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26 Oct Policymakers and Advocates, Part II: Promote Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education in Schools and Youth Organizations

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Policymakers and Advocates - Take Action to Promote Comprehensive Legislation to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse in Your State The National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation is teaming up with MassKids/Enough Abuse and Prevent Child Abuse America to host a free three-part Webinar Series...

26 Oct Policymakers and Advocates, Part I: An Overview of State Legislative Efforts to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse in Schools and Youth Organizations

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14 Oct Embodiment as Accountability Practice in Social Justice Activism

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Social Justice has the goal of making sure everyone has the access to what they need to survive and thrive. People in movements work tirelessly to disrupt systems of power and oppression and center the voices and wellbeing of those who are marginalized. The shadow...

14 Oct Virtual Informational Session About Safe Stays for Victim Assistance Programs

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Survivors deserve access to safe housing, and advocates deserve tools to provide it. Description Join NYSCASA for a 1-hour virtual informational session about Safe Stays, a resource for securing safe temporary housing for survivors in local hotels. We will be joined by Paige Allmendinger, Head of Safe...

12 Oct Speakout for Survival and Mass Clemency

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Join Survived and Punished NY in demanding Governor Hochul and New York State acknowledge and atone for the ways they have abandoned survivors, particularly survivors they have criminalized and incarcerated. Learn about our new report with Cornell Law School and join us for community building...

12 Oct Listening Session on Abusive Partner Intervention Programming with the White House on the Development of a National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence

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Abusive partner intervention programs (APIPs), also known as battering intervention programs, can play a significant role in holding people who cause harm through intimate partner violence accountable, encouraging healthy and non-harmful relationships, and increasing safety and wellbeing for survivors and children. Indeed, communities across the country are looking for new ways to...

12 Oct Trauma-Informed Principles are for Everyone: Supporting and Sustaining Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Practitioners

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Trauma-informed principles are often relegated to solely mental health or crisis intervention work when in reality, trauma-informed principles can benefit people in all sorts of scenarios, sectors, and work environments. In the current context of the Great Resignation, many are beginning to identify the ways...

04 Oct Share Circles: The Healing Power of Listening and Being Heard

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Course Description Share Circles is one of the oldest, richest teaching of Swami Kripalu and supports conscious communication—deep listening and clear speaking—to help us avoid the verbal misunderstandings that lead to confusion and separation. It helps us build trust in self and others. About this Class The class...

04 Oct Cultivating a Culture of Belonging & Community Well-Being

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Course Description It is in our relationships with each other that we heal and that we build the foundations for movements that can make big changes in our personal and community well-being. But we cannot ignore what will stop good intentions in its tracks - a...

04 Oct The Practice of Self-Compassion for Mental Health

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Course Description For those of us managing our mental health and healing, our internal thoughts need to support us. The practice of mindful self-compassion supports regulating our emotional health through compassionate responses rather than harsh criticism. Interpersonal neurobiology suggests we are designed to respond well to...