Research Conference: From Evidence to Action: Harnessing Research to Promote Safety & Justice
DESCRIPTION:The National Institute of Justice research conference is returning in 2023. This practitioner-friendly conference will feature NIJ-sponsored research findings and discussions about evidence-based policies and practices. Topics will include preventing community-based violence\, supporting victims of crime\, building a stronger forensic evidence base\, enhancing accountability in policing\, and promoting more equity in our nation’s justice system. A specific focus of this conference is on ensuring research findings lead to changes in policies and practices on the ground. \nNIJ invites researchers (including NIJ grantees)\, criminal justice practitioners\, policymakers\, graduate students\, advocates\, federal\, state\, and local employees – virtually anyone interested in learning the breadth and depth of the evidence and resources NIJ has to offer – to attend. \nRegistration\, additional details\, and the full agenda are forthcoming. \n  \nMORE INFORMATION
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/national-institute-of-justice-research-conference-from-evidence-to-action-harnessing-research-to-promote-safety-justice/
CATEGORIES:Conferences for Victim Services,External Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230512T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230512T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230424T225731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T225731Z
UID:5257-1683882000-1683907200@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:The Gun Violence Research Center (GVRC) Research Day
DESCRIPTION:During this FREE event\, the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center (GVRC) at Rutgers will present over 30 gun violence prevention research studies funded by the GVRC. Hear from GVRC leadership\, grant awardees\, and community leaders as they present evidence-based\, equitable policies and programs that will prevent gun violence in our communities. \nThis conference is not looking to engage with simply an academic audience. Instead\, we’d like this to be a community-engaged event with community members\, those involved in violence interruption work\, policymakers\, journalists\, students\, educators\, and the military. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/the-gun-violence-research-center-gvrc-research-day/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T124500
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230410T144749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T144749Z
UID:5240-1683633600-1683636300@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Help Wanted: Helping People Stay Safe
DESCRIPTION:The final webinar in a series by the Moore Center on the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse. \nPresenters: \nAmanda E. Ruzicka\, MA\, is a senior research associate at the Department of Mental Health and deputy director of the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research focused on the development\, evaluation\, and dissemination of effective strategies to prevent child sexual abuse. Ruzicka is a co-developer of three prevention interventions for adolescents and adults: the Help Wanted Prevention Intervention\, the Responsible Behavior with Younger Children Program\, and the Responsible Behavior with Younger Children Program for Teens with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. \nRyan T. Shields\, PhD\, is an assistant professor in the School of Criminology and Justice Studies at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Prior to joining UMass Lowell\, Shields was an assistant scientist and associate director of the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research centers on the intersection of criminal justice and public health and he studies child sexual abuse\, sexual abuse prevention\, and sex crime policy\, with a focus on youths and young adults with problem sexual behavior. Shields is a co-developer of the Help Wanted Prevention Intervention. \nLEARN MORE AND REGISTER \n 
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/help-wanted-helping-people-stay-safe/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230417T142159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230417T185614Z
UID:5249-1683208800-1683217800@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:NRCDV's Safe Housing Capacity Center Policy and Research Briefing
DESCRIPTION:The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence’s (NRCDV) Safe Housing Capacity Building Center will present its bi-annual Policy and Research Briefing. \n\nDr. Funmi Ayeni\, Director of Research and Evaluation will share study findings from a flexible funding pilot project with the LGBT Center of Central Pennsylvania (PA)\nLavon Morris-Grant\, Director of Community Engagement\, will facilitate a panel discussion focused on NRCDV’s Black Immigrant and Refugee Housing Project\, and\nShenna Morris\, NRCDV’s Director of Policy\, and Caroline LaPorte\, the Director of STTARS Indigenous Safe Housing Center\, will conclude with policy recommendations.\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/nrcdvs-safe-housing-capacity-center-policy-and-research-briefing/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230502T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230502T124500
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230410T144328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T144328Z
UID:5238-1683028800-1683031500@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Reframing Child Sexual Abuse as a Preventable Public Health Issue
DESCRIPTION:The second in a series of webinars by the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse. \nPresenter: \nRebecca Fix\, PhD\, is an assistant professor working in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health within the Department of Mental Health\, and a faculty affiliate of the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse. She is also a licensed clinical psychologist who has done therapy with survivors of trauma\, including adolescents in carceral systems for illegal sexual behavior. Her research focuses on promoting mental health equity and equity in legal outcomes within the juvenile legal system and on interrupting pathways from childhood maltreatment to use of sexual and physical violence during adolescence. Dr. Fix has over 60 peer-reviewed publications\, the majority of which are first authored publications\, and her work has been funded by federal and local organizations as well as through competitive internal funding mechanisms. In recognition of her expertise\, Dr. Fix has been invited to consult with the Southern Poverty Law Center and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. \nLEARN MORE AND REGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/reframing-child-sexual-abuse-as-a-preventable-public-health-issue/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230418T175446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230418T175446Z
UID:5251-1682427600-1682431200@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Low Prosecution Rates in Sexual Assault Cases: Can We Make Sustainable Improvements?
