If you are a Registered Nurse, Advanced Practice Nurse, Physician Assistant or Physician who has not completed any SANE/SAFE training this FREE training and clinical workshop is for you! Through a grant from the National Institute of Justice, IAFN has developed an adolescent/adult, web-based Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) training curriculum that will be offered through a series of web-based and clinical modules completed over a 15-week period of time. The 40-hour didactic training will be followed by a two-day, 16-hour clinical skills workshop. The course will be offered four times between 2011 and 2012, allowing for a maximum of 75 clinicians per training. Overall this project will train 300 clinicians. The entire training will be offered at no cost to the participants.

This two-day program is designed for law enforcement officials and the social services agencies from their jurisdictions. There is a strong focus on collaboration between law enforcement, social services agencies, and other community groups to combine resources and share information in order to combat domestic violence.
The class outline includes: The dynamics of domestic violence, Determining the predominant aggressor, Strangulation, Stalking, Domestic violence laws, Evidence collection, Aggressor and lethality of a given situation, Enforcement of orders of protection, Coordinated community response planning between medical personnel, Law enforcement and victim advocates, & Utilization of community policing tactics.
*This training is free and available to participants employed by law enforcement agencies, victim advocate groups and others in qualifying rural counties.

Organizations working to prevent violence against women have begun to involve men as key allies in this effort. The goals of the Mobilizing Men for Violence Prevention project were to describe the programming, strategies and frameworks employed by these programs and to identify common themes related to successfully partnering with men.
This webinar will provide an overview of the nature and activities of the programs that responded to the study, and will discuss the common themes that emerged regarding how programs are accessing and meaningfully engaging men around the issue of gender-based violence.

Be educated and inspired by 2 days of presentations regarding domestic violence and closely related topics. The opening keynote will feature nationally renowned speaker Dr. Ludy Green, on domestic violence in the workplace. The closing keynote will be presented by Teri Jendusa-Nicolai, a domestic violence survivor. The twelve other workshops include such topics as Mobilizing Men for Violence Prevention, Abuse in Later Life, and Screening for Domestic Abuse in a Medical Setting.
CEU's will be available for multiple professions

The conference will bring together grassroots activists and advocates working on ending violence against women. At this conference, delegates will receive tangible tools and knowledge from other activists, as well as collaborate with women from all over the world. Come and join this amazing, unique conference and be a part of a global effort to end violence against women.

"The conference will bring together grassroots activists and advocates working on ending violence against women. At this conference, delegates will receive tangible tools and knowledge from other activists, as well as collaborate with women from all over the world. Come and join this amazing, unique conference and be a part of a global effort to end violence against women."

The 2nd World Conference of Women’s Shelters (WCWS), will bring together shelter advocates and grassroots activists working to end violence against women across the world. The conference will build upon the progress of the 1st WCWS and continue to expand international communities of advocates, share promising and proven practices, and help support the establishment of local, national, and regional networks.

Action Day at the State Capitol is a collective effort by six statewide coalitions (MCBW, Sacred Hoop, MNCASA, MIWSAC, MNALL, and Men’s Action Network) to raise awareness about the prevalence and devastating impact of violence against women in Minnesota.
March 5th, 2012 - Afternoon Listening Session with Legislators We invite you to an afternoon of listening sessions with legislators, followed by an evening of coalition briefings.
March 6th: Action Day at the State Capitol Action Day will consist of meetings with legislators, men’s rally, youth events and a noon rally in the Capitol’s rotunda.

In this introductory session from Stop it Now!, you'll learn about their unique approach to prevention, research on what US adults think about child sexual abuse and what it means for taking action, and practical steps you can take to prevent abuse before a child is harmed.
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The National Conference provides valuable professional education on the latest research and innovative health prevention and clinical responses to domestic violence. Co-chaired by 35 organizations, including the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Academy of Nursing (ANA), and the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), the gathering has been hailed as “the best violence related conference” in the country and is expected to draw more than 1,000 participants from around the world.
Specialized half and full-day pre-conference institutes will be held on March 29th followed by the two-day conference, March 30th-31st.

Join fellow law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, victim advocates, judges, parole and probation officers, rape crisis workers, medical personnel, faith community members, educators and others in this two-and-a-half-day conference highlighting promising practices and emerging issues in sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking.

This conference will motivate the violence prevention field to adopt evidence-based programs and provide support, guidance, and tools to help practitioners implement these programs successfully in their own communities.

Presented by The Center for Child Advocacy at Montclair State University, this conference features two distinguished keynote speakers Dr. Susan Cohen Esquilin and Mr. James Marsh, as well as various workshops on subjects including bullying, domestic violence, child sexual abuse, online predators, and child trafficking. See the conference brochure for more information.

The 12th Annual International Family Justice Center Conference, hosted by the Family Justice Center Alliance, will include discussions on issues related to the handling of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, elder abuse and stalking cases in the context of the Family Justice Center model. The conference faculty includes nationally and internationally recognized subject matter experts, advocates, and survivors.

The National Latin@ Institute will bring together about 150 professionals from a variety of fields. This institute will provide participants with significant opportunities for networking, resource and expertise sharing and critical discussions on traditionally challenging topics.
More information coming soon.

This weekend workshop is designed for couples where one or both of the partners is a non-offending survivor of sexual child abuse, rape, physical violence, emotional abuse and/or neglect. It is open to heterosexual, gay, and lesbian couples in committed relationships. Our goal is to offer a safe, encouraging environment of healing for each partner and the couple. There will be time for work within the couple as well as individual and small group gatherings just for survivors or just for partners.
This event is lead by Led by Mike Lew, and Thom Harrigan of the Next Step Counseling in Brookline MA.

This conference's themes, workshops, presenters and events are structured to provide victim service providers and allied professionals with the information they most need to guide, challenge and improve their work.