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Improving Services for Violence Against Women and Children During COVID-19

Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation is excited to announce that we are partnering with School-Based Health Alliance to offer a six-session learning collaborative for adolescent-serving school-based health centers (SBHCs) on Healing-Centered Approaches to Addressing Relationship Abuse and Trafficking!
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abby larson

Program Manager

As a Program Manager for the Learning and Leadership team, Abby contributes to a variety of projects focused on building equitable and sustainable organizational infrastructure, learner-centered instructional design, and facilitation skills for domestic and sexual violence programs. Abby …

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Policy Paper

Trauma, Grief and Loss Services for Adolescent Students in California

This brief highlights the critical need for TGL services for Californian children and youth, especially adolescents.
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Collaborating to Increase Access to Employment and Educational Opportunities for Survivors of Human Trafficking and Domestic and Sexual Violence

Title: Collaborating to Increase Access to Employment and Educational Opportunities for Survivors of Human Trafficking and Domestic and Sexual Violence

Date: January 27th, 2022 @11AM PST/ 2PM EST

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Living Our Values: Supervision and Feedback for Survivor-Serving Organizations

This webinar will discuss the prevalence of opioid use and addiction. Presenters will also talk about how it intersects with those affected by domestic violence, particularly children. There will be a strong focus on concrete harm reduction strategies that providers can use with adult and child survivors of domestic violence.
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ACEs Aware

Without intervention, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can create long-term physical, mental, and behavioral risks.

The good news is, healthcare providers have a unique opportunity to prevent and respond to ACEs in clinical settings, using evidence-based tools and trauma-informed strategies that …

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Camila Sanchez

Program Assistant, Health

Camila Sanchez Tejada is the Program Assistant for Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation at Futures Without Violence. Camila earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from San Francisco State University (SFSU). During her last semester …

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Why Domestic Violence Increased During COVID-19, and What Can Be Done About it

Crossposted with permission from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies Blog

Content Warning: The interview below discusses the subject of domestic violence.

It’s been called a pandemic within the pandemic. Reports of domestic violence surged during the COVID-19 lockdowns …

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Futures Without Violence Policy Recommendations

Futures Without Violence recommendations to the Biden Administration as they craft the first ever National Action Plan on Gender-based Violence and other agencies as they pertain to economic justice, health, and children and families.

 

    Futures Economic Justice, Mobility, and
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Virtual Hill Briefing – Maternal Mortality and Intimate Partner Violence

Title: Virtual Hill Briefing: Maternal Mortality and Intimate Partner Violence

Date: Thursday, July 22nd, 2021

Time: 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific/12:00pm – 1:00pm Eastern

View the webinar recording, view U.S. Senator Patty Murray’s remarks, view Representative Gwen Moore’s remarks

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Clinical Response and Prevention Strategies to Support Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence and Human Trafficking

Intimate partner violence impacts all communities and segments of our society – but migrant and seasonal agricultural workers (MSAW) may encounter additional disparities and barriers to care that make prevention and supports more complex.
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Supporting LGBTQIA+ Youth Who Have Experienced Trafficking

Due to COVID-19, many health centers have shifted health encounters to virtual platforms, which offer unique opportunities to provide trauma-informed care and connect in new ways with those who may be experiencing abuse. Yet, telehealth and virtual visits also present health centers with new challenges related to privacy, safety and digital health equity.
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21st Century Cures Act: Considerations for working with survivors of intimate partner violence

The 21st Century Cures Act presents new challenges and opportunities for survivor safety and self-determination in health settings. Hear from clinicians and policy experts about how this legislation does and does not change patient's privacy.
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All In For Kids Request for Proposal Information Session

Title: All In For Kids Request for Proposal Information Session

Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 1 pm Pacific/2 pm Mountain/ 3 pm Central/ 4 pm Eastern (1 hour duration)

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Description: Genentech and Blue …

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Strengthening Responses for Farmworkers on Intimate Partner Violence and Human Trafficking During COVID-19 (A Learning Collaborative)

This learning collaborative will increase health center staff capacity to best support their patients experiencing IPV, which is critical now more than ever with increased rates of IPV during the time of COVID-19.
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Statements

When deciding to issue a public statement, there are a number of key factors we seriously consider as we strive to avoid redundancies and add value that positively drives the national conversation forward.

