This learning community is comprised of advocates, service providers, and directly-impacted people working at the intersection of reentry, victimization, and healing. We meet virtually every two weeks to offer and receive support and to share strategies for sustaining our programs...
Formerly incarcerated survivors learning community: Supporting each other during COVID-19
This learning community is comprised of advocates, service providers, and directly-impacted people working at the intersection of reentry, victimization, and healing. We meet virtually every two weeks to offer and receive support and to share strategies for sustaining our programs in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please email Kaitlin Kall at kkall@vera.orgif you are interested in participating.
People with disabilities experience victimization at higher rates than people without disabilities, often rely on support people and personal care services to maintain their independence, and are also more likely to experience serious health consequences should they contract COVID-19. With this...
National Strategy Sessions on Sustaining Services for Survivors with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
People with disabilities experience victimization at higher rates than people without disabilities, often rely on support people and personal care services to maintain their independence, and are also more likely to experience serious health consequences should they contract COVID-19. With this trifecta of challenges facing the disability community, it is critical that service providers come together to identify strategies for continuing to serve survivors with disabilities amid the call for social distancing. As we rapidly adjust our service models to slow the spread of the virus, we must ensure that our services remain inclusive and accessible to survivors with disabilities. Indeed, we may discover that the changes we make now could result in more access survivors with disabilities.
This national strategy session is scheduled to share information and explore solutions for service providers serving survivors with disabilities during COVID-19 and beyond.
People with disabilities experience victimization at higher rates than people without disabilities, often rely on support people and personal care services to maintain their independence, and are also more likely to experience serious health consequences should they contract COVID-19. With this...
National Strategy Sessions on Sustaining Services for Survivors with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
People with disabilities experience victimization at higher rates than people without disabilities, often rely on support people and personal care services to maintain their independence, and are also more likely to experience serious health consequences should they contract COVID-19. With this trifecta of challenges facing the disability community, it is critical that service providers come together to identify strategies for continuing to serve survivors with disabilities amid the call for social distancing. As we rapidly adjust our service models to slow the spread of the virus, we must ensure that our services remain inclusive and accessible to survivors with disabilities. Indeed, we may discover that the changes we make now could result in more access survivors with disabilities.
This national strategy sessions is scheduled to share information and explore solutions for service providers serving survivors with disabilities during COVID-19 and beyond.
Victim service providers and other systems of care are implementing new strategies to sustain critical services for survivors of crime while physical distancing and other requirements to reduce the spread are in place in communities across the country. Tele-advocacy –...
Tele-Advocacy Ensuring Accessibility for Underserved Crime Survivors During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Victim service providers and other systems of care are implementing new strategies to sustain critical services for survivors of crime while physical distancing and other requirements to reduce the spread are in place in communities across the country. Tele-advocacy – using technology like text messaging, on-line chat, or videoconferencing to serve survivors – is one of the most promising strategies for staying connected and serving survivors during the COVID-19 crisis.
This webinar provides an overview of tele-advocacy, confidentiality and security considerations in digital services, and strategies to tele-advocacy is accessible and inclusive for survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors. In addition, an advocate experienced in tele-advocacy discusses strategies she uses to build relationships and provide practical tips for communicating effectively with survivors using digital platforms.
Are you feeling increased levels of stress and anxiety? If you answered yes, know you are not alone. People across the country are mobilizing quickly to ensure services for survivors of crime continue during the COVID-19 crisis. Confronting this new...
Staying Centered: A Virtual Breather for People Supporting Survivors During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Are you feeling increased levels of stress and anxiety? If you answered yes, know you are not alone. People across the country are mobilizing quickly to ensure services for survivors of crime continue during the COVID-19 crisis. Confronting this new set of challenges in rapidly changing and uncertain times can be stressful. It is critical that we in the crime victims field integrate strategies to manage stress and anxiety into our day-to-day practice. We are joined by Zoe Flowers – advocate, healer, writer, poet, and filmmaker – in a virtual wellness session. Zoe guides us through a number of activities to help us stay grounded and manage stress and anxiety.
Vera Institute of Justice and Women of Color Network, Inc.
How do we stay connected with survivors and continue to provide support, especially to those with the fewest resources and greatest needs, while keeping our programs, staff, and communities healthy? The National Resource Center for Reaching Victims is hosting a...
National Strategy Sessions on Sustaining Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
How do we stay connected with survivors and continue to provide support, especially to those with the fewest resources and greatest needs, while keeping our programs, staff, and communities healthy?
The National Resource Center for Reaching Victims is hosting a series of strategy sessions to bring people in the crime victims field together to tap into our collective strength and creativity to solve the unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic together. Each strategy session feature a different set of panelists. Panelists discuss the impact COVID-19 is having on crime survivors and their access to victim services, police, courts, hospitals, and other vital systems of support. They also answer attendees’ most pressing questions.
March 17 Panelists:
Kris Bein, the Resource Sharing Project
Lisa Fleming, Rose Brooks Center
Meg Garvin, the National Crime Victim Law Institute
Toby Shulruff and Deb Debare, the National Network to End Domestic Violence
March 18 Panelists:
Sandra Harrell, Vera Institute of Justice
michael munson, FORGE
Erica Olsen, National Network to End Domestic Violence
Olga Trujillo, Caminar Latino
March 19 Panelists:
Kim Day, International Association of Forensic Nurses
Lisa Fleming, Rose Brooks Center
Erica Olsen, National Network to End Domestic Violence
Olga Trujillo, Caminar Latino
March 23 Panelists:
Meg Garvin, National Crime Victim Law Institute
Michael munson, FORGE
Erica Olsen, National Network to End Domestic Violence
Erika Sussman, Center for Survivor Agency & Justice
Sara Wee, Center for Survivor Agency & Justice
March 26 Panelists:
Olga Trujillo, Caminar Latino
Greg Flett, National Children’s Advocacy Center
Amanda Watson, Praxis International
Nancy Smith, Vera Institute of Justice
Karla Vierthale, National Sexual Violence Resource Center
