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SUMMARY:International Conference on Sexual Assault\, Domestic Violence\, and Reimagining Justice
DESCRIPTION:From End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI): Our annual conferences focus on sexual assault\, intimate partner violence\, stalking\, human trafficking and elder abuse. We consistently bring together law enforcement personnel\, prosecutors\, victim advocates\, judges\, parole and probation officers\, rape crisis workers\, health care professionals\, faith community members\, educators\, researchers and others in this three-day conference highlighting promising practices and emerging issues to effectively respond to these crimes in all of our communities. \nApril 19-21\, 2022 \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/international-conference-on-sexual-assault-domestic-violence-and-reimagining-justice/
CATEGORIES:Conferences for Victim Services,External Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220404T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220404T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20220328T134045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T134045Z
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SUMMARY:Crime Survivor Voices Survey Results and Recommendations
DESCRIPTION:The Prosecutors Alliance California Survivor Policy\, Training and Resource Center is proud to announce our monthly training series every first Monday February to June 2022. The series was developed in response to the needs and issues areas identified by those working directly with survivors of violence and crime. Victim Advocates\, attorney’s and social service provider are encouraged to attend this FREE training series. \nOther topics include Collaboration with CBSs to Serve Survivors of Violence and Crime (May 2) and Understanding Elder Abuse and Financial Fraud (June 6). \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/crime-survivor-voices-survey-results-and-recommendations/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20220309T213214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220309T213214Z
UID:4533-1648130400-1648134000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Logic Model for Victim Service Programs: The Link Between Program Outcomes and Program Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:During this training\, participants will learn how the use of a logic model is an essential component of victim services program evaluation and planning. Information and discussion on the relationship between resources\, activities\, and outcomes will help prepare participants to consider the range and types of program outcomes to track. These outcomes have valuable practical use beyond reporting and can be used to support program communications\, fundraising\, and grant applications. \n“Logic Model for Victim Service Programs: The Link Between Program Outcomes and Program Sustainability” webinar is part of the new Vital Subjects series. This series will address topics that are critical to the victim services field across the country. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/logic-model-for-victim-service-programs-the-link-between-program-outcomes-and-program-sustainability/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220325
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211207T160830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160830Z
UID:4331-1647820800-1648166399@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:International Symposium on Child Abuse
DESCRIPTION:The National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC) is excited to bring you the virtual 38th International Symposium on Child Abuse scheduled for March 21-24\, 2022.  Symposium will continue to provide the state-of-the art training you need to continue to provide services to children and to fight child abuse.  We are working to add more workshops and provide an even better digital learning experience than our first virtual conference in 2021!  \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/international-symposium-on-child-abuse/
CATEGORIES:Conferences for Victim Services,External Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220320
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211207T165229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T165229Z
UID:4339-1647302400-1647734399@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences: 59th Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the ACJS 59th Annual Meeting\, March 15 – 19\, 2022\, in Las Vegas\, NV at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino. ACJS President Heather Pfeifer is excited to bring you a content rich program focused on “Avenues of Change: Integrating Research\, Advocacy\, and Education.” She and the 2022 program committee chairs have worked hard to assemble topic areas within the Criminal Justice Sciences that are timely and relevant. Whether you are in academia or a practitioner\, there is something for everyone. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/academy-of-criminal-justice-sciences-59th-annual-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Conferences for Victim Services,External Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220303T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220303T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20220208T172313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220208T172313Z
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SUMMARY:High Prevalence of Elder Abuse during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk and Resilience Factors
DESCRIPTION:From the National Adult Protective Services Association and Evidence Change: \nPrior to the COVID-19 pandemic\, elder abuse affected one in 10 older adults annually in the U.S. It has been assumed that the pandemic has brought with it a surge in elder abuse due to individuals ordered to stay at home combined with increased interpersonal\, social\, and financial stressors. However\, empirical evidence is lacking. This webinar will present data from the first investigation of self-reported elder abuse victimization in a relatively large and diverse sample of older persons. The presenter will describe elder abuse prevalence and risk and resilience factors for abuse victimization during the ongoing pandemic. The findings will be discussed in relation to practice\, policy\, and implications for prevention programming. \nClick here for the study article. \nJOIN  \nPresenter: \nE-Shien (Iggy) Chang\, Ph.D.\nPostdoctoral Fellow in Behavioral Geriatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine \nDr. E-Shien (Iggy) Chang is a NIH-supported Postdoctoral Fellow in Behavioral Geriatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine. Iggy’s research program seeks to investigate and dismantle mechanisms of elder abuse and neglect across diverse cultural\, family\, and care settings. Her doctoral dissertation work was among the first to systematically examined the role of ageism\, operating at both societal and individual levels\, in driving elder abuse perpetration. Iggy completed her PhD in Social and Behavioral Sciences at Yale School of Public Health and her MA in Social Sciences at University of Chicago.