Most recently, our collective national dialogue around …

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Learning through Interactivity: How to Tell a Story, Part 1

This webinar will discuss the prevalence of opioid use and addiction. Presenters will also talk about how it intersects with those affected by domestic violence, particularly children. There will be a strong focus on concrete harm reduction strategies that providers can use with adult and child survivors of domestic violence.
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Exploring Teen Dating Violence and Economic Abuse

Despite the potential lifetime impacts, economic abuse has been long overlooked among teen dating partnerships. Knowing what is at stake, Futures Without Violence in partnership with The Allstate Foundation and in collaboration with University of Pittsburgh Medical College, surveyed …

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Supporting Family Resiliency through Relationships with Animals Part 3: Supporting Children with Therapy Animals: Human-Animal Interactions for Children Survivors of Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment

Part 3: Supporting Children with Therapy Animals: Human-Animal Interactions for Children Survivors of Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment 

This webinar is third in a three-part series. To learn more about Supporting Family Resiliency through Relationships with Animals and register

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Supporting Family Resiliency through Relationships with Animals Part 2: Sheltering Animals & Families Together (SAF-T)® – Actionable Insights from the Field

Part 2: Sheltering Animals & Families Together (SAF-T)®– Actionable Insights from the Field

This webinar is second in a three-part series. To learn more about Supporting Family Resiliency through Relationships with Animals and register for Parts

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Supporting Family Resiliency through Relationships with Animals Part 1: Sheltering Animals & Families Together (SAF-T)®- A global life-saving initiative for survivors of domestic violence

This webinar will discuss the current research about detention and the importance of trauma-informed approaches for survivors and their children. Presenters will discuss guidelines for child welfare to support family reunification when a parent is in detention and share how COVID-19 has affected immigrant families who are involved with child welfare. They will highlight the importance of enhanced safety planning to make sure immigrant survivors know their rights and can access help.
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Supporting Family Resiliency Through Relationships with Animals Webinar Series

 

Supporting Family Resiliency through Relationships with Animals: A 3-part webinar series for programs working with families who have experienced  domestic violence

Hosted by Promising Futures, a project of Futures Without Violence in partnership with Sheltering Animals & Families Together

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Carolyne Ouya

Program Manager, Economic Security & Mobility

As Program Manager at FUTURES Workplace & Economic Justice team, Carolyne focuses on improving access to quality education and employment opportunities for survivors of trafficking and gender-based violence. Prior to
FUTURES, Carolyne served as …
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Intimate Partner Violence and Human Trafficking: Collaboration between Medical Legal Partnerships, FQHCs, and Domestic Violence Programs

The National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) and Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) are joining forces to share strategies on how MLPs can successfully partner with FQHCs and community-based domestic violence programs to improve health outcomes, decrease isolation, and support health care for survivors.
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Aging with Respect: A Framework for Addressing Intimate Partner Violence in Older Adults Learning Collaborative

Intimate partner violence (IPV) in later life is often undetected by healthcare providers, in part due to misconceptions and the complexity of elder mistreatment. This learning collaborative will review the various forms of abuse and discuss approaches for successful prevention and interventions that focus on safety and wellness for older adult patients.
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Institute for Leadership in Education Development (I-LED) Visual Series

Image Description: [The title heading is “An Accidental Educator’s Guide to the Adult Learner.”] [Below the title heading are nine boxes: top left: Safety; top center: Choice; top right: Based on Need; middle left: Social; middle center: The Adult Learner; …

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PROGRAMS

FUTURES has taken the nationwide success of Coaching Boys Into Men and expanded it into the international space, hosting trainings, supporting program adaptations, and partnering with international organizations to expand the reach of CBIM across the globe.

In 2006, FUTURES …

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LEGISLATION

Globally, 130 million girls ages 6-17 who should be in school are not. Evidence shows that enrolling and keeping girls …

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Increasing Staff Capacity to Respond to Intimate Partner Violence/Human Trafficking During COVID-19

This webinar will offer a combination of self-care and organizational practice strategies to help prevent provider burn out and bolster staff readiness for implementing CUES, as well as trauma-informed and healing-centered practices.
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Supporting Survivors at the Intersection of Immigration and Child Welfare

