Dating Abuse in Disability Communities
This article discusses how abuse is about power and control, and people with disabilities can face unique barriers to accessing support.
Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect
The physical and psychological scars left by child abuse and neglect can span a lifetime. The importance of prevention and early intervention in cases of child abuse and neglect cannot be overstated.
Know How to Respond to Teen Dating Violence
As advocates, we have to know what to look for, how to talk about dating violence with the young people in our lives, how to prevent it, and how to lend our support to those experiencing it.
Trafficking Happens Right Before Our Eyes
Human trafficking is sometimes considered a hidden crime, but the reality is that it happens right before our eyes. That’s why it is critical to be able to identify the signs of trafficking, to know how and where to report it, and to understand how to support survivors.
What Is Critical Race Theory?
This educational and informative article defines Critical Race Theory (CRT), including its origins and key principles; explains its relevance to today’s society (i.e. Black Lives Matter, educational policies involving CRT, etc.); and discusses the future of CRT.
Stalking Behaviors Can Look Different Across Communities
It’s vital that we recognize stalking as its own crime, become aware of the specific stalking strategies, and know how stalking behaviors can look unique and affect communities in unique ways in order to respond and support early and appropriately.
Vicarious Trauma with Dr. Rebecca Campbell
In this webinar, Dr. Rebecca Campbell will explain the effect of vicarious trauma on the brain, including how the body and brain respond to trauma, and how it affects those in professions with high levels of vicarious trauma.
Self-Care is Essential for Advocates
Crime victim advocacy is a workspace where trauma, illness, discrimination, violence, victim blaming, and other soul-injuring happenstances are things we hear about frequently. This month, we created a complication of resources and trainings from within the last year centered around self-care. These resources discuss changes that organizations and individuals can make to promote advocate wellbeing.
Planning to Respond Well to Emergencies at Programs: Part 2
This webinar focuses on confidentiality issues that arise at emergency situations at local programs, particularly when the emergency arrives from an outside entity.
Addressing System Barriers to Supporting Survivors of Domestic Violence
Knowing how to help survivors navigating these systems can be a crucial and sparsely discussed piece of advocacy work. We created a complication of resources and trainings from within the last year centered around domestic violence advocacy, including how to address some of these barriers as an advocate.