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GOOD NEWS FOR DOMESTIC LAUNCH OF COACHING BOYS VIOLENCE VICTIMS IN INTO MEN IN ASIA HEALTH REFORM Well-known cricket coaches and This morning, President Obama signed players in Mumbai, India are beginning to a health reform reconciliation bill, putting educate boys to treat girls with respect and the final touches on a new law that offers recognize that violence is wrong, thanks to a significant benefits to victims of domestic new program that is based on lessons violence. The new health reform law means learned through the Family Violence that it will soon be illegal for health insurers Prevention Fund’s (FVPF’s) groundbreaking to deny coverage to victims of domestic Coaching Boys into Men initiative. The new violence because they consider their abuse Parivartan pilot program launched in India to be a preexisting condition. on March 8 – International Women’s Day . Before the legislation was signed, there It has trained two dozen coaches and were no laws prohibiting insurance more than a dozen community mentors in companies in eight states and the District of Mumbai to take gender equity messages to Columbia from discriminating against the hundreds of boys learning cricketing victims by declaring domestic violence, or a skills from them. Using a variety of tools medical condition caused by domestic and methods, these cricket coaches have violence, to be a preexisting condition. been taught to identify ‘teachable moments’ Domestic violence victims in those states on the field, and to point out inappropriate risked being denied health care when they language and behavior and the need to needed it most. change it. Parivartan will eventually be “When this part of the new law takes implemented in 50 private and government- effect in a few years, victims of domestic aided schools and communities across violence will be able to talk to their health Mumbai. care providers about the cause of their “I reluctantly joined the programme last injuries without fear of losing their health August,” said one of Parivartan’s master insurance,” said Family Violence Prevention coaches, Nagesh Thakur. “But I am glad I Fund President Esta Soler. “We’ve fought did. I have always concentrated only on for many years at the state and federal levels teaching kids how to hold the bat or throw for laws that outlaw discrimination on the the ball. I somehow accepted that boys use basis of domestic and sexual violence. We foul language on the ground, I never thought are delighted that lawmakers have now I can stop that and instill some values in addressed insurance discrimination against them.” victims of domestic violence. We are Athletic coaches play an extremely especially grateful to Congresswoman influential and unique role in the lives of Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) for young men, often serving as parents or championing this provision.” mentors to the boys they coach. Because of The bill also includes significant these special relationships, coaches are funding for expansion of home visitation Parivartan continued on page seven… Health reform continued on page five… Speaking Up, Vol. 16, Issue 4 Page 2 March 30, 2010 FAMILY VIOLENCE VICTIMS also face abuse by an intimate partner or ex- NOT GETTING HELP THEY partner. Being abused complicates their NEED FROM TANF PROGRAMS, efforts to achieve economic stability, and SURVEY FINDS poverty undermines their efforts to escape abuse. That’s why lawmakers put the Bureaucratic black holes, indifferent or Family Violence Option (FVO) in place, to hostile staff members, inadequate benefits, help address the enormous challenges that and shortsighted procedures and policies are impoverished victims of violence face. But preventing many family violence victims even with the FVO, TANF is not working from getting the resources they need to for many of the women who need it most. escape abuse from the Temporary With the recession forcing so many families Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) into poverty, we need to improve this policy program. That is according to a national now more than ever.” survey of service providers released on The survey also found that: March 17. • Not Enough: What TANF Offers Family Victims are not consistently and Violence Victims was produced by Legal effectively screened or notified of family Momentum and the National Resource violence specific responses, waivers or Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV). protections. One respondent described The survey on which it is based is a unique, the problem this way, “Oftentimes comprehensive effort to understand when women are interviewed in public places TANF successfully assists victims of family like a counter, and also when the abuser violence, and when the program falls short. is present, or not asked at all.” Some 600 staff members from domestic • violence programs, legal aid and anti- Respondents say the requirement that poverty agencies who work with victims on victims “prove” that they have TANF-related issues completed the survey experienced violence is a significant in late 2009. barrier. 61 percent say victims When TANF works well, it makes a frequently don’t disclose violence significant difference, the survey finds. But because they fear it is unsafe to do so. many family violence victims encounter 63 percent say victims don’t disclose serious difficulties that undermine their violence because they see the TANF efforts to access resources and forge a path worker or system as unsympathetic. 