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/high-prevalence-of-elder-abuse-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-risk-and-resilience-factors/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="National Adult Protective Services Association":MAILTO:info@napsa-now.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220226
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211019T163726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211019T163726Z
UID:4169-1645660800-1645833599@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Tamkin Symposium on Elder Abuse
DESCRIPTION:The mission of the USC Judith D. Tamkin International Symposium on Elder Abuse is to create safe and healthy environments for all elders\, here and across the world\, by bringing thought leaders\, activists\, caregivers\, researchers\, lawmakers\, and other stakeholders together to share findings\, strategize solutions\, and help shape and propel the field of elder abuse and justice. \nThe theme for 2022 is “Elder Justice: Expanding the Field through Equity\, Intersectionality\, and Innovation.” \nEarly Bird Registration Deadline is January 10\, 2022. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/tamkin-symposium-on-elder-abuse/
CATEGORIES:Conferences for Victim Services,External Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20220104T231913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220202T163732Z
UID:4381-1645628400-1645632000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Social Reactions to Sexual Assault
DESCRIPTION:This webinar\, another in the CVR Evidence Hour series\, reviews research on correlates and impacts of social reactions made to victims disclosing sexual assault and partner violence. Findings about trauma disclosure and social reactions are presented from survivors and their informal support members (e.g.\, family\, friend\, romantic partner). Recommendations from survivors and informal supports about what survivors need and information from a recent intervention to improve social reactions to survivor disclosures are reviewed. \nThis webinar highlights: “Correlates of Social Reactions to Victims’ Disclosures of Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review” by S. E. Ullman\, (2021). Trauma\, Violence\, & Abuse\, 15248380211016013. (Contact the Research Librarian for access.) \nPresenters: \nDr. Sarah Ullman is Professor of Criminology\, Law\, & Justice and Affiliate Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a social psychologist whose research concerns the impact of sexual assault on women’s well-being. She has conducted NIH-funded research on risk and protective factors for PTSD and substance abuse and other health-related outcomes in rape victims\, social support processes in a dyadic sample of victims and informal social network members\, and an intervention to reduce negative social reactions to victims of sexual assault and partner violence. \nKris Bein is the Assistant Director for the Resource Sharing Project\, where she provides training and technical assistance to state coalitions and rural rape crisis centers on sexual assault services\, agency structure\, and capacity building. She holds a master’s degree in Human Services from the University of Illinois. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/social-reactions-to-sexual-assault/
CATEGORIES:CVR Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211217T194227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211217T194227Z
UID:4358-1645624800-1645628400@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
DESCRIPTION:On February 23\, 2022\, at 2:00 p.m. e.t.\, the Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center will present an online Expert Q&A discussion with Nicole Matthews and Alicia Nevaquaya on “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.” \nIndigenous people across the country have sounded the alarm for years about the disturbing and disproportionate rates of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in the United States. It is only in recent months that the media and public attention began to look at the crisis. This session is an opportunity for advocates and other allies to increase their understanding of the alarming prevalence of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and how\, as the Urban Indian Health Institute says\, “… institutional practices allow them to disappear not once\, but three times—in life\, in media\, and in the data.” \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20220201T184530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220201T184530Z
UID:4446-1644494400-1644498000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Support Over Silence for KIDS
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Nancy Weaver will discuss how to apply communication sciences\, analytics\, and public health principles to promote healthy and positive parenting to reduce the prevalence of childhood abuse and neglect. During this webinar\, she’ll discuss Support Over Silence for KIDS\, which teaches bystanders the skills for responding to struggles between caregivers and children in public. Dr. Weaver created this program to educate community members about how to listen empathetically and non-judgmentally to parents and caregivers in tense situations to help deescalate what’s happening in the moment. \nNancy L. Weaver\, PhD\, MPH is a Professor of Behavioral Science at Saint Louis University.  She blends communication science\, analytics and public health principles to support institutions in adopting effective public health programs.  Whether encouraging nurturing relationships between parents and kids\, or coaching instructors in best practices for connecting with their students online\, she advances strength-based messages that are easy to understand and tools that are easy to apply. She launched Support Over Silence for KIDS to provide communities with bystander training to support parents struggling with their children in public. Dr. Weaver is Co-director of the Community Engagement Core of the Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment at Washington University and works in partnership with community organizations across the country. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/support-over-silence-for-kids/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220201T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220201T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20220201T185258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220201T185258Z
UID:4448-1643702400-1643734800@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
DESCRIPTION:February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAM). This is an issue that impacts everyone – not just teens – but their parents\, teachers\, friends and communities as well. Together\, we can raise the nation’s awareness about teen dating violence and promote safe\, healthy relationships. \nCheck out CVR’s Winter 2021-2022 Spotlight which has a section of research-based resources about teen dating violence.
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/teen-dating-violence-awareness-and-prevention-month/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220131T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220131T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211215T144532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211215T144532Z
UID:4350-1643641200-1643646600@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Assessing the Scope of Missing Native Americans in Nebraska: Results from a State-Wide Study and Recommendations
