EVENTS
The National Indian Child Welfare Association hosts this annual conference, the largest national gathering on American Indian an Alaska Native child advocacy issues.
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This annual conference brings together survivors, tribal leaders, field experts, tribal
communities, advocates, and federal partners focused on improving responses to sex trafficking of American Indian/Alaska Native
children, women, men, gender nonconforming, and two-spirit relatives. There will be a Pre-Conference on April 8, 2024.
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The International Family Justice Center Conference is the only national and international violence prevention conference focused on the development of multi-agency, multi-disciplinary teams in every community in America and around the world!
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https://web.cvent.com/event/550d0edf-2076–4294-aa4c-77c1bf17a6b7/summary
Offered by the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition. No description provided.
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https://miwsac.coalitionmanager.org/eventmanager/trainingeventregistration/create/56
Domestic 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 this violence are unacknowledged, rarely identified, and almost never immediately treated. The Justice Clearinghouse will define and describe partner-inflicted brain injury and discuss the complicated and nuanced intersection of coercive control and domestic violence dynamics, the psychological trauma caused by domestic violence, and the neurological damage caused by brain injury. Partner-inflicted brain injury 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 your agency’s services.
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This conference convenes the leading experts from across the country to educate and train first responders and community stakeholders on best practices regarding the identification, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against women.
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Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists provides victim services to those impacted by impaired and reckless driving crashes. By ensuring that victims are treated with dignity, respect, and compassion, we create an environment that fosters healing and empowers them to reclaim their lives. This presentation will start with a case study of a violation of crime victims’ rights, then look at the unique needs of assisting surviving family members and assisting those who have been severely injured in impaired driving crashes and conclude with meaningful steps on how to engage with victims and ensure that victims’ rights are upheld throughout the criminal case.
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This conference, hosted by the Sexual Violence Justice Institute at the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, is a biannual event that brings together multidisciplinary team coordinators, team members, and state and territorial level training and technical assistance providers from across the country. The primary goal of the conference is to enhance the capacity of multidisciplinary coordinators and team members in designing and facilitating effective team processes.
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The Praxis Advocate Wellness course will explore activities to sustain advocate wellbeing when responding to and serving survivors. The 3‑day in person event will provide didactic information and experiential opportunities designed to expand skills and knowledge about the practice of wellness. This learning will enhance the ability of participants to address both their own and survivors’ wellness.
Registration link coming soon!