73 to safety for themselves and their children. percent say fear of child protection Just 14 percent of survey respondents system involvement is a significant said that the TANF family violence factor. responses work well in their states, and 43 percent said fewer than half of family • Only 12 percent of respondents report violence victims were able to access TANF that the child support enforcement benefits. One in four respondents said “no” cooperation exemption due to family when asked if family violence information violence is working well, while 29 disclosed by victims was handled in an percent said it is not working. One appropriate way. respondent reported, “Child support “The results of this survey are deeply enforcement has helped in many ways troubling,” said NRCDV Director Anne with some family violence victims that Menard. “Studies consistently show that a we have served and with others it has high proportion of women living in poverty Speaking Up, Vol. 16, Issue 4 Page 3 March 30, 2010 created more barriers for victims to NEW INITIATIVE WILL HELP overcome.” VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, PREVENT ABUSE & • Respondents were asked to rate 11 UNPLANNED PREGNANCY features of their state TANF family violence response policies. Referrals to The Family Violence Prevention Fund local domestic violence programs (FVPF) has selected ten sites in nine states received the highest ratings, with 70 to participate in a groundbreaking two-year percent of respondents saying it works violence prevention initiative designed to well or works OK. improve the health and safety of women and children. Project Connect: A Coordinated • At least 85 percent of respondents say Public Health Initiative to Prevent Violence that increasing employment services that against Women is funded by the U.S. lead to a living wage, increasing access Department of Health and Human Services. to child care, and increasing training on It is designed to identify new ways to domestic violence for TANF and child identify, respond to and prevent domestic support enforcement workers would and sexual violence, and promote an make TANF a more effective resource. improved public health response to abuse. More than half the Project’s funds are “TANF is a lifeline for family violence directed to ten geographically and ethnically victims, but it must be improved to be diverse sites that will create comprehensive effective,” said Legal Momentum staff models of public health prevention and attorney Timothy Casey. “For too many intervention that can lead to improved health victims, the TANF application process and safety. Each site will work with family creates impossible barriers to assistance that planning, adolescent health, home visitation, prevent them from ever accessing the and other maternal child health and perinatal economic support they need. And for those programs to develop policy and public who actually access benefits, too often the health responses to domestic and sexual amount of aid that TANF provides is not violence. Project Connect grantees will also enough to allow victims to meet their own provide basic health and reproductive health and their children’s basic needs.” services in domestic and sexual violence Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI), programs. said, “This report shows us how women The FVPF is working with the U.S. suffer under a broken system. A woman Department of Health and Human Services’ needs all the support she can get as she flees Office on Women’s Health to provide domestic violence, but instead she and her technical assistance and monitor the children face the heartbreaking possibility of grantees selected for Project Connect . They being found by her abuser and the risk of were selected through a competitive process becoming homeless. A safety net with holes and will be awarded $200,000 for like these is hardly safe. I am working on implementation. The grantees are: legislation to fill these holes and help give women a real support system.” • Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Not Enough: What TANF Offers Family Violence Violence Victims is available at • Southern Indian Health Council in http://www.legalmomentum.org/assets/pdfs/ California not-enough-what-tanf-offers.pdf . ******************** Speaking Up, Vol. 16, Issue 4 Page 4 March 30, 2010

• Kima:w Medical Center/Hoopa Valley pregnancy by promoting collaboration Tribe in California between the violence prevention and • Georgia Coalition Against Domestic reproductive and child health care systems.” Violence Funding for Project Connect stems • Ohio Domestic Violence Network from the health provisions in the Violence • Iowa Department of Health Against Women Reauthorization Act of • Maine Centers for Disease Control 2005 . More information on Project Connect • Michigan Department of Community is available at Health http://www.endabuse.org/userfiles/file/Healt hCare/ProjectConnectWebinarSlides.pdf/ . • Texas Council on Family Violence