DESCRIPTION:National Indian Country Training Initiative Announcement  \nThe problem of missing persons has gained significant attention\, and recent legislation in multiple states has called for studies on the scope of missing Native Americans. This webinar will describe the methodological and practical issues for researchers to consider when examining data on missing persons\, and present the issues that make reporting and investigating missing Native persons particularly challenging. Using data from four point-in-time-counts of missing persons in Nebraska in 2020\, the presenters will report the prevalence and context of Nebraska’s missing persons and missing Native persons\, and describe stability and change across demographic groups over time. The presenters also collected qualitative data from victim service providers regarding ways to support families and loved ones of missing persons. \nResults indicate that missing persons cases are dynamic and most cases are resolved quickly. Further\, the rate of missing persons and the rank order positions of demographic groups is relatively stable over time. Reported missing persons are disproportionately African American and Native American and are most likely to be minor boys. None of the missing Native cases were associated with a criminal investigation\, and more Native missing persons cases were resolved than missing persons cases from other racial groups. Further\, there was very little overlap between the state clearinghouse and the national missing persons lists. The presenters will provide specific directions for data collection\, legislative priorities\, and researcher-practitioner partnerships regarding the study of missing persons generally and missing Native Americans specifically. They will also address the potential role of missing persons advocacy in supporting families and communities.  There is no cost for attending this webinar. \nThis media and materials are for Department of Justice use and subject to protection from release under the Freedom of Information Act\, 5 U.S.C. section 552. \nThe Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Requests should be made to the course POC as early as possible\, preferably at least three weeks in advance of the training. No nominee will be excluded from a course on the basis of a disability-related accommodations request. \n                          \n\n\n\n \nTraining Date\nJanuary 31\, 2022\n\n\n \nTraining Times (EST)\n3:00 – 4:30 p.m. EST\n\n\n \nTraining Times (CST)\n2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CST\n\n\n \nTraining Times (MST)\n1:00 pm – 2:30 pm MST\n\n\n \nTraining Times (PST)\n12:00 pm – 1:30 pm PST\n\n\n\n  \nNon-DOJ Registration Deadline: Wednesday\, January 26\, 2022 \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/assessing-the-scope-of-missing-native-americans-in-nebraska-results-from-a-state-wide-study-and-recommendations/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20220118T175145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220118T175145Z
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SUMMARY:National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center National Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:January 27\, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET\n \nThe National Town Hall hosted by the National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center (NMVVRC) will provide timely\, basic and evidence-informed information and resources about mass violence readiness\, response and resilience/recovery to a national\, interdisciplinary audience of survivors\, victim/survivor assistance professionals\, mental and behavioral health professionals\, law enforcement and criminal justice officials\, and allied professionals. \nEach 90-minute National Town Hall meeting will be held virtually on a quarterly basis\, and will feature experts including practitioners\, researchers\, and professionals who have lived experiences resulting from MVIs. Registered participants can submit questions in advance of each Town Hall\, which will be addressed within the Town Hall if time permits\, and directly if there are time limitations. \nSpeakers for this first National Town Hall will be: \n\n\nDr. Alyssa Rheingold is Director of the Center’s Preparedness\, Response and Recovery Division of the NMVVRC. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor at the National Crime Victim’s Research and Treatment Center (NCVC) within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. The NMVVRC was established in October of 2017 in partnership with the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) within the Office of Justice Programs\, U.S. Department of Justice. The NMVVRC is located at the Medical University of South Carolina\, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. The Center is composed of a multi-disciplinary team of scholars\, researchers\, victim service and mental health professionals\, partner organizations\, technical experts\, and relevant local and national organizations in a multifaceted team that collaborates with OVC.\n\n\n\nEugenia Pedley is a Senior Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Justice\, Office for Victims of Crime\, who coordinates OVC’s mass violence initiatives\, its related Cooperative Agreements (the AEAP program).\n\n\nMary Vail Ware is responsible for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime\, Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC)\, the Improving Community Response to Mass Violence Project (ICP TTA)\, the International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program (ITVERP)\, and the Vicarious Trauma Response Initiative (VTRI). Mary Vail Ware\, OVC TTAC Project Director\, has more than 29 years of experience in victim services\, including 20 years in mass violence response. She has responded to mass violence incidents including Virginia Tech\, 9/11\, Orlando\, Las Vegas\, and Virginia Beach. She is currently assisting Rigby\, Idaho. Indianapolis\, and Oxford\, Michigan. OVC TTAC is the gateway to current training and technical assistance for victim service providers and allied professionals who serve crime victims. We aim to build the capacity of victim assistance organizations across the country to better serve victims of crime. OVC TTAC has a broad range of resources to help victim service providers\, first responders\, community organizations\, and allied professionals build that capacity. We focus on resources that help meet the unique needs of victims\, survivors\, and communities impacted by incidents of mass violence or terrorism.
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/nmvrc-national-town-hall/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20220110T213915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220113T213716Z
UID:4394-1643292000-1643295600@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Violence Across the Lifecourse: Child Maltreatment\, Intimate Partner Violence\, and Elder Mistreatment
