Training Tools

This webinar discusses the Detroit Sexual Assault Kit Action Research Project, which was formed to study the underlying reasons why police were not submitting rape kits for testing, and to develop evidence-based testing plans.

Developed for Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2015, this infographic calls attention to the scope of domestic violence in the U.S., geared to a social work audience.

This webinar presents findings from a national study of domestic violence and provides information on the incident reporting, police and advocate responses in various contexts. The presenter reviews best practices for arrest, victim/perpetrator separation and safety planning.

In this webinar presented by the Center for Survivor Agency & Justice, attorney Laura Russell of the The Legal Aid Society discusses credit reporting and repair for survivors of domestic violence. The webinar runs 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Topics include prevalence rates, barriers to accessing services, and unique issues facing both trans survivors and service providers. Specific attention is paid to the complex needs surrounding shelter, as well as the challenges and opportunities of rural service delivery with trans survivors.

This webinar reviewed 1) ways to provide safe shelter to survivors and their pets, 2) details regarding National SAF-T day, 3) new legislation that protects victims and pets from further abuse, and 4) an overview of the Safe Havens Mapping Project.

This webinar provides information on the impact of trauma in pregnancy and childbirth and outlines how a partnership between advocates and birth workers in the community may be of benefit to pregnant survivors of domestic or sexual violence. Together, victim advocacy and doula skills can set in motion a new beginning for healthier relationships between survivors of abuse and their newborns.

This informative, animated HIV 101 video explores the difference between HIV and AIDS and the lifecycle of HIV. It details the importance of t-cells, their relation to the immune system, viral load, and the phases/stages of HIV and its progression to AIDS.

This pamphlet reviews the connections between pregnancy, childbirth, and trauma, and offers information, resources, and tips for advocates and birth doulas to support trauma-informed birth experiences for survivors of domestic violence.

This webinar focused on the intersections of relationship violence and sex trafficking among runaway and homeless youth. Experts in this field of service suggested a variety of ways that individuals, organizations, and communities can provide effective support to youth experiencing violence and abuse while living in unstable housing situations.

The webinar reviews the importance of having a policy that addresses situations where the employee is either a victim or a perpetrator of domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, or stalking; principles that inform an effective policy; and features of Legal Momentum’s model policy.

This webinar served as a virtual workshop designed to generate dialogue about the current proliferation of “engaging men” work.