Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

  • Elder Justice Decision-Making Capacity Symposium

    Every day the lives of older adults are profoundly and negatively impacted in both the criminal and civil justice systems based on mistaken assumptions and inadequate assessments of their capacity […]

  • Facilitación que Transforma: Construyendo Comunidades Virtuales Transformative Facilitation: Building Virtual Communities

    A muchas organizaciones de violencia doméstica, la pandemia les ha llevado a cambiar la forma en que se ofrecen algunos servicios de apoyo. Es decir, hoy en día muchos servicios de apoyo son ofrecidos virtualmente, adaptándose así a la pandemia y a las restricciones con respecto a encuentros presenciales. Los grupos de apoyo son una […]

  • National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

    From the Office for Victims of Crime: Since 1981, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) has challenged the Nation to confront and remove barriers to achieving justice for all victims of crime. During NCVRW, we celebrate the accomplishments of the victims’ rights movement and reflect on how far we have come. Every April, OVC leads […]

  • Promoting Child Maltreatment Prevention and Advancing Equity

    The UNC School of Social Work invites the public to participate in its inaugural Social Work Legacy Speakers Series: Promoting Child Maltreatment Prevention and Advancing Equity. The Legacy Speakers Series will bring together individuals committed to strengthening the lives of children and families and addressing challenges and gaps in our current service systems. The goals […]

    Free

  • Trauma-Informed Investigations for Sexual Assault Cases

    This webinar, sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, will highlight the importance of conducting a trauma-informed interview of a victim of sexual assault. Trauma-informed investigative interviews provide an opportunity to not only meet investigative objectives and help close cases, but also foster victim healing and engagement with the criminal justice system. Research indicates a […]

    Free

  • Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR): Putting the Approach into Practice

    From the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention: Research helps to expand our knowledge base of violence and prevention, and it is needed to create better informed and more effective practices. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a valued approach in public health because of its alignment with health and racial equity, because it centers the voices […]

  • Lessons Learned About Survivor-Centered Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Pediatric Healthcare Providers

    Futures Without Violence is holding a webinar to share more about the issue brief Lessons Learned About Survivor-Centered Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations for Pediatric Healthcare Providers. This brief focuses on best practices and innovative strategies that pediatric healthcare providers and pediatricians can implement to form stronger support networks for survivors of violence and […]

    Free

  • National Town Hall on Mass Violence & Readiness

    The National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center's second National Town Hall on Mass Violence will focus on readiness. Participants will be able to: Identify the traditional and non-traditional professionals who are involved in responding to MVIs, and their respective roles and responsibilities. Identify the structures and collaborative strategies needed for effective, survivor-centered MVI readiness and […]

  • Accounting for our communities: Strategies and solutions for disaggregated AAPI data

    This event is another in the series, Bridges: A Connect Call for Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Addressing Gender-Based Violence. The theme for this call is Accounting for our communities: Strategies and solutions for disaggregated AAPI data. These bi-monthly community connect calls are intended to be a space for AANHPI advocates, community members, and […]

  • New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center Research Day

    During this free event on May 20th,  we will showcase gun violence research being done by our leadership team, GVRC post-doctoral and doctoral students, community partners, and researchers we have funded this year. This conference is not looking to engage with simply an academic audience.  Instead, we'd like this to be a truly community-engaged event, with […]

  • Lessons Learned About Survivor-Centered Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Child Welfare and Family Violence Advocates

    Futures Without Violence will hold a webinar to share more about the issue brief Lessons Learned About Survivor-Centered Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations for Child Welfare and Family Violence Advocates. This brief focuses on best practices and innovative strategies that child welfare and family violence advocates can implement to form stronger support networks for […]

    Free