DESCRIPTION:The CVR webinar Evidence Hour series continues with this overview of research on the connections between child maltreatment and later forms of violence that extend to and beyond mid-life. We will discuss the developmental associations between child maltreatment\, violence in adolescence\, and intimate partner violence (IPV) and elder mistreatment. We will also review the existing\, though limited\, evidence on the close association between adult IPV and elder mistreatment. We will explain what is known about the persistence of violence in and across family and other interpersonal relationships\, noting where gaps in knowledge remain and where research is particularly strong. Throughout the presentation\, we will draw on theories to help explain the mechanisms by which early violence exposure leads to later violence victimization and perpetration\, as well as factors that mitigate risks and promote resilience in individuals who encounter and are at-risk for violence at different points in the lifecourse. \nRelated scoping review: “Child Maltreatment\, Youth Violence\, Intimate Partner Violence\, and Elder Mistreatment: A Review and Theoretical Analysis of Research on Violence Across the Life Course” (2020) in Trauma\, Violence\, & Abuse. (Email the Research Librarian for full-text.) \nPresenters: \nTodd I. Herrenkohl\, Ph.D.\, is Professor and Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Children and Families at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. His scholarship focuses on the correlates and consequences of child maltreatment\, risk and resiliency\, and positive youth development. His funded studies and publications examine health-risk behaviors in children exposed to adversity\, protective factors that buffer against early risk exposure\, and prevention. An international scholar\, Dr. Herrenkohl works with policy makers\, school and child welfare professionals\, and community partners to increase the visibility\, application\, and sustainability of evidence-based programs and practices in violence prevention\, social emotional learning\, and child trauma. \nKaren A. Roberto\, Ph.D. is University Distinguished Professor\, Executive Director of the Institute for Society\, Culture and Environment\, and Senior Fellow at the Center for Gerontology at Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on health and social support in late life and includes studies of rural older women\, dementia family caregiving\, and elder abuse. Her elder abuse work draws attention to family perpetrators\, elder abuse and the opioid epidemic\, intimate partner violence\, financial exploitation\, sexual abuse\, and polyvictimization. Dr. Roberto is the recipient of the Gerontological Society of America Behavioral and Social Sciences Distinguished Mentorship Award and the Gary Andrews Visiting Fellow Award from the Australian Association for Gerontology. \nSandy Bromley\, JD\, is the director of the Shelby County Crime Victims & Rape Crisis Center\, a comprehensive victim service center providing crisis intervention\, advocacy\, counseling\, and forensic nursing services to victims of crime in Memphis and Shelby County. Sandy has focused her entire career on the prevention and intervention of crime\, working as a victims’ rights attorney\, an educator with the national Stalking Resource Center and the Air Force bystander intervention program Green Dot\, and a leader in victim services policy and programs. When she’s not working on these issues\, you can find her cheering on the Boston Red Sox\, traveling to see family and friends\, or listening to her favorite politics podcasts. Sandy is a firm believer that resiliency is possible after trauma and in the power of hope in creating communities free from violence and oppression. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/violence-across-the-lifecourse-child-maltreatment-intimate-partner-violence-and-elder-mistreatment/
CATEGORIES:CVR Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T133000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20220120T154647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220120T154658Z
UID:4424-1643284800-1643290200@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Youth and Domestic Violence: Needs\, Services\, and Impact
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for Violence Prevention and the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing for an online discussion of our recent study \nYouth who have experienced domestic violence in their homes have many psychosocial needs. Community-based domestic violence programs help address these needs through programs like counseling\, childcare\, and mentoring which helping with family stabilization and healing\, but more support is needed. Join the Center for Violence Prevention and the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing for an online discussion of our recent statewide study\, “Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Understanding the Community Service Response and Needs in Texas.” The research team and a panel of practitioners will discuss study findings and next steps to enhance the service response to youth and families experiencing domestic violence. \nPresenters: \n\nDr. Leila Wood\, Ph.D.\, MSSW – Director of Evaluation for the Center for Violence Prevention\nMaggy McGiffert\, MA – Senior Research Associate for the Center for Violence Prevention\nDr. Monica Faulkner\, Ph.D. LMSW – TXICFW Director and Co-Principal Investigator\nAnna Wasim\, MSSW – TXICFW Lead Research Coordinator\n\n1.5 CEUs will be offered for attending this online discussion. \n\nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/youth-and-domestic-violence-needs-services-and-impact/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="University of Texas Austin - Center for Violence Prevention":MAILTO:violenceprevention@utmb.edu
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220117
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211207T170434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T170540Z
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SUMMARY:Society for Social Work and Research 26th Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:The SSWR Annual Conference offers a scientific program that reflects a broad range of research interests\, from workshops on the latest quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to symposia featuring studies in child welfare\, aging\, mental health\, welfare reform\, substance abuse\, and HIV/AIDS. Over 500 symposia\, workshop\, roundtable\, paper and poster presentations. Research methods workshops are designed to enhance methods expertise and grant-writing skills and special sessions on research priorities and capacity building that target cutting-edge topics vital to contemporary social work research. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/society-for-social-work-and-research-26th-annual-conference/
CATEGORIES:Conferences for Victim Services,External Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Society for Social Work and Research":MAILTO:dj@sswr.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220105T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220105T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211123T190859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211201T152155Z
UID:4297-1641387600-1641391200@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Leveraging Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships to Improve Human Trafficking Prevalence Studies
