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This presentation will discuss building a successful partnership between community advocates and law enforcement agencies in order to address intimate partner violence. The presenters will discuss the roles of law enforcement and community-based advocates in the response to intimate partner violence (IPV) crimes, specifically in rural areas. The presentation will also discuss the building blocks of creating a positive relationship between law enforcement, advocates and police culture regarding advocacy. The presentation will also highlight common challenges and solutions involving information sharing that may occur between advocates and law enforcement and give helpful suggestions for building and maintaining the vital relationships between first responders and advocates regarding intimate partner violence.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been considered a public health issue since the 1960s. However, research shows that only 10-25% of victims seek any type of traditional victim services; but almost everyone visits the doctor. As a result, healthcare professionals are often the only potential point of intervention for victims and must have the tools in place to address IPV in their clinics and offices. In this webinar, attendees will learn about the prevalence of intimate partner violence, ways to implement effective screening, and trauma-informed practices for addressing these health harming legal needs. The presenters will share how the Texas Advocacy Project can provide free legal help for patients in need.

This webinar will define statistics regarding the transgender community and the barriers to gaining access to care. Resources are discussed to help break down the barriers.

This webinar defines Legislative Advocacy and offers a deep understanding of the Texas Legislative process in order to teach various methods of advocating.

This webinar discusses why trauma affects victims in ways that might alter how she receives services and what you can do about it as a service provider.

This website provides tools, training, and featured research surrounding crimes against women from a victim-centered perspective.  

The Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center (SPARC) provides these resources for victim service providers, recognizing that they play a vital role in the intervention and response to stalking (2019).

This document highlights programs with victim contact processes, addresses safety challenges. inherent in this work, and offers considerations and best practices for safe and effective implementation (2020).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, discusses different types of unhelpful thinking patterns, and how to help challenge negative thoughts (Uploaded 2020).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar explains "the window of tolerance" and discusses coping skills to help clients get back into their window (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar will engage participants in thinking through what helps when someone is experiencing emotional distress. We will look at the factors that shape how we respond to distress and crisis and discuss both individual and organizational strategies to respond to distress in trauma-informed ways (January 2016).

The Safe Shelter Collaborative allows advocates to communicate with each other to determine where there are available beds. If no space is available, a request for funding for a night at a hotel can be sent out through the associated app, SafeNight (2019).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, unpacks the components of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) triangle and how it can be used effectively in work with clients (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar from the National Alliance for Safe Housing highlights the District Alliance for Safe Housing's use of flex funding to swiftly provide cash assistance to address survivor's housing barriers; Minnesota's Coalition for Battered Women's use of flex funding as a strategy for increasing survivors' economic empowerment; and the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence's incorporation of flex funding as a core component of their DV Housing First Model. Emphasis will be on survivor choice in identifying what they needed as a core component of flexible financial assistance (2019).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, discusses the importance of support systems, as well as how to identify healthy and unhealthy supports (Uploaded 2020).

This online training is comprised of 5 modules aimed to help advocates and hotline workers assess and respond to suicidal victims of intimate partner violence (Uploaded 2020).

This report examines the effectiveness of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, as well as Love Is Respect's online resources(2020).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, focuses on preparing a safety plan specific to survivors of domestic violence (Uploaded 2020).

Survivors of domestic and sexual violence often seek assistance from homeless service/housing providers. This National Alliance for Safe Housing webinar is designed to introduce some basic concepts and best practices related to discussing safety with survivors participating in homeless/housing programs (2019)

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, examines the concept of "safe/comfortable place", and how to use it effectively when working with clients (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar from the National Alliance for Safe Housing will discuss VAWA protections, as well as the impact of potential policy changes, such as the HUD mixed status rule or the public charge rule, and provide additional resources and information (2020).

This webinar from the National Alliance for Safe Housing will discuss how to identify and help immigrant survivors navigate challenges when seeking services and safety, as well as focus on strengths-based and trauma-informed advocacy for immigrant survivors (2020)

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar explains common behaviors or "red flag" that may indicate an abusive relationship (Uploaded 2020).