• Virginia Department of Health ******************** “We have long known that the public health system is uniquely positioned to NEW SNAPSHOT OF DOMESTIC identify and help victims of violence, and VIOLENCE SERVICES that strengthening the public health response to violence can do a tremendous amount to In one 24-hour period, more than help victims and stop abuse,” said FVPF 65,000 victims of domestic violence and Director of Health Lisa James. “ Project their children received life-saving services Connect is especially important because it from local domestic violence programs; will help improve the response to violence domestic violence experts answered more in reproductive health and other programs than 23,000 emergency hotline calls; but where women seek care and services.” 9,280 requests for services went unmet, In addition to the ten funded sites, this largely due to lack of funding. These are the program also supports the FVPF to create results of the National Network to End continuing medical education materials Domestic Violence’s (NNEDV’s) 24-hour designed to reach thousands of providers survey of domestic violence programs and health professional students. The across the United States. NNEDV released project will use a web-based platform to the report on March 8, International educate and promote clinical skills for Women’s Day . medical and nursing students and providers, For the past four years, NNEDV has giving them continuing education credits as conducted a 24-hour survey of domestic they learn to assess, identify and provide violence programs across the county. The support and intervention with victims of latest survey day was September 15, 2009, violence in a variety of health settings. In which saw two women miscarry as a result addition, new patient and provider education of domestic violence, seven babies born to tools and will promote strategies to create mothers living in shelters, and seven sustainable system changes in health and children murdered by their fathers in public health programs nationwide. domestic violence homicides. “We commend Congress and the The report finds that, “For victims of Department of Health and Human Services domestic violence, in these difficult for supporting this initiative,” added FVPF economic times, barriers to leaving abusive President Esta Soler. “It will help prevent relationships increase and opportunities to domestic, dating and sexual violence; help attain economic stability and independence train the next generation of health providers decrease. Domestic violence programs have to do this work; and help reduce unplanned always worked incredibly hard to provide safety and resources for victims, but the Speaking Up, Vol. 16, Issue 4 Page 5 March 30, 2010 economic recession has made it harder to do In addition, the new health reform law that work.” improves access to health care generally, “Especially on International Women’s which should result in abused women, Day , it is a testament to the selfless women children and teens getting better access to who serve domestic violence survivors that services to treat their abuse, and the so many victims reached out for services,” conditions that result from it, before they said NNEDV President Sue Else. “Despite worsen. the economic downturn, it is truly amazing “For victims of domestic violence, that victim advocates with ever-tightening access to health care is critical,” said White budgets helped so many people in one day House Advisor on Violence Against Women alone.” Lynn Rosenthal . “All across the country, “Year after year, we see staggering this bill will help domestic violence victims numbers of victims and their children who get the health care they need. They will not experience traumatic abuse and find support face gender discrimination or lifetime caps from local domestic violence shelters and on benefits. They will not face the struggle programs,” said NNEDV Vice President of of paying too much for health care while Development & Innovation Cindy trying to rebuild their lives after suffering Southworth. “We hope this survey will help domestic violence.” people better understand domestic violence The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and inspire them to take action.” and Prevention reports that women Of the 1,980 local programs NNEDV experience two million injuries from identified, 83 percent (1,648) participated in intimate partner violence each year. In the the survey. The full report is available United States in 1995, the cost of intimate online at http://www.nnedv.org/census . partner rape, physical assault and stalking totaled $5.8 billion each year for direct ******************** medical and mental health care services and lost productivity from paid work and Health reform continued from page one… household chores. When updated to 2003 programs that provide health care and social dollars, the cost is more than $8.3 billion, supports to pregnant women and new and that number is significantly higher in mothers. These programs have demonstrated 2010 dollars. success in reducing child abuse, and the new More information on the new health legislation expands their capacity to also insurance reform legislation is available at address domestic violence. The bill also http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care- establishes a new grant program to provide meeting/reform-means-you . intervention and supportive services, including housing, vocation counseling and ******************** group counseling, for pregnant women and teens who are victims. TEEN DATING VIOLENCE The law names domestic violence as EXPERTS URGE FOCUS ON part of the National Prevention and Health PREVENTION Promotion Strategy, an initiative that will set specific goals and objectives over the next Some of the country’s leading violence five years through federally-supported prevention experts came to Capitol Hill in prevention, health promotion, and public late