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SUMMARY:Practical Law Seminar: Legal Tools for Moving Forward
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Legal Day: Practical Law – Legal Tools for Moving Forward\, a free\, in-person event offering legal education and direct access to attorneys for survivors of domestic violence. \n\n\n\nAttend short\, practical sessions on key legal topics and connect with attorneys through one-on-one consultations and small group discussions. You’ll also have the opportunity to explore resources from community organizations offering additional support. \n\n\n\n\nLunch will be provided\, and confidential registration options are available for safety.
URL:https://www.hcdvcc.org/event/practical-law-seminar-legal-tools-for-moving-forward/
LOCATION:The Montrose Center\, 401 Branard Street\, Houston\, Texas\, 77006\, United States
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SUMMARY:Training:  Trauma-Informed Responses for Advocates Working with Children & Youth
DESCRIPTION:This interactive session\, “What’s Wrong With Those Kids?”\, reframes challenging youth behavior through a trauma-informed lens. Designed for advocates\, church leaders\, and crisis center staff\, this 90-minute toolkit equips participants to recognize the impact of witnessing intimate partner violence\, respond without re-traumatizing\, and implement practical documentation and referral strategies. Participants will leave with concrete job aids\, language scripts\, and confidence to support children and youth affected by domestic violence while strengthening their organization’s trauma-informed practices.This is a virtual training on Zoom.
URL:https://www.hcdvcc.org/event/training-whats-wrong-with-those-kids-trauma-informed-response-for-advocates-working-with-children-youth/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260312T143000
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SUMMARY:March Community Partner Meeting
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to our Monthly Community Partner Meeting\, where community voices come together to shape our shared future. \n\n\n\nTopic: The Lived Experience of Women with Initmate partner Violence Accompanied by Mild Traumatic Brain Injury \n\n\n\nIntimate partner violence affects 1 in 3 women in their lifetime worldwide. The head and face are the most common targets during intimate partner violences episodes\, occurring almost 90% of the time. Of these\, approximately half will have symptoms consistent with mild traumatic brain injury\, yet only a third of them will seek healthcare services. Even when they do seek services\, many mild traumatic brain injuries go unrecognized by clinicians. This leaves this population at risk for experiencing chronic symptoms such as\, poor health\, back pain\, headaches\, depression\, anxiety\, PTSD\, insomnia\, poor concentration\, and emotional dysregulation. While plenty of surveys and screening tools have provided researchers with quantitative data in recent years\, no one has asked these women how the mild traumatic brain injury from intimate partner violence has impacted their daily functioning. This presentation will share narratives from the women themselves along with the overall interpretation of the data so that we may be able to better understand their challenges in the aftermath of intimate partner violence. \n\n\n\nABOUT OUR SPEAKER: \n\n\n\nSandra Sanchez\, PhD\, RN\, SANE-A\, SANE-P\, AFN-C has been a registered nurse for more than 30 years. As the current nursing program director for the Forensic Nursing Program at Harris Health\, Sandra leads a team of nurses that care for sexual assault\, intimate partner violence\, child abuse\, elder abuse\, and human trafficking. Her practice as a forensic nurse since 2003 has allowed her to care for more than 2\,400 victims of violence. She has also testified in court on numerous occasions as an expert in sexual assault and intimate partner violence cases. She received her PhD in Nursing Science in 2025. Her research focuses on the lived experience of women with traumatic brain injury from intimate partner violence patient. Her goal is to improve the overall quality of care to victims and minimize the physical and psychological impact of interpersonal violence by promoting hope\, resilience\, and restoration of the lives of those afflicted by interpersonal violence.