This document provides recommendations for suicide prevention hotlines on how to prepare their organizations to respond to IPV, and practical suggestions and tools for crisis line staff on screening, risk assessment, safety planning, and referral for callers who are experiencing IPV (2018).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar explains the different types of abuse and the dynamics of power and control in abusive relationships (Uploaded 2020).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar discusses the importance of multicultural awareness and how to ensure your agency and staff are using best practices when working with clients of various backgrounds and ethnicities (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar from the National Alliance for Safe Housing will explore proactive ways to partner with landlords in your community and how to ensure survivors are partners throughout the process. We will examine why cultivating relationships between landlords and survivors can be challenging and provide strategies to help domestic and sexual violence develop these partnerships successfully (2019).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar examines the importance of goal setting with clients and their children (Uploaded 2020).

Our guest today is Jordyn Lawson, senior director of Residential Services at Genesis Women's Shelter & Support. Ms. Lawson supervises both the emergency shelter and Annie's House transitional living program at the organization and has worked in the field of domestic violence and trauma recovery for over 12 years, conducting individual and group counseling services for women, adolescents, and children. She has a passion for ending domestic violence and helping those who have experienced the pain of trauma heal and grow. Content warnings for this episode include: physical and emotional abuse (2020).

This advocacy-focused webinar, hosted by ASISTA, seeks to identify special immigration remedies for victims, including special VAWA provisions around confidentiality; and how to prepare enhanced safety plans for immigrant survivors  (2017).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, explains the importance of emotional safety planning and how to create an individualized plan (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, examines emotional abuse and its ramifications on the lives of victims and their children (Uploaded 2020).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar provides an introductory look at domestic violence dynamics, and some of the options that exist for victims and survivors (Uploaded 2020).

This resource list from the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center includes publications and articles for professionals working with victims of intimate partner violence (Uploaded 2020).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar examines domestic violence and various intersectionalities that affect client care (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, examines the cycle of violence in domestic violence relationships (Uploaded 2020).

This research summary examines domestic violence program effectiveness across the country, and provides the opportunity for other DV programs to secure continued support for proven programs and practices (2013).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar defines and details coping skills, including distraction, grounding, emotional release, self care, thought challenge, access higher self, and safety planning (Uploaded 2020).

"The goal of this guide is to assist programs and advocates in supporting survivors who use substances by providing practical strategies embedded within an accessible, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed approach (2020)."

This resource provides several videos of Catholic homilies, as well as survivor stories, geared towards spreading awareness about domestic violence (2019).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar discusses the benefits of deep breathing for both clients and practitioners (Uploaded 2020).

This article discusses obstacles to reporting sexual assault in rural areas and the need for more research concerning sexual assault in these communities (2009).

This TCFV guide serves to assist advocates in supporting survivors of family violence to terminate their residential lease effectively(2020).

This article dispels the myth that abusers harm their partners because they are suffering from a mental illness. While mental illness can play a role in abusive relationships, the author states that abusive behavior and mental illness are two separate entities in an intimate partner relationship (2015).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, discusses increasing self-esteem and how it can positively impact the lives of survivors (Uploaded 2020).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar focuses on the importance of self care and establishing an intentional routine (Uploaded 2020).

This article examines the role of APS workers in rural America, the extensive problem of elder abuse and neglect, and the difficulty of investigating these crimes in rural areas (2017).

This paper analyzes the differential use of the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) across female survivors of IPV in four police jurisdictions in Oklahoma (2016).

The prejudiced norm theory specifies the social-psychological processes by which exposure to disparagement humor uniquely affects the tolerance of discrimination against members of groups targeted by the humor. The authors in this study ose that a norm of tolerance of discrimination implied by disparagement humor functions as a source of self-regulation for people high in prejudice (2004).

This case management assessment details the number of sexual assaults per year in one's jurisdiction, as well as how to best investigate cases.

This literature review examines recent studies on rural human trafficking, and provides recommendations and implications for future research, policy, and practice (2017).

This paper provides rural domestic and sexual abuse service programs with possible resources and tools to effectively respond to elder abuse. Definitions of elder abuse are given, as well as ideas and perspectives for serving older victims (September 2013).