DESCRIPTION:This webinar by the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence will begin with contextual information about prosecution case outcomes in sexual assault cases of adult victims. The challenges in tracking the criminal case outcomes will be discussed. Dr. Valentine will introduce the National Institute of Justice Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Practitioner Toolkit as a means of tracking sexual assault criminal case outcomes in communities with sexual assault nurse examiner programs. She will provide research findings on implementing the Toolkit in two counties in Utah\, a Mountain West state in the United States\, and evaluate victim and assault variables associated with and predictive of case prosecution. \nParticipants will be invited to consider societal\, structural\, and legislative barriers faced in their jurisdictions in improving criminal case outcomes. Recommendations to improve prosecution rates and create safer and healthier societies include supporting multidisciplinary community response\, increasing victim support services\, implementing criminal justice system trainings on trauma-informed approaches and policies\, and examining state statutes defining felony sexual assault charges.  \nDetailed Learning Objectives \n\nAttendees will be able to verbalize understanding of the challenges faced in tracking sexual assault case processing.\nAttendees will understand the National Institute of Justice Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Practitioner Evaluation Toolkit.\nAttendees will be able to analyze factors affecting prosecution rates in adult sexual assault cases and discuss how to improve sexual assault case processing in their jurisdictions.\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/low-prosecution-rates-in-sexual-assault-cases-can-we-make-sustainable-improvements/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T124500
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230410T143908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T144843Z
UID:5235-1682424000-1682426700@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Child Sexual Abuse is Preventable\, Not Inevitable: How the Moore Center Pursues its Mission
DESCRIPTION:This is the first of a series of webinars in April and May about the latest in child sexual abuse research led by the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse at Johns Hopkins University. \nPresenter: \nElizabeth Letourneau\, PhD\,\, is a professor in the Department of Mental Health and the director of the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. For more than 30 years she has focused on child sexual abuse prevention\, practice\, and policy. Dr. Letourneau’s work has garnered approximately $35 million in grants and gifts\, and has resulted in more than 100 scientific papers and chapters and one edited volume What Works with Sex Offenders: Contemporary Perspectives in Theory\, Assessment\, Treatment and Prevention. She is an internationally recognized expert in child sexual abuse prevention and advises the European Commission\, the U.S. Department of Justice\, the World Bank\, and other government and Big Tech entities focused on preventing child sexual exploitation and abuse. Her research on sex offender registration has been cited in several U.S. state supreme court cases\, by state legislatures\, and by the American Law Institute in their revised Model Penal Code. Dr. Letourneau is currently nominated to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Board of Scientific Counselors and is the 2022 recipient of the Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse’s Lifetime Achievement Award. \nLEARN MORE AND REGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/child-sexual-abuse-is-preventable-not-inevitable-how-the-moore-center-pursues-its-mission/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230324
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230105T140721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T140721Z
UID:4911-1679356800-1679615999@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:The International Symposium on Child Abuse
DESCRIPTION:The International Symposium on Child Abuse is the premier conference providing expert training and networking opportunities to professionals in the child maltreatment field. This conference is unique in addressing all aspects of child maltreatment\, including but not limited to physical abuse\, sexual abuse\, neglect\, exposure to violence\, poly-victimization\, exploitation\, intervention\, trafficking\, and prevention. Child abuse professionals also learn essential techniques to manage the impact of vicarious trauma. \nThe 39th International Symposium on Child Abuse will offer multiple workshops. The tracks are designed with specific fields in mind: Administration\, Child Protective Services\, Forensic Interviewing\, Human Trafficking/Sexual Exploitation\, Law Enforcement\, Medical\, Mental Health/Treatment\, Prevention\, Prosecution/Legal\, Secondary Traumatic Stress\, Victim Advocacy\, and Youth-Serving Organization. \nLearn More and Register