DESCRIPTION:How widespread is the problem of human trafficking in the United States? Understanding the scope of human trafficking prevalence is a priority for policymakers\, law enforcement\, researchers\, and community-based practitioners. However\, it can be difficult to accurately measure. This presentation will provide a brief overview of the strategies used to measure the prevalence of human trafficking\, the importance of the engagement of community-based agency participation in this work\, and a discussion of the benefits of taking a researcher-practitioner approach to prevalence research. The presenters for this presentation are currently collaborating on study to measure the prevalence of sex trafficking among adults in Sacramento County\, California. \n(Related article: “Advances in measurement: A scoping review of prior human trafficking prevalence studies and recommendations for future research” by K. Barrick & R. Pfeffer (2021). Journal of Human Trafficking. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2021.1984721″) \nPresenters: \nTerri Galvan has a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Southern California and more than 20 years of experience working with unhoused women\, addiction\, and commercial sexual exploitation.  For the past 8 years\, Terri has served as the Executive Director of Community Against Sexual Harm (CASH)\, where she leads a staff of trained peer-specialists providing assistance to women who have been commercially sexually exploited using harm reduction and trauma informed practices.  Terri has provided training to local law enforcement\, colleges\, non-profit organizations\, and service clubs and has worked closely with various law enforcement agencies to advance demand and person-centered strategies.  She is a Principal Investigator for a research project estimating the scope of sex-trafficking in Sacramento County.  Terri is Vice Chair for the UC Davis Community Advisory Board and Stockton Boulevard Partnership. \nRebecca Pfeffer is a research criminologist in the Victimization and Resilience Research Program in RTI International’s Division of Applied Justice Research. Her research interests include better understanding and addressing the victimization of vulnerable populations\, ranging from survivors of human trafficking to people with disabilities. Additionally\, her work focuses on the law enforcement response to human trafficking and the collaborative efforts of law enforcement and victim service providers. Dr. Pfeffer is an expert on human trafficking and has participated in expert working groups on trafficking research with the Office of Violence Against Women\, the McCain Foundation\, the Cook County Anti-Trafficking Task Force\, and the Human Trafficking Research and Data Advisory Roundtable\, among others. Before joining RTI in 2020\, Dr. Pfeffer was a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work at the University of Houston–Downtown from 2013 to 2020. \nKelle Barrick\, a senior research criminologist in RTI’s Division for Applied Justice Research\, has 20 years of experience in criminal justice and criminological research. She is an expert on human trafficking and has participated in expert working groups on trafficking research by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime\, among others. Dr. Barrick’s current efforts include estimating the prevalence of sex and labor trafficking; identifying successful strategies for the identification\, investigation\, and prosecution of labor trafficking cases; increasing our understanding of opportunities to disrupt sex trafficking recruitment and network operations; and conducting a formative evaluation of a law enforcement-based victim services program. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/leveraging-researcher-practitioner-partnerships-to-improve-human-trafficking-prevalence-studies/
CATEGORIES:CVR Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211218T143000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211207T164949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T164949Z
UID:4337-1639832400-1639837800@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:The Changing Threat Landscape of Terrorism and Violent Extremism: Implications for Research and Policy
DESCRIPTION:This panel will provide an overview of the current terrorist threat landscape\, how it has changed in the last five to ten years\, and strategies to best address this threat at the local and national levels. Emphasis will be placed on how several key events in 2021 have shaped the way we think about research and policy in the fields of radicalization and extremism. Panelists will provide data on fluctuations of the most imminent terrorist threats posed to the U.S. over the last 10 years\, why and how possible changes to the threat landscape have taken place\, and ways in which the current terrorist threat should be combatted. \nThe National Institute of Justice’s “Research for the Real World” seminar series features research that is changing our thinking about policies and practices. \nPanelists: \nMatthew Levitt\, Ph.D.\, Director\, Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism & Intelligence\, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (Moderator) \nWilliam Braniff\, Director\, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)\, University of Maryland \nHazel Atuel\, Ph.D. and Carl Castro\, Ph.D.\, University of Southern California \nPete Simi\, Ph.D.\, Chapman University \nHaroro Ingram\, Ph.D.\, The George Washington University Program on Extremism \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/the-changing-threat-landscape-of-terrorism-and-violent-extremism-implications-for-research-and-policy/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211201T162925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211201T162925Z
UID:4315-1639054800-1639062000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Analyzing Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
DESCRIPTION:The Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is the nation’s primary source of information on criminal victimization. Each year\, data are obtained from a nationally representative sample of about 150\,000 household interviews\, composed of nearly 240\,000 interviews of persons within those households\, on the frequency\, characteristics\, and consequences of criminal victimization in the United States. The NCVS is a rich source of data on the nature of and victim response to crimes reported and not reported to police. The data files include about 1\,000 variables on the characteristics of victims and incidents of violent crime (defined as rape or sexual assault\, robbery\, aggravated assault\, and simple assault) and property crime (which includes burglary/trespassing\, motor vehicle theft\, and other theft). \nThis workshop will introduce potential data users to the types of information available through the NCVS\, offer an overview of the survey structure and sample design\, and provide hands-on training to assist in properly analyzing the NCVS public-use data. Using SPSS\, workshop participants will learn how to replicate key estimates published through the annual Criminal Victimization bulletin and available through data tools on https://bjs.ojp.gov. \nLive captioning will be available. \nREGISTER\nPanelists:\nHeather Brotsos\, Chief\, Victimization Statistics\, BJS \nErika Harrell\, PhD\, Statistician\, BJS \nGrace Kena\, Statistician\, BJS \nRachel Morgan\, PhD\, Statistician\, BJS \nSusannah Tapp\, PhD\, Statistician\, BJS \nAlexandra Thompson\, Statistician\, BJS \nJennifer Truman\, PhD\, Statistician\, BJS \nKeith Hullenaar\, PhD\, T32 Fellow\, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center\, University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA \nTara Martin\, PhD\, Assistant Professor\, School of Criminal Justice and Criminology\, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/analyzing-data-from-the-national-crime-victimization-survey-ncvs/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211203T194901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211203T194901Z
UID:4324-1639054800-1639058400@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Cómo llevar a cabo sesiones de escucha con sobrevivientes de violencia de género / Conducting Listening Sessions with Survivors of Gender-based Violence
