Domestic and Sexual Violence: What Can We Do About It?   

A single experience of sexual or intimate partner violence can create a lifetime impact. Learning the facts prepares us to intervene and to prevent violence in all its forms. Learn about the issues of sexual and intimate partner violence, address myths that lead to victim blaming and isolation of survivors, and facts about abusive tactics and barriers to receiving support. We will illuminate the prevalence of sexual and intimate partner violence experienced by a variety of populations and identify the short-term and long-term impacts of trauma. We will identify supportive measures to positively impact abuse survivors. Receive disclosures of abuse and assist with safety planning as well as explore the culture that we live in, examine attitudes that perpetuate violence, and identify strategies for change.

A single experience of sexual or intimate partner violence can create a lifetime impact. Learning the facts prepares us to intervene and to prevent violence in all its forms. Learn about the issues of sexual and intimate partner violence, address myths that lead to victim blaming and isolation of survivors, and facts about abusive tactics and barriers to receiving support. We will illuminate the prevalence of sexual and intimate partner violence experienced by a variety of populations and identify the short-term and long-term impacts of trauma. We will identify supportive measures to positively impact abuse survivors. Receive disclosures of abuse and assist with safety planning as well as explore the culture that we live in, examine attitudes that perpetuate violence, and identify strategies for change.