VAWnet Event Calendar

Survivors with severe mental health disabilities who have experienced traumatic events, including domestic and/or sexual violence, face unique stressors and challenges. This presentation will provide an overview of the primary severe mental health conditions and the associated symptoms and challenges.  The association between trauma, stress, and severe mental illness will be explored, along with common challenges to assessment and care, such as symptom overlap and diagnostic overshadowing.

Do you want to help prevent and end gender-based oppression and violence? Attend this free, virtual summit on the intersection of masculinity and violence prevention! All sessions will have live Spanish interpretation. Attend all or any sessions during this online summit. Sessions include: Anti-violence Advocate Panel Empowerment & Masculinity Queering Masculinity Rooted in Faith: Muslim Males Leading in the Movement for Peaceful Families Criminalization versus Accountability - A Restorative Justice Perspective

Survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assault often face a maze of shelters, advocacy programs, healthcare providers, law enforcement, and legal services. When systems don’t communicate, survivors end up repeating their stories over and over, which can delay help and cause further harm.

The ways we talk about prevention matter. Strong relationships, trust, and shared understanding are at the center of preventing sexual and intimate partner violence, yet the language we use as professionals doesn’t always match what resonates in communities.

In recognition of Human Trafficking Awareness Month in January, two projects from Futures Without Violence, Health Partners on IPV +Exploitation and the Center for Economic Futures, are hosting a webinar focused on the health and well-being of human trafficking survivors. The webinar will explore how to address their economic and employment needs, including mental health and primary care needs, with a lens on health center strategies.

In this webinar for National Stalking Awareness Month, the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center and the National Resource Center on Cybercrimes jointly present a skill-building session on cyberstalking. Participants will learn how stalkers use technology, gauging what is both possible to do with technology and what is probable. Additionally, participants will be equipped with practical strategies for technology-inclusive safety planning, appropriate for all skill and comfort levels with technology.