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What do ageism, elder abuse and domestic violence have in common?

Fewer older survivors access domestic violence services: We can change that.

Which of the following are examples of ageism?

    When you turn 55, you start calling yourself old and worrying about the new fine lines on your face. All the
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BUILDING COLLABORATIVE RESPONSES TO TRAFFICKED VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT: A TRAINING INSTITUTE

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

Date: November 14-16, 2023

Location: New Orleans, LA

Description: This training will focus on improving collaborative responses for adult/youth domestic violence and sexual assault victims who have …

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A Renewed Sense of Urgency this Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence Awareness Month, observed each October, brings a renewed

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Child Care as a Domestic Violence Issue

This brief details the importance of domestic violence survivors having access to affordable, reliable, and flexible child care. Research shows that the inability to access affordable, reliable, and flexible child care can keep survivors out of the workforce, force them …

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Collaborating with Culturally Specific Community-Based Programs to Support Survivors of Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Title: Collaborating with Culturally Specific Community-Based Programs to Support Survivors of Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Date: March 24th, 2022 @11AM PST/ 2PM EST

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Fatherhood and Domestic Violence Webcast Series & Resources

How can fatherhood be used to meaningfully engage people who use violence?

Juan Carlos Areán and Wendy Mota explore this topic in a series of pre-recorded webcasts presented by Promising Futures and the Quality Improvement Center on Domestic Violence in

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Building Collaborative Responses with Community Health Centers to Support Survivors at the Intersection of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Human Trafficking

Title: Building Collaborative Responses with Community Health Centers to Support Survivors at the Intersection of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Human Trafficking

Date: December 1, 2021

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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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Domestic Violence and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Farmworkers: A Conversation about Collaborations to Improve Access to Health Care Services for Farmworkers

Join Futures Without Violence, Farmworker Justice, and Lideres Campesinas for a webinar about domestic violence and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on farmworkers who are also experiencing domestic violence.
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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 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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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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Intimate Partner Violence/Human Trafficking: Building Partnerships Between Community Health Centers And Domestic Violence Advocacy Programs

This webinar will feature the critical role of domestic violence advocacy programs in supporting patients on intimate partner violence/human trafficking (IPV/HT) and how to build meaningful collaborations including initiating Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and bidirectional warm referrals.
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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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Supporting the Health and Economic Needs of Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault and Trafficking Survivors during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Title: Supporting the Health and Economic Needs of Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault and Trafficking Survivors during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Date: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020

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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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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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Supporting the Health and Economic Needs of Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault and Trafficking Survivors during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Title: Supporting the Health and Economic Needs of Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault and Trafficking Survivors during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Date: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020

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Racism, Domestic Violence & Black Maternal Mortality – What Can Advocates Do?

Title: Racism, Domestic Violence & Black Maternal Mortality – What Can Advocates Do? [hosted by UJIMA and co-sponsored by FUTURES]

Date: Wednesday, May 13th, 2020

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Over the past year, there has been increased …

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Invisible Injuries: Traumatic Brain Injury, Strangulation and Domestic Violence

Title: Invisible Injuries: Traumatic Brain Injury, Strangulation and Domestic Violence

Date/Time: Monday, April 20th, 2020 – 10:00 AM- 11:30 AM Pacific/1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern

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Lessons Learned: Supporting Indigenous Children and Families Experiencing Domestic Violence

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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Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day *Facebook Live* Event

Title: Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day 20th Anniversary!

Date/Time: October 16, 2019 – 10 am PST/ 1 pm EST

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Succession Planning within Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Organizations, Part 2

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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Supporting Families Experiencing Domestic Violence who are Involved in the Child Welfare System

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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2 New Resources on Policies and Statutes on Health Care and Domestic Violence!

