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Mental Health, Substance Use, and Trauma
- July 8, 2019
- Posted by: Lucca Wang
- Category: 2019
No CommentsTo address the need to improve advocacy responses related to substance use, mental health, and trauma, KCSDV hosted three days of training in May 2019 in Wichita for its member organizations. The trainings were led by subject matter experts Cathy Cave and Gabriella Zapata-Alma of the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health.
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Innovative Mentoring Strategy for Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence
- July 8, 2019
- Posted by: Lucca Wang
- Category: 2019
Each site has a youth advocate mentor, working one-on-one with youth and their non-abusing parents and caregivers. Youth advocacy mentorship focuses on helping youth improve their well-being and personal connections, their communication with non-abusing parents and caregivers, and their personal safety. Mentors build long-term, supportive relationships with the young people and their families. These connections help youth make healthy life choices and responsible decisions as active members of their communities.
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Statewide Training and Technical Assistance Project
- July 8, 2019
- Posted by: Lucca Wang
- Category: 2019
The goal of the Statewide Training and Technical Assistance Project is to build and enhance capacity, knowledge, skills, and abilities, of professionals across the state and to improve responses for victims and survivors in Kansas. The project addresses the need for consistent, quality statewide training and technical assistance on trauma-informed and victim-centered services.
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3rd Biennial Kansas Conference for Ending Sexual and Domestic Violence 2019
- July 2, 2019
- Posted by: Lucca Wang
- Category: 2019
Featured speakers are from the Women of Color Network and the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice, and there are over 15 conference breakout learning sessions. The breakout learning sessions are focused on various topics, including economic justice, campus work, community engagement, and prevention education. Join us on July 30-31 in Lawrence, Kansas!
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Survey Finds Immigrant Survivors Fear Reporting Violence
- June 6, 2019
- Posted by: Lucca Wang
- Category: 2019
In May 2019, a coalition of national organizations gathered feedback from nearly six hundred advocates and attorneys from across the United States, learning that many immigrant victims of domestic and sexual violence are now too afraid to call the police or go to court to get help. The advocates report that survivors have an increased fear of deportation, retaliation by their abusers, and separation from their children.
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