Ready to go beyond the basics? Domestic Violence 201 sessions offer a deeper exploration of critical topics that go beyond what’s covered in DV101. Each session focuses on a single, important subject, giving you the opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills. Sessions range from 1 to 3 hours, providing a focused and immersive learning experience. Join us as we take a closer look at the complexities of domestic violence and build our advocacy skills with deeper insights.
VAWnet Event Calendar
The Talk Story series explores critical issues related to advocacy for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. Each webinar of the series aims to facilitate peer-to-peer learning amongst advocates on emerging issues impacting services to survivors. The April 10th, 2025 Talk Story webinar will explore how to support criminalized and incarcerated survivors in our advocacy work.
Surviving and recovering from financial abuse and harm takes time, patience, and a supportive community. In this webinar, we’ll explore the long-term effects of harm through the lens of our Survivor Journey model, offering context and understanding to help release feelings of shame or self-blame.
For: Teams of 2-3 executive directors and leadership staff of organizations addressing intimate-partner violence (DV/SA/HT). Goal: This workshop supports DV/SA/HT organizations to enhance practices to lead organizations effectively, and build a resilient organizational culture to fulfill mission. Date: April 23-25, 2025 Application Deadline: March 5, 2025.
We recognize that working in this field can feel like we’re on the never-ending path to create change that we’ll never see. It’s work that can consist of equal parts hope, optimism, frustration, and exhaustion. Through this year’s theme “Forging Ahead: Our Map to a World Without Violence,” we hope to bring opportunities for the advocacy community to connect, share information, and engage in efforts needed to address and prevent intimate partner violence, family violence, sexual violence, dating violence, and/or stalking.
Indiana Youth Institute’s 2025 National Summit on Youth Well-Being tackles the big challenges facing today’s youth. We’re zeroing in on the kids who often get overlooked—those from low-income families, communities of color, immigrant backgrounds, and kids who’ve been through challenges like trauma or neglect. This conference brings together expert speakers from across the country to share their knowledge and give you real-world strategies to make a difference.