About KCSDV and Mission Statement

KCSDV’s Training Department strengthens advocacy and response efforts across Kansas by providing high-quality, accessible training for advocates, allied professionals, and community partners. Through in-person sessions, virtual learning, and e-learning modules available anytime, KCSDV ensures that learning opportunities are flexible and effective. Core Advocate Training is offered multiple times each year, supported by online modules that deepen knowledge and skills. All KCSDV training integrates evidence-based content and interactive engagement, creating meaningful experiences suited for all learners.

KCSDV provides technical assistance to advocates, allied professionals, survivors, and those who care about them. Anyone can contact KCSDV to request information about available resources, guidance on responding to survivor needs, or inquiries about local member programs. Technical assistance includes sharing expertise, offering problem-solving strategies, and connecting individuals and communities with the support they need to address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

KCSDV supports advocates, allied professionals, survivors, and communities in building collaborative, survivor-centered responses to domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. Staff provide technical assistance on a wide range of issues, including protection orders, safety planning, and coordinated community response. KCSDV also offers guidance on addressing emotional and financial abuse, helping survivors and those who support them access resources and strategies that promote safety, justice, and healing.

KCSDV staff coordinates and provides training and technical assistance to member programs and allied professionals on collaborative, survivor-centered responses to sexual assault, including issues related to Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs, Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs) and sexual assault victim advocacy.

Works to reduce homicide and suicide during pregnancy and postpartum by fostering collaboration between member programs, healthcare, and mental healthcare providers. Provides training and education to member programs and allies on the impacts of intimate partner violence on maternal health and pregnancy.

Works to provide training and technical assistance to Kansas communities that are implementing lethality assessment and/or high-risk response teams in their communities. This project will also be piloting a model for local fatality review boards in Kansas.

Provides training, assistance, and knowledge to child welfare organizations, community partners, and victim advocacy agencies. Works to improve the collaboration between child welfare professionals and domestic violence/sexual assault advocacy agencies statewide to help the needs of children and non-abusing parents/caregivers when addressing domestic violence and child welfare-related issues.

Collaboration with the State of Kansas and other stakeholders on statewide sexual violence prevention initiatives, with a focus on enhancing the State Action Plan supporting state and community-level implementation of sexual violence prevention.

Works with Member Programs to meet the standards for core services  for serving survivors of sexual and domestic violence in Kansas. By coordinating a process that includes  site visits, document reviews, and an evaluation process with an accreditation committee, KCSDV ensures that Member Programs are supported and accountable to providing the best services within their capacity to provide.

Works with state homeless and housing programs, to reduce the impact of domestic violence and sexual violence, on those who are homeless. with a focus to improve housing and economic stability for survivors. Serves survivors who are homeless due to fleeing domestic violence, sexual assault, talking, or dating violence and who reside within the Balance of State continuum of care.

Coordinates and leads the Kansas Building and Expanding Leaders and Individuals, Experience the Vision of Empowerment (Kansas BELIEVE) project which works to improve responses to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are survivors of violence. Supports member programs to better address the unique needs, such as accessibility beyond ADA compliance, plain language, accommodations, guardianship, and personal care support. The project also provides training and technical assistance to member programs on effectively serving survivors with disabilities.

Partners with dual-member programs in rural Kansas to reduce the impact of sexual violence (SV). KCSDV offers technical assistance, training, and support to local programs, law enforcement, and allied professionals on SV-related issues in rural Kansas. Additionally, the project works with Jana’s Campaign in their efforts to provide prevention education and community programs to reduce gender and relationship violence, including dating abuse, sexual assault, and stalking. Together with KCSDV and the Rural Sexual Assault Outreach staff, they work to deliver sexual violence prevention and healthy relationship education in rural schools and communities. 

Works with member programs to reduce the impact of domestic violence, and sexual violence, in rural communities in Kansas. This project also supports increasing language access (including coordination of trauma-informed interpretation services) in rural communities. KCSDV provides training and technical assistance on DV/SV issues for member programs and allied professionals, serving rural communities.

Provides financial and administrative support for KCSDV staff, as well as member program support for resource and referral information. 

Communicates to external audiences through KCSDV’s website and social media platforms regarding domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and dating violence. KCSDV also implements targeted public awareness campaigns and special projects to communicate to Members, allies, and the public about the needs of survivors and the impact of our work. 

Coordinates state and federal public policy initiatives on behalf of KCSDV and member programs, provides research support to all projects, coordinates annual policy priorities and represents KCSDV and member programs on statewide policy committees as requested. 

Provides graphic design support for KCSDV training materials, public awareness materials, website and social media campaigns, and other products or tools developed for DV/SV education and awareness.