DESCRIPTION:El evento se ofrecerá en inglés con servicios de interpretación en español y en lenguaje de señas estadounidense con subtítulos ocultos. \nEl Centro Nacional de Recursos sobre Violencia Doméstica (NRCDV) se asoció con Gabriela López-Zerón\, PhD del Consorcio de Investigación sobre Violencia de Género (RCGV) de la Universidad Estatal de Michigan (MSU) para destacar su artículo\, Realización de sesiones de escucha con sobrevivientes de violencia de género. Las sesiones de escucha son una excelente técnica para capturar las opiniones y sugerencias de les participantes sobre un tema. Hay varios principios bien establecidos con respecto a cómo llevar a cabo sesiones de escucha efectivas; sin embargo\, cuando se trabaja con sobrevivientes de violencia de género\, es fundamental integrar una perspectiva informada sobre el trauma en todos los aspectos del proceso. En este seminario web de 60 minutos\, se ofrecerá a les participantes algunas consideraciones y pautas clave al realizar sesiones de escucha con sobrevivientes. \n_______________________________________________ \nThis event will be in English with Spanish and ASL interpretation. CC \nThe National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) partnered with Gabriela López-Zerón\, PhD from Michigan State University’s (MSU) Research Consortium on Gender-based Violence (RCGV) to highlight her paper\, Conducting Listening Sessions with Survivors of Gender-based Violence. Listening sessions are an excellent technique to capture participants’ views and suggestions about an issue. There are several well-established principles regarding how to conduct effective listening sessions; however\, when working with survivors of gender-based violence\, it is critical to integrate a trauma-informed perspective to every aspect of the process. In this 60-minute webinar\, participants will be offered some key considerations and guidelines when conducting listening sessions with survivors. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/como-llevar-a-cabo-sesiones-de-escucha-con-sobrevivientes-de-violencia-de-genero-conducting-listening-sessions-with-survivors-of-gender-based-violence/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="National Resource Center on Domestic Violence":MAILTO:nrcdv@nrcdv.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211114T214946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211114T215348Z
UID:4254-1638968400-1638972000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Measuring Outcomes in Response to Victims of Crime
DESCRIPTION:Defining and designing the most useful and impactful measures for the outcomes of crime victim services is an essential step to assess the effectiveness and quality of those services for victims\, to justify funding allocations and demonstrate responsible stewardship of funds\, and to advocate for additional resources as necessary. Outcome measurement helps move the field from measuring level of effort in victim response (outputs) towards measuring the impacts of those efforts. Important considerations in outcome measure selection and design include identifying the key outcomes and impacts desired\, the preciseness and accuracy of the measures selected to capture those outcomes\, the on-the-ground practicality of collecting meaningful data for those measures without creating undue burden. This webinar will be useful for victim services professionals\, evaluators\, academics\, and funders alike. \nThis webinar will present three federally funded projects examining the development of appropriate outcome measures for victim response. The first two presentations will showcase conceptual modeling processes that were undertaken to define the ultimate goals of services and how provision of those services is intended to promote those goals. “What Constitutes Success? Evaluating Legal Services for Victims of Crime” is a project to measure outcomes related to law enforcement responses to domestic/dating violence\, sexual assault\, and stalking. “Measuring Success in the Criminal Justice System’s Response to VAWA Crimes: A Pilot Project” is related to legal services for victims of crime. “Developing a Self-Report Survey to Measure the Impact of Victim Services on Victims’ Lives” will encompass a compilation of existing work around logic models and outcome measures for victim responses representing a larger spectrum of victim services\, which will culminate in the development of a standardized methodology and set of instruments to measure outcomes for victims across all types of victim service providers. Presentations will be followed by time for Q&A and discussion. \nPresentations: \n\nWhat Constitutes Success? Evaluating Legal Services for Victims of Crime\n\nKaren Souza and Kris Lugo-Graulich\, Justice Research and Statistics Association\n Meg Garvin\, National Crime Victim Law Institute\n\n\nMeasuring Success in the Criminal Justice System’s Response to VAWA Crimes: A Pilot Project\n\nElizabeth Snell and Sarah Goan\, University of Southern Maine\n\n\nDeveloping a Self-Report Survey to Measure the Impact of Victim Services on Victims’ Lives\n\nLynn Langton and Stacey Cutbush\, RTI International\nBailey Maryfield\, Justice Research and Statistics Association\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/measuring-outcomes-in-response-to-victims-of-crime/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211207T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211207T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211114T220224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211114T220427Z
UID:4259-1638885600-1638889200@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Advances in Human Trafficking Victim Identification
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will present findings from two forward-thinking human trafficking studies that focus on human trafficking victim identification. This webinar will be of keen interest to investigators\, victim services and health professionals\, administrators of escort ad web scraping tools and databases\, academics\, and anyone interested in more precise tools to support the process of identifying human trafficking victims. \nBoth projects have resulted in key insights that can be used to better identify individuals most at risk of human trafficking and we look forward to sharing them with you. \nIndicators of Sex Trafficking in Online Escort Ads  \nPresents results from a study exploring the use of escort ads in U.S. sex trafficking investigations. It tests whether many commonly-used indicators or “signs” of trafficking indeed indicate a higher likelihood that the individual being advertised is a trafficking victim versus an independent person advertising commercial sex. Its unique contribution is that it tests indicators being used in the field against a counterfactual (known case outcomes) in order to identify differences in the presence of various indicators between ads known to be part of a trafficking case and those known to be part of a case that involves consensual sex work\, but not trafficking. \nPresenters: \n\nKris Lugo-Graulich\nKaren Souza\nLindsay Bostwick\nBailey Maryfield \n\nJustice Research and Statistics Association \nHuman Trafficking Screening Tool for LGBTQAI Victims: Different Experiences\, Risks and Needs \n  \nRequirements for a trafficking victim identification tool for LGBTQAI (lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, questioning/ queer\, asexual\, or intersex) people are explored via a series of key informant interviews with public health providers. The authors argue that this community faces dangers where they are uniquely susceptible to labor and sex trafficking. Due to their high-risk status\, the LGBTQAI population require an effective\, specialized screening tool. This project is in the development phase\, and later we will validate this tool in public health settings. \nPresenters: \n\nAmber Horning and Heidi Collins Fantasia\, University of Massachusetts-Lowell\nSara Jordenö\, Rhode Island School of Design\n\n  \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/advances-in-human-trafficking-victim-identification/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211202T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211202T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211116T214101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211116T214101Z