URL:https://www.hcdvcc.org/event/march-cpm/
LOCATION:United Way of Greater Houston\, 50 Waugh Street\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Partner Meeting,Community Partner Meetings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thecia Jenkins":MAILTO:theciajenkins@hcdvcc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260219T103000
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SUMMARY:CANCELED “Building on Culture and Community”: Unpacking the Need for Culturally Responsive Services when Supporting Black Women Survivors
DESCRIPTION:THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELED  \n\n\n\n Join Ujima’s Training and Technical Assistance Manager\, Ayana Wallace Vieux\, for an interactive workshop which will explore strategies and unpack current realities for Black survivors\, that enhance advocate capacity by building from the cultures and community of the survivors they serve.  \n\n\n\nThroughout this workshop\, participants will: \n\n\n\n\nUnpack layered violence and the multitude of ways in which it impacts Black women.\n\n\n\nDelve into modern day experiences of Black survivors seeking domestic violence resources.\n\n\n\nExplore the ways in which a trauma-informed\, person-centered\, and culturally responsive approach best supports survivors.\n\n\n\n\nAbout our speaker: \n\n\n\nAyana Wallace Vieux\, MS\, is a Training and Technical Assistance Manager with Ujima\, The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community. Ayana’s career began as a client case coordinator providing direct services and support to victim-survivors who sought emergency shelter. Ayana has been instrumental in the national implementation of the Lethality Assessment Program—Maryland Model (LAP) and has served as the lead trainer for the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence\, the state coalition. Ayana has worked for over a decade in the domestic violence field providing both direct service to survivors and technical assistance to advocates\, law enforcement\, community-based partners\, and faith communities.
URL:https://www.hcdvcc.org/event/building-on-culture-and-community-unpacking-the-need-for-culturally-responsive-services-when-supporting-black-women-survivors/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thecia Jenkins":MAILTO:theciajenkins@hcdvcc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260212T143000
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SUMMARY:February Community Partner Meeting
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to our Monthly Community Partner Meeting\, where community voices come together to shape our shared future. \n\n\n\nTopic: Immigration & Legal Updates \n\n\n\nThis presentation will cover an update on law and policy changes impacting immigrant survivors of domestic violence\, sexual assault\, human trafficking\, and other forms of violence over the last year. The training will also briefly include important tools for advocates serving survivors and tips for enhanced safety planning. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER: \n\n\n\nKatharina Dechert is the Houston Policy & Advocacy Manager at the Tahirih Justice Center. Katharina leads the advancement of Tahirih’s Houston and Texas advocacy campaigns to change the laws and policies that prevent immigrant survivors from accessing safety and justice. Before stepping into this role\, she worked on Tahirih’s legal team for 6 years as a legal advocate\, working with immigrant survivors as they navigate various legal systems in their journeys to safety and justice\, and representing survivors before USCIS as a DOJ Accredited Representative. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen you register\, you’ll be added to our newsletter so you can stay connected and hear about upcoming events and updates. \n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have questions\, please contact:
URL:https://www.hcdvcc.org/event/february-community-partner-meeting/
LOCATION:United Way of Greater Houston\, 50 Waugh Street\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Partner Meeting,Community Partner Meetings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thecia Jenkins":MAILTO:theciajenkins@hcdvcc.org
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SUMMARY:Enhanced Safety Planning For Survivors of Domestic Violence
DESCRIPTION:FULL-THIS TRAINING HAS REACHED CAPACITYThis training will explore how advocates and organizations can develop responsive\, trauma-informed safety strategies and strengthen organizational preparedness.Topics will include key recent policy and protocol changes impacting immigrant survivors\, tools for enhanced safety planning within the law and considerations for organizations. Registrations must be completed using your agency email address. After registering\, you’ll receive a confirmation email within two business days with more details.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen you register\, you’ll be added to our newsletter so you can stay connected and hear about upcoming events and updates.
URL:https://www.hcdvcc.org/event/tjc-safety-planning2-for-survivors/
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thecia Jenkins":MAILTO:theciajenkins@hcdvcc.org
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SUMMARY:Enhanced Safety Planning For Survivors of Domestic Violence
DESCRIPTION:This training will explore how advocates and organizations can develop responsive\, trauma-informed safety strategies and strengthen organizational preparedness.Topics will include key recent policy and protocol changes impacting immigrant survivors\, tools for enhanced safety planning within the law and considerations for organizations. BOTH OF THESE TRAININGS ARE AT CAPACITY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen you register\, you’ll be added to our newsletter so you can stay connected and hear about upcoming events and updates.
URL:https://www.hcdvcc.org/event/tjc-safetyplanning/
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thecia Jenkins":MAILTO:theciajenkins@hcdvcc.org
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