This webinar will discuss the current research about detention and the importance of trauma-informed approaches for survivors and their children. Presenters will discuss guidelines for child welfare to support family reunification when a parent is in detention and share how COVID-19 has affected immigrant families who are involved with child welfare. They will highlight the importance of enhanced safety planning to make sure immigrant survivors know their rights and can access help.
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Aging with Respect is an intervention addressing elder abuse, neglect and intimate partner violence with those later in life.  It is developed for those patients/clients with agency and capacity in non-crisis, non-emergency situations that provides information about healthy and safe

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Expanding The Continuum

Expanding The Continuum is podcast exploring the intersections of HIV and intimate partner violence brought to you by Futures Without Violence and the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
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Transgender Lives Can’t Wait – We Must Fight For Them Every Day

“As a trans woman of color, I feel that Trans …

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Webinar

Virtual Hill Briefing – Preventing and Addressing Elder Abuse during COVID-19

Title: Preventing and Addressing Elder Abuse during COVID-19

Date: Thursday, December 3rd, 2020

Time: 12-1:00pm Eastern/ 9-10:00am Pacific

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3MEKmvAORpCxtuVrPog2Wg

Virtual Hill Briefing Convened by National Health Collaborative on Violence and Abuse, Elder Justice Coalition, Alzheimer’s Association and the …

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Hope for a Country in Which All Women & Children Can Thrive

This is a great and important day for America – …

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Building Collaborative Responses to Trafficked Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Multidisciplinary teams are invited to participate in a Building Collaborative Responses to Trafficked Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Virtual Institute. The Virtual Institute will focus on improving collaborative responses for adult/youth domestic violence and sexual assault victims who have also experienced human trafficking.
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International Day of the Girl

On October 11th the world celebrated the International Day …

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International Day of the Girl

On October 11th the world celebrated the International Day of the Girl.  And this year, we at FUTURES, tip our hat off to a program that, through working with men and boys, makes it possible for girls to live …

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Strengthening Patient and Provider Responses to Intimate Partner Violence and Human Trafficking

This learning collaborative will work with health centers to adapt a safety card (used in the CUES approach) to craft a new national version specifically for health centers working in partnership with community-based DV programs.
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Healing Centered Engagement for Patients Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

This learning collaborative will increase health center staff capacity to best support their patients experiencing IPV, which is critical now more than ever with increased rates of IPV during the time of COVID-19.
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Webinar

Legal Services & Advocacy Collaboration to Support Trafficked Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault During COVID-19

Title:  Legal Services & Advocacy Collaboration to Support Trafficked Survivors of Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault During COVID-19. Peer exchange webinar.

Date:  September 22, 2020

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Organizational Resiliency in Managing Challenges within Survivor-Serving Organizations

This webinar will discuss the prevalence of opioid use and addiction. Presenters will also talk about how it intersects with those affected by domestic violence, particularly children. There will be a strong focus on concrete harm reduction strategies that providers can use with adult and child survivors of domestic violence.
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Laura Litunya

Grants Analyst, Finance

Laura Litunya is a Grants Analyst on the Finance Team. She has 10 years of experience working in molecular genetics, managing global public health programs, grants management and compliance for not-for-profits. She is currently responsible for grants …

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COVID-19 and the Impact on Survivors of Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, & Sexual Assault

Intimate partner violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and human trafficking are on the rise during COVID-19 because many families and survivors are staying home, or are isolated from support systems. This isolation, along with increased stress and financial instability, puts …

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Audrie and Daisy – Discussion Guide for Parents

“Audrie was so large in life, she was a great athlete, great musician, good student, good kid. And then she was gone… We had to do something. We are giving a voice to our daughter, we have to so nobody

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Campus Fellows Materials Order Form

COVID-19 UPDATE 3/23/2020: Thank you for your commitment to the health and wellbeing of survivors. Our distribution office is located in San Francisco, CA and due to the ‘Shelter in Place’ order enacted by the state and our county, we

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The Enduring Value of Simplicity: Reflections on the FUTURES Campus Leadership Program

If someone were to ask me to pick one word to summarize my experience as a fellow in the FUTURES Campus Leadership Program, I think that I would choose the word, bittersweet. I am certain you are thinking, “How unoriginal,” and I cannot help but to agree.
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Thanks for Ordering our Materials!

Dear Colleague,

Thank you for your interest in the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence (HRC), a project of Futures Without Violence. The HRC is funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services and was developed to …

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for supporting a future without violence!

Click HERE to get your FACT SHEET on the prevalence and health consequences of domestic violence as well as what health care providers can do to help prevent violence.

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