February, during National Teen Dating health programs. Violence Awareness and Prevention Month , to describe new resources to help prevent Speaking Up, Vol. 16, Issue 4 Page 6 March 30, 2010 teen dating violence and to urge lawmakers, access to a structured education about dating educators and parents to change social and relationships,” she said. “Dedicating a norms around teen dating violence in their month to awareness about teen dating communities and help young people build violence is a great step, but we need to take healthy relationships. Representatives from it further. For example, advocate for the Family Violence Prevention Fund mandatory healthy relationship training in (FVPF), Centers for Disease Control and our schools, religious institutions and sports Prevention (CDC), Jewish Women teams. It’s at least as important as health or International (JWI), U.S. Department of gym class, which are non-academic and Justice’s Office of Violence Against required.” Learn more about JWI’s healthy Women, MTV, and the Robert Wood relationship programs at Johnson Foundation’s Start Strong: Building http://www.jwi.org/site/c.okLWJ3MPKtH/b. Healthy Teen Relationships initiative 5381187/k.3FA0/Healthy_Relationship_Pro described new programs and tools. grams.htm . “Dating violence affects every school CDC leaders announced that the agency and every community. We urgently need – has teamed up with Liz Claiborne, Inc. to and our youth deserve – a comprehensive produce the first free, online training prevention response from schools, parents, program designed to show educators how teens themselves, and the government,” said best to teach courses on teen dating violence FVPF Director of Public Policy Kiersten and abuse. The 60-minute training, Dating Stewart. Matters: Understanding Teen Dating Susan Pfeil, Principal of Jenks Junior Violence, will be available to middle school High School – a Start Strong Rhode Island and high school teachers. Learn more about partner – discussed how schools can help Dating Matters at address and prevent relationship abuse for http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/datin their students. She emphasized the gmatters.html . importance of academic programs and The briefing also featured Dr. Rodney behavioral interventions that teach “the Hammond, Director of the Division of whole child,” particularly at the middle Violence Prevention at the National Center school level. for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC; Last year, Jenks Junior High School Catherine Pierce, Office on Violence joined Sojourner House, youth advocacy Against Women; and Jason Rzepka, Vice group Young Voices, and the Rhode Island President of Public Affairs, MTV. Department of Education to apply for a The National Council on Crime and prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Delinquency Focus reports that one in three Foundation Start Strong grant. The adolescent girls in the United States is a application was successful and the Rhode victim of physical, emotional or verbal Island team became one of only 11 abuse from a dating partner – a figure that communities to receive a grant to develop far exceeds victimization rates for other innovative grassroots solutions to teen types of violence affecting youth. dating violence. Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Joseph JWI Executive Director Loribeth Lieberman (I-CT) and Sheldon Whitehouse Weinstein discussed the positive impact of (D-RI) and Representatives John Lewis (D- faith-driven programming. JWI recently GA), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), and Janice launched a healthy relationships curriculum Schakowsky (D-IL) were honorary co- and campaign in partnership with United sponsors for the briefing, and the National Synagogue Youth. “Every teen should have Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Speaking Up, Vol. 16, Issue 4 Page 7 March 30, 2010

Pregnancy, Break the Cycle and the Parivartan continued from page one… National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline were poised to positively influence how young partners for it. men think and behave both on and off the field. From speeches to the team, to practice ******************** sessions, to casual conversation, these coaches have many opportunities to share CA LEGISLATOR NAMES their philosophies with athletes. SOLER “WOMAN OF THE “Many girls and women in India are YEAR” exposed daily to several forms of violence, from routine ‘cat calling’ and sexual California Assemblymember Tom harassment to sometimes-fatal physical Ammiano (D-San Francisco) selected Esta beatings at home,” said Brian O'Connor, Soler, founder and president of the Family FVPF Director of Public Communications. Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF), as his “Parivartan will help address these negative 2010 Woman of the Year. behaviors and attitudes. We hope to reach “I am proud to announce Esta Soler, more than 1,000 boys with this innovative one of the world’s foremost experts on new program.” violence against women and children, to be The FVPF developed Parivartan with Woman of the Year for Assembly District the International Center for Research on 13.” Ammiano said. “Esta is a pioneer who Women, Mumbai School Sports founded the Family Violence Prevention Association, Apanalya and Breakthrough. Fund nearly 30 years ago and made it one of The work was made possible by a grant the world’s leading violence prevention from the NIKE Foundation. agencies.” The FVPF launched Coaching Boys into Along with the other honorees, Soler Men in 2001. Learn more at was recognized Monday March 8, http://www.endabuse.org/section/programs/ International Women’s Day , at the 2010 public_communications . Woman of the Year ceremony held at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. ******************** Each year, each member of the California State Assembly and California State Senate IN THE NEWS honor a woman from their district who has distinguished herself in service to her NATIONAL – Vital Voices and The Avon community. Foundation for Women have announced a “It’s a tremendous honor to receive this new collaboration with the U.S. State award from Assemblymember Ammiano, a Department to stop violence against women. wonderful friend to all of us working to end “The Global Partnership to End Violence domestic, dating and sexual violence and Against Women” will address the need for help victims,” Soler said. “At a time when serious, sustained on-the-ground research state funding for domestic violence and development, as well as actionable, programs is in peril, we especially collaborative, culturally-sensitive local appreciate champions like Tom Ammiano.” solutions that can create measurable change. To facilitate the new partnership, Avon and ******************** the Avon Foundation for Women announced $1.2 million in donations to Vital Voices to bring together 15 country delegations to share insights, forge collaborations, and seek Speaking Up, Vol. 16, Issue 4 Page 8 March 30, 2010 ways to overcome challenging cultural boyfriend of his estranged wife in the realities that have been barriers to progress. parking lot of a Publix in West Palm Beach. Actress Reese Witherspoon, Avon’s global ambassador and honorary chairperson of the MA – More than 350 people, including Lt. Avon Foundation for Women, announced Governor Timothy Murray, Middlesex the sale of Avon’s newest fundraising District Attorney Gerry Leone, WBZ product – the Women’s Empowerment Ring Sportscaster Steve Burton and others, – with 100 percent of net profits going to pledged their commitment to be part of the support domestic violence programs. Learn solution and help end violence against more at www.avon.com . women on White Ribbon Day on March 2. The campaign encourages violence MILITARY – There were 3,230 restricted prevention advocates and others to wear a and unrestricted reports of sexual assault white ribbon, display a poster at workplaces, involving military members as either victims organize events to speak out against or subjects in Fiscal Year 2009, an 11 violence toward women, and challenge percent increase from the previous year. attitudes and behaviors that condone or The Department of Defense says it believes tolerate violence. For more information on the increase is due in part to a social White Ribbon Day, including a photo and marketing campaign encouraging victims to video gallery, visit come forward. This year, 123 victims http://www.janedoe.org/whiteribbonday201 converted their reports from restricted – a 0/ . confidential reporting option that allows service members to obtain medical, mental ND – For the second time in less than a health care and other services without year, state representative David Weiler has becoming involved in the military criminal been charged with domestic assault, reports justice process – to unrestricted. More than the Bismarck Tribune . Weiler first pled one in five (714) of the reports of sexual guilty to charges of simple assault against assault in 2009 were unrestricted. The his wife in April 2009. The Weilers have Department of Defense released its “2009 separated but, in the most recent incident, Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the the police report says that Nicole Weiler Military” on March 16. Read the complete alleges that her husband punched her in the report at face several times. Weiler was elected to http://www.sapr.mil/media/pdf/reports/fy09_ the state House in 2000 and re-elected in annual_report.pdf . 2004 and 2008. He could be barred from serving if his House colleagues deem him FL – After fatally shooting his wife, Anicia ineligible to serve or impeach him, but Yankton, while she worked at a Publix action will have to wait until the legislature grocery store in Orlando this month, is back in session. Andreau Yankton was confronted by a police officer and committed suicide in the NM – Governor Bill Richardson signed two parking lot outside. According to the domestic violence bills into law this month. Orlando Sentinel, there have been other One strengthens the definition of household shootings at or near Publix facilities in the member in the state’s Crimes Against past few years: in February 2009, a worker Household Members Act and the Family at a Publix warehouse shot and wounded a Violence Prevention Act to correspond with co-worker after a dispute; and in December the federal definition and focus attention on 2008, a security guard shot and wounded the intimate, dating partner and elder abuse. Speaking Up, Vol. 16, Issue 4 Page 9 March 30, 2010

