Webinars

El entrenamiento sobre la Prevención del Suicidio Desde la Perspectiva de la Justicia Racial explora los factores sociales y culturales que crean riesgo y/o protección para el suicidio en la comunidad Latina/x y Negra.

El entrenamiento sobre la Prevención del Suicidio Desde la Perspectiva de la Justicia Racial explora los factores sociales y culturales que crean riesgo y/o protección para el suicidio en la comunidad Latina/x y Negra.

As the Asian community continues to grow, service providers and administrators at domestic violence and sexual assault agencies are facing increasingly new and difficult challenges when it comes to outreach services and the delivery of advocacy for Asian families (Yoshioka & Chang, 2016).

Speakers: Sarah Treves-Kagan, PhD, MPH, Behavioral Scientist, Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Edith Atwerebour, MPH, Sexual Violence Prevention Program Coordinator, Connecticut Department of Public Health; Jessie Gleckel, MPH, Director of Programs and Standards, Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence

Researchers have recently discovered a dangerous biological syndrome caused by abuse and neglect during childhood. As the documentary Resilience reveals, toxic stress can trigger hormones that wreak havoc on the brains and bodies of children, putting them at a greater risk for disease, homelessness, prison time, and early death.

An exciting presentation on collaborative and innovative approaches to child sexual abuse prevention globally. During this session, Dr. Daniela Ligiero, Executive Director & CEO of Together for Girls, draws on global lessons learned for implementing evidence based practices for prevention, justice, and healing to identify opportunities for here in the United States.

An engaging discussion on creating a culture of consent starting with very young people, and how this can inspire social change and a new way of framing values, relationships, and sexuality.

Learn more about the LGBTQ spectrum, issues that disproportionately impact LGBTQ folks, how to be an effective ally, and available resources. This training is sponsored by the Alliance’s Queer Caucus to End Sexual Assault.

The second session of this workshop presented by Jo Johnson will focus on two areas: new information on offenders and patterns of offending and data banks and data sources. Information in each of these areas is expanding like never before.

This 2-part training hosted by the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence looks at the strengths and gaps in effective sexual assault response and recovery. Jo Johnson, a social worker for over 40 years, completed a three-year fellowship at the Office for Victims of Crime gathering information on what exists, and what is needed to improve our response to sexual assault.

This half-day conference includes speakers, panelists, and group discussion as we explore best practices in providing support to survivors of sexual violence on college and university campuses in our state in light of the recently released, revised Title IX regulations.

Culture change and public policy go hand in hand. Our cultural understanding of sexual assault has grown exponentially in light of the #MeToo movement, but Connecticut’s laws have not kept pace.