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/the-international-symposium-on-child-abuse/
CATEGORIES:Conferences for Victim Services,External Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230313T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230313T143000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230303T164256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230303T194614Z
UID:5102-1678712400-1678717800@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Update on the National Crime Victimization Survey Subnational Program: First Release of Direct Subnational Estimates
DESCRIPTION:Join Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) statisticians and RTI International for a webinar update on BJS’s subnational victimization program activities. It will cover findings from BJS’s soon-to-be-released report Criminal Victimization in the 22 Largest U.S. States\, 2017–2019\, the first release of subnational violent and property crime estimates from the National Crime Victimization Survey. \nAdditionally\, it will present the analysis conducted to validate the state-level estimates. Finally\, the webinar will walk participants through the process to apply for access to the restricted-use data and highlight available resources for analyzing these data. \nREGISTER \n[If this link does not work\, EMAIL us and we will forward the original invitation.]
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/update-on-the-national-crime-victimization-survey-subnational-program-first-release-of-direct-subnational-estimates/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230224T140255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230303T193150Z
UID:5006-1678280400-1678284000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:National Census of Victim Service Providers: Data\, Resources\, and Implications for Practitioners
DESCRIPTION:The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) will present a webinar on the National Census of Victim Service Providers (NCVSP). \nDuring the webinar\, OVC and BJS will provide— \n\nan overview of the NCVSP\,\na demonstration of recently released interactive maps analyzing 2017 NCVSP data at the county level\, and\nrecent developments and updates for the 2023 NCVSP.\n\nParticipants will also learn about the importance of these data to the victim services field\, how they can be used to understand the current landscape of victim services and service providers across the country\, and characteristics of victim service providers. \nREGISTER \n[if this link does not work\, EMAIL us and we will forward the original invitation.]
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/national-census-of-victim-service-providers-data-resources-and-implications-for-practitioners/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230201T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230201T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T215057
CREATED:20230119T141426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230119T141426Z
UID:4918-1675261800-1675267200@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Community-based Approaches to Building Safety
DESCRIPTION:The National Academy of Sciences Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education announces the first in its series of webinars addressing gun violence. \nDuring the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest\, many U.S. cities have experienced a rise in firearm violence. By effectively addressing gun violence\, communities may benefit from improved public safety\, health\, and welfare\, as well as reduced racial inequity. This two-part webinar series for the Hauser Policy Impact Fund in collaboration with the Committee on Law and Justice will focus on community-based strategies to building safer communities\, gun violence prevention\, and the role of the social and behavioral sciences in understanding and addressing gun violence. \nThe first webinar will highlight their recent report\, Reducing Racial Inequality in Crime and Justice (2022)\, which synthesizes the evidence on community-based solutions\, noncriminal policy interventions\, and criminal justice reforms\, charting a path toward the reduction of racial inequalities by minimizing harm in ways that also improve community safety\, and will be used to explore and discuss community driven approaches to reducing harm and improving safety. \nSpeakers will include: \n\nNikki Jones\, Professor and H. Michael and Jeanne Williams Department Chair of African American Studies\, University of California\, Berkeley\nRobert Sampson\, Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor\, Department of Sociology\, Harvard University\nEduardo Bocanegra\, Senior Advisor for Community Violence Intervention\, Office for Justice Programs\, U.S. Department of Justice\nCharlie Ransford\, Senior Director of Science and Policy and Interim Director of Communications\, Cure Violence Global\n\n  \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/community-based-approaches-to-building-safety/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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