The other bill creates a Domestic Violence orts/womensrights/2010/womensrights2010. Commission in statute. Governor pdf . Richardson had created the Commission by Executive Order in 2007, but this new action HAITI – There are increasing reports of allows the group to continue working on women experiencing sexual violence in the domestic violence issues. wake of the devastating earthquake. No reliable data on the number of sexual OH – Governor Ted Strickland signed the assaults are available, but Amnesty Shynerra Grant Law on March 17, giving International released a report last week Ohio juvenile court judges the authority to finding that thousands of women living in issue protection orders against youth temporary camps around Haiti are younger than 18. The law is named after a threatened by sexual violence and have Toledo teen who was murdered by an inadequate protection from authorities. The abusive former boyfriend in 2005. earthquake disrupted existing reporting Supporters say protection orders can help systems for victims, and the capacity of curb harassment and abuse before they local organizations to help women get escalate, the Columbus Dispatch reports. access to medical and mental health services The new law allows the order to be wiped has been undermined. In a column in The from a juvenile’s record once he or she is Daily Beast , Liesl Gerntholtz, Director of 19. It will take effect in 90 days. Human Rights Watch’s Women’s Rights Division, says: “The camps are unsafe INTERNATIONAL – Despite continuing places, and many women live with strangers, resistance from religious and cultural elites, having lost contact with family members over the last five years women in the Middle and friends… Although some latrines have East and North Africa have made modest been provided, there is no separation of progress and are enjoying more economic facilities for women and men – and no opportunities, fewer barriers to education, lighting – so these are unsafe after dark… and greater abilities to participate in the The camp is on open ground, allowing political process – but women in the region anyone to enter the camp and shelters.” still suffer from greater inequalities than do Read Amnesty International’s report, women elsewhere. According to “Women’s “Haiti: After the Earthquake: Initial Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Mission Findings, March 2010” at Progress Amid Resistance,” a new study http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AM released this month by Freedom House, 15 R36/004/2010/en . of the 18 countries in the region recorded some gains in women’s rights over the past ******************** five years. Kuwait, Algeria and Jordan have made the most significant progress while IN THEIR OWN WORDS Iraq, Yemen and the Palestinian Territories – countries enduring internal conflict and the “To keep her from testifying against a man rise of religious extremism – recorded who had abused her. It’s really... It’s just declines. Only Tunisia and Jordan offer unbelievable. The idea that he would use specific protections against domestic the state police and himself – he called her violence, and none of the countries himself to basically say – or is alleged to explicitly prohibit spousal rape. Read the have [said], ‘Don’t show up in court to report at testify against my friend, who beat you up.’ http://freedomhouse.org/uploads/specialrep You know, that is the worst kind of Speaking Up, Vol. 16, Issue 4 Page 10 March 30, 2010 harassment of women who are already very http://endabuse.org/content/features/detail/1 reluctant to go the court on domestic 468/ . violence issues.” ---Cokie Roberts, ABC’s “ This Week ,” UNIFEM has launched a new Global Virtual February 28, 2010 Knowledge Centre – www.endvawnow.org – designed to help programmers, policy “In my travels around the world as the makers and advocates who are working to Global Ambassador for YouthAids and end violence against women and girls Population Services International Board worldwide. It includes step-by-step Member, I have seen first-hand the guidance to help advocates develop: devastation that violence imposes on women legislation; programs that engage men and and girls. However, I have also witnessed boys; safer cities and public spaces for how programs that empower and support women and girls; indicators, monitoring and women, especially in impoverished areas, evaluation frameworks; and more. The can help break the cycle of violence, website is available in English , French and therefore making an enormous, positive Spanish and contains 600 practical tools in difference not only for themselves, but also more than 40 languages. for their families and communities. I believe that it is important for our With support from Casey Family Programs, government to focus on ending this global Child Trends has launched the State Child issue and work towards finding solutions Welfare Policy Database , a new online that can be implemented and sustained. I- clearinghouse with information on child VAWA [International Violence Against welfare laws, procedures, and agency Women Act ] is a way to help end this guidance for all 50 states and the District of scourge for millions of women around the Columbia. The site can be navigated by world.” state or by topic. Violence prevention and ---Actress and humanitarian Ashley Judd, child welfare advocates can learn about their March 17, 2010 state’s expenditures on child welfare services, policies for relatives caring for ******************** children involved in the child welfare system, benefits and services provided to NEW RESOURCES foster youth after age 18, and more. In addition to the traditional web version, the The Family Violence Prevention Fund has site is designed to be compatible with released Team Decisionmaking and mobile devices, allowing for accessible Domestic Violence: Trainer’s Guide and