The purpose of this study is to determine if prevalence, frequency, and severity of IPV differ by rurality and to identify variance in geographic access to IPV resources (November 2011).

This research is comprised of narratives from government officials, advocates, and service providers with a link to domestic and sexual violence. The purpose of this collection is to help develop and implement future policy (October 2015).

This research examines the concept of systems change, as it has emerged as a dominant frame thorugh which national, state, and local practitioners in a variety of fields approach their work. The paper also covers the importance of attending to both deep and apparent structures within a system as well as the interactions and interdependencies among these system parts (May 2007).

Although calling the police is a common stategy used to help abused women, it is not usually deemed the most effective. This paper seeks to identify the strenghts of the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP), and its effectiveness in police-responder intervention (July 2014).

This article examines IPV in Latina communities. Because of fear, distrust, and cultural barriers, these victims often avoid formal resources, even when they are experiencing extreme IPV. In order to develop effective interventions, Latinas' voices in research must be used, and organizations must collaborate with community-based organizations (CBOs). (March 2009).

This research explores IPV survivors' patterns of satisfaction with the criminal legal system response. Implications for improving the criminal legal system response to survivors of IPV are discussed (February 2002).

Despite the alarming rates of IPV across the U.S., women in rural areas face obstacles that impair their ability to get help. Lack of an adequate health care and criminal justice system are barriers for these victims of domestic violence. This study examines the many challenges that rural victims face, and how to create a coordinated, systemic change in rural America (March 2015).

This study provides evidence-based information from seven focus groups comprised of diverse members of intimate partner violence. The research details survivors' opinions on existsing service gaps and how helping professionals might enhance court operations (December 2014).

This report examines how survivors of domestic violence define success for themselves.  The authors also answer the question of how DV advocates and practitioners define success for DV survivors.  The research finds a significant disconnect between how survivors and other stakeholder groups understand survivor success (October 2014).

This document discusses the Greater Newburyport DV High Risk Team, which is comprised of allied professionals working together to identify the most dangerous cases of DV and implement interventions to prevent cases from escalating to fatal levels (December 2013).

This paper examines the impact of CCRs on women's exposure to IPV and contact with IPV services (2008).

This study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of CCRs, and suggest areas for enhancement in order to reduce DV recidivism (2002).

Domestic violence courts' key principles are transferable to rural and suburban dockets. This paper illustrates how to integrate key domestic violence court principles into local practice (2005).

This report explains how community policing may enhance services to victims by defining community policing (2011).

This report analyzes the process of a multiagency collaborative involving a large, municipal police department and other service providers as an attempt to find meaningful solutions to family violence against women in a southwestern metropolitan area (2001).

This project was funded by the National Institute of Justice to combat violence against women in Texas. Components of this research included introducing researchers as academic resources for the collaborative in the area of domestic violence theory. Additionally, the project monitored the process of inter-agency collaboration in DV work, and provided an evaluation of the effects of inter-agency DV training (January 2002).

This research discusses the effectiveness of a coordinated community response in a mid-sized Midwestern city (May 2015).

This article's purpose is to describe the current state of evidence for DV services and interventions, as well as highlight innovate and concrete areas of opportunity. (January 2017).

This guide provides blueprints and details for protocols involving victims of domestic violence (2006).

This document suggests three major barriers to seeking help for LGBTQ+ survivors of IPV (2015).

This document examines the importance of collaboration between members of academia and service agencies in order to effectively combat and respond to domestic and sexual violence. The authors provide suggestions and methods of how to create positive, collaborative relationships between academicians and service providers (March 2011).

This paper chronicles the Duluth Project, which is a pioneer in coordinated community responses to domestic violence and sexual assault. The Duluth Project is a system of networks, agreements, and applied principles created by the local shelter movement, criminal justice agencies, and human services programs developed in northern Minnesota (January 1997).

This study examined the effectiveness of batterer intervention and prevention programs (BIPP) for cases assigned to a misdemeanor family court (2015).

This article presents data on ways in which negative peer support contributes to sexual violence and stalking in a campus LGBTQ community (2017).

This paper calls for a shift in domestic violence services toward a more network-oriented approach. Such a shift would require a reframing of the role of DV practitioners and the scope and nature of services (2011).