In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, many hospitals throughout New York State halted in-person advocacy services for the treatment of sexual assault patients from their local rape crisis or victim assistance organization, referred to here as the rape crisis program (RCP). Hospitals, RCPs,...
NYS-based victim services staff/volunteers who are white and aspire to be allies, accomplices, and co-conspirators in support of racial justice are invited to participate in NYSCASA Solidarity PLACE meetings for aspiring allies at victim services programs. These informal conversations will be facilitated by NYSCASA staff....
This webinar was developed by Just Detention International (JDI) and NYSCASA to train victim advocates at rape crisis centers who will provide emotional support services to incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse and sexual harassment in New York county jails. The webinar will provide useful information about how...
Please join NYSCADV, Michelle D. Schenandoah of Indigenous Concepts Consulting, Amie Barnes and staff of the Seven Dancers Coalition on June 3rd from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM for “A Haudenosaunee Perspective on Historical Trauma: A Journey Through the History: From Creation to Residential Schools to Missing...
DESCRIPTION Staff from Seven Dancers Coalition will facilitate a workshop following up to “Standing the Tree Back Up” on June 3. The workshop will include a film screening and discussion about self-accountability in the healing process. TECHNOLOGY/LOGISTICS This event will be held via Zoom Meetings. Video participation is...
DESCRIPTION Staff from Seven Dancers Coalition will facilitate a self-care space to support self-identified victims and survivors. TECHNOLOGY/LOGISTICS This event will be held via Zoom Meetings. Video participation is not required. Registrants will receive the meeting link by email. A recording of the event will be distributed to...
DESCRIPTION Staff from Seven Dancers Coalition will recount the histories of genocidal government policies, mission schools, broken treaties, and white supremacy that have had lasting impacts on Indigenous communities, with a specific focus on the Haudenosaunee people. TECHNOLOGY/LOGISTICS This event will be held via Zoom Meetings. Video participation...
DESCRIPTION Staff from Seven Dancers Coalition will share information about their Men’s Program, “Standing the Trees Back Up.” This workshop will discuss the work done with people who have experienced violence, trauma and grief, through abuse, incarceration and addictions, and how together we can Pick up...
Please join the NYSCASA Staff and Board of Directors for our 2021 Annual Meeting, to be held virtually on Thursday, June 10, at 3:00 PM ET. Preliminary Agenda: Opening/introductions Mindfulness activity Business meeting, including voting results and committee updates Presentations on vicarious trauma, self-care, and therapy modalities Wrap-up/closing Logistics: This event will be...
Re-envisioning How We End Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence, a virtual panel event hosted by the Office of NYS Attorney General Letitia James and PowHer™ New York, will explore how the criminal justice system does not meet the needs of some survivors, particularly those of...