Danger assessments are integral in identifying victims at high risk for potential lethality because they act as a tool to assess the characteristics of a domestic violence offender, victim or relationship. Danger assessments could be the difference between life and death. In this webinar, presenters will examine various tools used to screen for risk or … Continued
Founded in 1977, Emerge has pioneered effective and culturally relevant abuser education strategies as well as those for abusers in same-sex relationships. David Adams, Co-Director of Emerge, will describe innovative practices in assessing and responding to risk in batterer intervention programs. This webinar will describe a new protocol, developed and piloted in Massachusetts, for assessing … Continued
Webinar on the domestic violence fatality review within Native communities.
This webinar features the work of ProjectCARE, a local collaboration funded by the Office on Violence Against Women’s Disability Grant. Development and use of screening assessment protocols and tools are discussed for ensuring that survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors are properly screened and their service needs are met.
Family violence is most commonly perpetuated against women and children, although it is certainly acknowledged that men can be victims of violence as well. Nonetheless, 1800RESPECT is a part of the government’s strategy to reduce violence against women and children, therefore this webinar will primarily focus on women and children victims of family violence. This … Continued