FUTURES has recently updated two resources related to policies and statutes on health care and domestic violence:

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Building Collaborative Responses to Trafficked Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: A Training Institute

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

Date: November 14-15, 2019

Location: Portland, Oregon

Description: This training will focus on improving collaborative responses for adult/youth domestic violence and sexual assault victims who have also …

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How-to Submit an Abstract to Present at the 2020 National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence

This webinar is the second part of the training that was held on May 29 (view the slides, recording and captioning for Part I). Part II of the training reviews DV prevalence and impacts, and introduces Futures Without Violence’s CUES intervention for staff to use with participants
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Healthy Moms Happy Babies Part II: Healing Approaches to Preventing and Responding to Domestic Violence in Home Visitation Programs

This webinar is the second part of the training that was held on May 29 (view the slides, recording and captioning for Part I). Part II of the training reviews DV prevalence and impacts, and introduces Futures Without Violence’s CUES intervention for staff to use with participants
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Addressing Domestic Violence in Early Childhood Education Programs

Title: Addressing Domestic Violence in Early Childhood Education Programs

Date/Time: Postponed, date to be determined.

Registration for this webinar is CLOSED until it can be rescheduled. If you’ve already registered for the webinar lookout for an email with updates soon!

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Healthy Moms Happy Babies: Healing Approaches to Preventing and Responding to Domestic Violence in Home Visitation Programs (Part I)

Title: Healthy Moms Happy Babies: Healing Approaches to Preventing and Responding to Domestic Violence in Home Visitation Programs – Part I

Date:  Wednesday May 29, 2019

Time: 10:00-11:30amPDT/11:00-12:30pmMDT/12:00-1:30pmCDT/1:00-2:30pmEDT

View the webinar recording (start video at 13:00), slides, and …

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Fostering Safer Workplaces: Addressing Domestic Violence in a Business Setting

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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Integrating Assessment for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking into Advocacy Programs: Promising Practices and Emerging Tools

Title:  Integrating Assessment for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking into Advocacy Programs:  Promising Practices and Emerging Tools

Date:  April 4, 2019

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Fostering Safer Workplaces: Addressing Domestic Violence in a Business Setting

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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How to Improve the Health of Survivors of Domestic Violence

Our preliminary findings from a recent project are clear: partnerships

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Evidence-Based and Emerging Interventions for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

This webinar will provide an overview of the recent national scan to find evidence based programs and models to support children's healing. It will highlight several evidence-based interventions for parent and child survivors of domestic violence that advocates and other service providers can consider using.
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Join us for a Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day Webinar!

Join us on Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day (HCADV Day)—an annual day to raise awareness about the critical role of health care and domestic violence/sexual assault (DV/SA) agencies to promote survivor health and safety outcomes.
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Succession Planning within Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault 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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Domestic Violence in Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs: Developing Effective Responses

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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Attorney General Denies Asylum to Domestic Violence Survivors

Statement of Esta Soler,
President, Futures Without Violence, June 12,
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Photos Still Powerful When It Comes to Domestic Violence

The FBI had collected and shared evidence about senior White …

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Health Care Open Enrollment: What Survivors of Domestic Violence Should Know

Millions of people have enrolled in health insurance for 2018 …

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When Health and Domestic Violence Intersect

Futures Without Violence is proud to announce the launch of …

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Considering Children: How the opioid epidemic affects child survivors of domestic violence

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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Quality Improvement Center on Domestic Violence in Child Welfare (QIC-DVCW) Selects Two Research and Capacity Building Sites

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA CONTACT:
Tracy Tierney, Futures Without Violence
ttierney@futureswithoutviolence.org
415.678.5619

Quality Improvement Center on Domestic Violence in Child Welfare (QIC-DVCW) Selects Two Research and Capacity Building Sites


SAN FRANCISCO (November 30, 2017)
– Today, the Quality Improvement Center

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5 Things Domestic Violence Advocates Can Do to Support Survivor Access to Health Care

Open enrollment for health coverage is happening now!

Despite all …

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3 Things I Learned at the National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence

Sixteen preconference institutes, 75 workshops, 4 plenaries, 2 keynotes, and …

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When Will It End? Domestic Violence, Guns, and Women

Although the shocking facts of the Las Vegas mass shooting …

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