information on the go. To access the new Guidelines for Facilitators . This free database, visit advanced domestic violence curriculum http://www.childwelfarepolicy.org/pages/ma outlines safely preparing for and managing p.cfm . effective meetings, engaging parents around domestic violence issues, assessing the ******************** impact of children’s exposure to domestic violence, and making decisions and plans to increase safety for children and battered mothers. Download the curriculum, guidelines and other resources at Speaking Up, Vol. 16, Issue 4 Page 11 March 30, 2010 SAVE THE DATE May 4-5, 2010, Dearborn, MI Being the Wave of Change: How Social April 16, 2010, Madison, WI Change Vision Informs Our Services and Men of Change Community Dialogue Advocacy Family Violence Prevention Fund Senior The Michigan Coalition Against Domestic Program Director Juan Carlos Areán will and Sexual Violence will host its 2010 address the root causes of gender violence, Professional Development Institute at the including men’s attitudes toward women Hyatt Dearborn. Scheduled speakers and the norms and cultures that support include Barbara Hart, Byron Hurt and violence, at this community dialogue. It will Dorothy Edwards. Specialized tracks are be held at the Fountain of Life Family planned on prevention, advocacy, civil and Worship Center in Madison. A panel legal justice, and executive administration. discussion featuring violence-prevention For more information, please visit leaders will follow. Call 608-257-2453 for www.mcadsv.org or contact Sarah Jarous at more information. 517-347-7000, ext. 30 or [email protected] . April 27-29, 2010, San Antonio, TX 10 th Annual International Family Justice May 10-14, 2010, New Orleans, LA Center Conference WOCN Action Institute and Conference This three-day conference, “Dream Big. Registration is open for the Women of Color Start Small,” from the Family Justice Center Network (WOCN) Action Institute and Alliance, will include discussions on issues Conference at the Westin New Orleans related to the handling of domestic violence, Canal Place. This conference is co- child abuse, sexual assault, elder abuse cases sponsored by the Office for Victims of and funding in the context of the Family Crime. It will feature a two-day Institute Justice Center model. The conference and two-day Conference with workshops, faculty includes nationally and panel discussions, conversations and a internationally recognized subject matter Cultural Bazaar celebrating local talent. To experts, advocates and survivors. register, visit Workshops will highlight the importance of http://events.constantcontact.com/register/ev leadership, accountability to survivors, ent?oeidk=a07e2s4rfzpfe68aa0c&oseq=a00 guiding principles, and promising practices. 6g65dz03i . For more information, contact The conference will include information WOCN at 1-800-537-2238, ext 142. about successful and struggling Family Justice Centers, including lessons learned May 24-26, 2010, Richland, WA from communities pursuing co-located Hand in Hand through a Lifetime services for victims using a variety of co- The Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault location models. It will be held at the San Programs annual conference will be held at Antonio Crowne Plaza Hotel on the the Red Lion Hotel Richland Hanford Riverwalk. To view the agenda and House. Olga Trujillo is the featured keynote register, visit speaker. Workshop proposals are now being http://www.familyjusticecenter.com/ . accepted. A pre-conference institute (on May 24) addressing issues involving children with sexual behavior problems will be offered. For more information, contact Grant Stancliff at [email protected] or 360- 754-7583 or visit the website at Speaking Up, Vol. 16, Issue 4 Page 12 March 30, 2010 www.wcsap.org/events/annualconference10. at this educational conference to imagine the htm . world in which they want to live – a world free of sexual violence. CALCASA will August 1-4, 2010, Anaheim, CA create space for attendees to share public Changing Faces of the Movement service announcements (PSA), and will The National Coalition Against Domestic show PSAs developed by agencies and Violence is holding its 14 th National organizations across the country. For more Conference on Domestic Violence: information about submitting your Changing Faces of the Movement at the organization’s PSA, visit Hilton Anaheim. Advocates are encouraged http://calcasa.org/calcasa/psa/ . For more to join hundreds of domestic violence information about the conference, visit survivors and other allies for critical http://calcasa.org/nsac/ . discussions, networking and vital information aimed at providing services and Does your organization sponsor a support for victims of domestic violence. conference that you would like to For more information about attending the highlight in Speaking Up ? conference or presenting a workshop, visit If so, please let us know about it! Send www.ncadv.org/conferences/GeneralConfer conference information to Speaking Up enceInformationandOverview.php . editor Luci Manning via email: [email protected] , or via fax: September 1-3, 2010, Los Angeles, CA 202-371-9142. Be sure to include the 2010 National Sexual Assault Conference registration deadline! The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) is hosting the 2010 ******************** National Sexual Assault Conference in Los Angeles. CALCASA is asking participants

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