UID:4268-1638450000-1638453600@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Preventing & Reducing Teen Dating Violence
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for Violence Prevention Founding Director Dr. Jeff Temple to learn more about Fourth R\, an innovative violence and harm prevention program for adolescents. Fourth R targets shared risk and protective factors to decrease dating and peer violence\, decrease substance misuse\, and increase social and emotional learning and conflict resolution skills. Dr. Template will provide an overview of Fourth R\, share guidance about implementing the program in middle and high schools and youth-focused organizations\, and share results from the national Institute of Health-funded study completed by CVP in the Houston\, Texas area. This webinar will provide an overview of this high-impact youth violence prevention tool. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/preventing-reducing-teen-dating-violence/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211129T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211129T143000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211109T193457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T193457Z
UID:4248-1638190800-1638196200@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Multilevel Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods
DESCRIPTION:Multilevel Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods \nPanel Chair: Jim Trudeau\, Ph.D.\, RTI International \nPanel Abstract: Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a DOJ-sponsored initiative to reduce violent crime\, particularly gun crime\, by fostering cooperation by criminal justice agencies and local partners to develop and implement strategic approaches. \nThis panel presents information about the enhanced PSN model implemented since 2018 and the national evaluation being conducted by RTI International and the Justice Research and Statistics Association. The evaluation includes a national assessment including all 94 districts across the U.S. and territories and case studies in 10 carefully selected districts. Both components address outcomes (violent crime\, arrests and prosecutions)\, implementation (e.g.\, how PSN principles were implemented; partnership composition and functioning) and how implementation is associated with outcomes. \nFollowing an overview of PSN and the national evaluation\, we will delve into the design and initial findings of the national assessment and case studies\, respectively. We will also discuss the implications of the FBI’s move away from the UCR Summary Reporting System to incident-based data for the evaluation and how the project team is adapting to this changing environment. Discussants include the PSN Coordinator from the Northern District of Illinois and NIJ’s scientific advisor to this project. \nProposed Panel setting: 15 minutes for each presentation and 20 minutes for introductions\, Discussant comments\, and Q&A. \nTopics – Presenters: \n\nOverview of PSN and the National Evaluation – Jim Trudeau\, Ph.D.\, RTI International\nNational Assessment: Design and Initial Findings – Lynn Langton\, Ph.D.\, RTI International\nUS Crime Data Infrastructure and Implications for a National Evaluation – Roger Przybylski\, Ph.D.\, JRSA\nCase Studies: Design and Initial Findings – Chris Lindquist\, Ph.D.\, RTI International\nDiscussants: Basia E. Lopez\, MPA\, NIJ and Ron DeWald\, PSN Coordinator\, Northern District of Illinois (invited)\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/multilevel-evaluation-of-project-safe-neighborhoods/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211119T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211119T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211103T191948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T192059Z
UID:4237-1637335800-1637339400@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Web chat with Dr. Liz Miller on Healing Justice and Prevention
DESCRIPTION:Life Paths Research Center is pleased to announce their next webchat\, which will feature Dr. Elizabeth Miller discussing her work on violence prevention\, gender transformative approaches to working with youth\, and her latest thoughts about the intersections between social justice and prevention. Dr. Miller will be interviewed by Dr. Katie Schultz. \nDr. Liz Miller is Professor of Pediatrics\, Public Health\, and Clinical and Translational Science and holds the Edmund R. McCluskey Chair in Pediatric Medical Education at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Elizabeth Miller also directs the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine and maintains an active research program focused on reducing gender-based violence to improve adolescent health with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)\, the CDC\, the Office on Women’s Health\, and foundations. Examples of research include a cluster-randomized\, controlled trial of a gender-based violence-prevention program\, funded by the CDC\, which involves training coaches to encourage their middle-school male athletes to recognize and stop disrespectful and harmful behaviors toward girls. Another CDC-funded study involves testing a gender transformative program (addressing healthy masculinity and sexuality) among African American males ages 13–19 in 20 neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. Another cluster-randomized\, controlled trial is testing a brief sexual assault intervention (NIAAA R01) at student health centers on 28 college campuses. \nMiller also serves as research consultant to Futures Without Violence\, a national nonprofit organization providing resources to health care providers in their efforts to prevent domestic violence and sexual assault. Project Connect\, a national training project funded by the Office on Women’s Health\, involves work with states and tribal organizations on the integration of partner-violence prevention and intervention into public health programs\, specifically reproductive health\, adolescent health\, and maternal-child health programs. Miller has served as the evaluator for this project as well as a similar project located in community health centers in California\, funded by the Blue Shield of California Foundation. \nDr. Katie Schultz is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan and an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Drawing on community-based participatory research approaches\, her research focuses primarily on responding to violence and understanding community and cultural connectedness in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. She is interested in innovative conceptual and methodological approaches to research with tribal communities and health promotion rooted in Indigenous knowledges and sustainable solutions by and for Native peoples. Her current projects include a study focused on risk and protective factors related to justice-involvement among a Native population; investigating social networks and associations with substance use\, violence\, and suicide among American Indian adolescents; and collaborating with a statewide coalition to develop research to address violence among tribal communities in Michigan. \nREGISTER \nFree\, but donations to Life Paths Research Center are invited to support webinars like these.
