Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day (HCADV Day)
October 9th, 2024 is the 25th annual Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day
Health Cares About Domestic Violence (HCADV) Day is an annual, nationally recognized day that takes place on the second Wednesday of October. Sponsored by FUTURES, HCADV Day raises awareness that domestic violence is a healthcare issue. HCADV Day promotes partnerships between healthcare and domestic violence programs to support survivor health and work together to prevent domestic violence.
For 25 years, HCADV Day has engaged leaders from health care, advocacy, policy, public health and research to organize events and activities across the country. We invite you to get involved! Whether you host an event, share resources, host a staff training, or spread the word through social media, your participation makes a difference. Looking for ideas? See our action kit and examples of past activities linked below:
Join us on HCADV Day for a webinar co-hosted by FUTURES’ programs Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation, the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence and the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health (NCDVTMH).
Title: Supporting IPV Survivors through Harm Reduction
Date: Wednesday, October 9th
Time: 11 am PT / 12 pm MT / 1 pm CT / 2 pm ET (60 mins)
Description: The webinar will focus on harm reduction strategies that can be applied in both domestic violence advocacy and health settings to support survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) who have mental health and substance use experience.
At the end of this webinar, participants will better be able to:
- Define behavioral health, mental health and substance use coercion impacts of IPV.
- Identify harm reduction strategies to enhance organizational capacity for fostering healing, connection, and empowerment with survivors accessing programs.
- Describe how to build partnerships between community-based organizations and health centers to promote bi-directional referrals.
This webinar will be presented in English with Spanish and ASL interpretation. Register here.
Speakers:
- Virginia Duplessis (she/her/hers), MSW, Associate Director, Health, Director, National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Futures Without Violence
- Megha Rimal (she/her/hers), MSW, Program Specialist, Health and Workplace Team, Futures Without Violence
- Victoria “Tori” Wynecoop-Abrahamson (she/her/hers),MA, LSW, Training and Technical Assistance Manager, National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health
If you have any questions, please email Kenede Pratt-McCloud at kprattmccloud@futureswithoutviolence.org.
See below for resources and past webinars on this topic to assist you in developing your own HCADV Day activity in your community:
- Intimate Partner Violence, Homelessness, and Behavioral Health: A Toolkit for Health Centers (Toolkit developed by FUTURES and National Health Care for the Homeless Council)
- Understanding Harm Reduction Approaches to Address Intimate Partner Violence, Human Trafficking, Exploitation, and Homelessness in Health Centers (Archived Webinar)
- Centering Survivor Dignity: Applying the Wisdom of Social Movements to Address Health Needs (Webinar Series)
For questions about HCADV Day and support, contact us at health@futureswithoutviolence.org.