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/web-chat-with-dr-liz-miller-on-healing-justice-and-prevention/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211117T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211117T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211027T142806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211027T202609Z
UID:4200-1637161200-1637164800@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Bullying as a Developmental Precursor to Sexual and Dating Violence Across Adolescence
DESCRIPTION:The next webinar in CVR’s Evidence Hour series will take place on November 17\, 2021 \nAdolescent bullying continues to be a major focus of scholarly research across the globe with 1\,585 published articles in the last decade. This webinar will include discussion of the longitudinal studies of the bully-sexual violence pathway (Bully-SV pathway) where bullying serves as a precursor for sexual violence (e.g.\, sexual harassment\, sexual coercion\, sexual assault) and teen dating violence.  Potential mechanisms underlying the bully-sexual violence pathway include social dominance orientation\, exposure to sexual education\, alcohol use\, etc. Several school-based intervention approaches have shown marginal success in reducing rates of bullying and SV by targeting factors undergirding both behaviors\, and these will be reviewed in this webinar. \nRead the review. \nPresenters: \nDorothy L. Espelage\, Ph.D.\, is the William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Espelage’s research focuses on translating empirical findings into prevention and intervention programming. She is the recipient of the APA Lifetime Achievement Award in Prevention Science & the 2016 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy\, and is a Fellow of APS\, APA\, and AERA. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Education. She has authored over 180 peer-reviewed articles\, 70 book chapters on bullying\, homophobic teasing\, sexual harassment\, dating violence\, & gang violence. \nBarri Rosenbluth\, MSSW\, has over 30 years’ experience in the field of sexual violence prevention. She served as Senior Director for the Expect Respect Program at the SAFE Alliance in Austin\, Texas from 1990-2021\, and has collaborated on numerous national prevention education initiatives. Barri specializes in building multi-level programs that support vulnerable youth\, mobilize youth leaders and build capacity for response and prevention in K-12 schools. She was honored with the 2014 Phyllis Richards Austin Icon for Children Award from the Austin Child Guidance Center and the 2010 Professional Innovation in Victim Services Award from the U.S. Department of Justice. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/bullying-as-a-developmental-precursor-to-sexual-and-dating-violence-across-adolescence/
CATEGORIES:CVR Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211115T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211022T160342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T160342Z
UID:4176-1636984800-1636992000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Measuring Race and Racism in Studies of Research Use
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the William T. Grant Foundation and the Forum for Youth Investment\, this event\, Measuring Race and Racism in Studies of Research Use\, is the fourth webinar in a series focused on bringing critical race perspectives to research that examines how to improve the use of research evidence in policy and practice. Past webinars have addressed the ways race matters for how research is used\, what research is used\, and whose research is used. This session focuses on concrete strategies for incorporating attention to race in a study’s research design. \nPanelists will share examples\, strategies\, and challenges related to the conceptualization and operationalization of race in research design. This webinar is targeted toward researchers who want to develop richer and more nuanced approaches to examining race in their own research. \nWe invite you to join us on November 15\, 2pm – 4pm ET to think together about how to meaningfully measure race and racism in studies that examine strategies to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth. \nSpeakers: \n• Amanda E. Lewis\, Director of the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Black Studies and Sociology\, University of Illinois at Chicago \n• Johanna S. Quinn\, Assistant Professor of Sociology\, Fordham University \n• June Ahn\, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Research Practice Partnerships\, University of California\, Irvine \n• Meredith I. Honig\, Professor of Education Policy\, Organizations\, and Leadership and Director of the District Leadership Design Lab\, University of Washington \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/measuring-race-and-racism-in-studies-of-research-use/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="William T. Grant Foundation":MAILTO:shanell@forumfyi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211115T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211026T203928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211026T204019Z
UID:4194-1636984800-1636988400@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Human Trafficking Survivors’ Legal Needs Part 2: A Constellation of Legal Problems
DESCRIPTION:Due to the complexity of human trafficking\, survivors often have multiple interlocking legal needs that negatively affect their ability to achieve stability and escape the trafficking cycle. “[S]urvivors need specialized services that can assist with expungement\, vacatur\, and record sealing. Beyond criminal records\, survivors also face other legal obstacles” such as debt\, identity theft and lack of child custody. \n In Part 2 of the Legal Needs workshop series\, presenters Megan Lundstrom of The Avery Center for Research and Services and Marianna Kosharovsky of ALIGHT (Alliance to Lead Impact in Global Human Trafficking) continue to discuss the findings of The Legal Deserts Report\, namely specific areas of survivors’ legal needs\, gaps in the provision of appropriate legal services\, and additional opportunities for legal services organizations to meet the needs or survivors. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/human-trafficking-survivors-legal-needs-part-2-a-constellation-of-legal-problems/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211115T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211115T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211028T161805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241223T130459Z
UID:4217-1636981200-1636984800@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Incorporating Racial Equity Analysis in Policymaking: Racial Impact Statements in Justice Reform
DESCRIPTION:From the Urban Institute: Good policy should account for how decisions will play out on the ground and affect people’s lives. One tool lawmakers can use that aims to shed light on these impacts before legislation is passed is the racial impact statement. Like environmental or fiscal impact statements\, racial impact statements are predictive tools used in criminal justice policymaking to determine whether pending bills\, if enacted\, are likely to create or exacerbate disparate outcomes among people of different races or ethnicities. \nRacial impact statements can build a critical check for systemic racism into the justice policymaking process and help chart a more intentional and equitable course. This virtual event will feature experts from Urban\, The Sentencing Project\, and the National Juvenile Justice Network\, as well as Maryland State Delegate Jazz Lewis and Wayne Ford\, the former Iowa state representative who led passage of the nation’s first racial impact statement legislation. Together they will explore how states can effectively use racial impact statements to achieve reform. \nSpeakers:\n• Wayne Ford\, former Iowa State Representative\n• Jazz Lewis\, Maryland State Delegate\n• Nicole D. Porter\, Senior Director of Advocacy\, The Sentencing Project\n• Tracey Tucker\, Youth Justice Leadership Institute Coordinator\, National Juvenile Justice Network\n• Leah Sakala\, Senior Policy Associate\, Urban Institute (moderator) \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/incorporating-racial-equity-analysis-in-policymaking-racial-impact-statements-in-justice-reform/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Urban Institute":MAILTO:events@urban.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T145927
CREATED:20211022T144619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T144619Z
UID:4174-1635951600-1635957000@victimresearch.org
SUMMARY:Incorporating Youth Voice and the Lived Experience in Research
DESCRIPTION:The National Academy of Sciences Board on Children\, Youth\, and Families (BCYF) is holding this research seminar that examines the importance of including youth voices in research. They note that for research on topics related to youth health and well-being to be meaningful\, it must also be responsive to the real experiences of youth today. The lived experience – or the personal knowledge about the world gained through first-hand accounts of everyday events rather than through representations constructed by other people – is relevant across all aspects of research\, practice\, and policy. \nThe seminar will highlight examples\, both from BCYF’s work and from other projects across the country. It will also feature youth speakers who will share about their own experiences participating in research. \nREGISTER
URL:https://victimresearch.org/event/incorporating-youth-voice-and-the-lived-experience-in-research/
CATEGORIES:External Events,Webinar
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