[Mdt_members] MDT Weekly Email 6/29/15

Singson Sarina D sarina.d.singson at doj.state.or.us
Wed Jul 1 14:10:04 PDT 2015 

Have a happy and safe Independence Day!!!
MDT Weekly Email - June 29th, 2015
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Events and Resources
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Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Assault: Strategies to Strengthen Community Collaboration to Respond to Survivors' Needs

The prevalence of human trafficking across the country is widespread-spanning small, rural jurisdictions to sprawling cities-and affects both domestic and foreign-born children and adults. Because of the coercive and violent nature of human trafficking, it is common for victims to experience overlapping forms of victimization, particularly domestic violence and sexual assault. Yet, many survivors are unrecognized, criminalized, or do not receive adequate services to address their complex needs. How can multidisciplinary groups work together to identify survivors and direct them to services? How can key stakeholders enhance their capacity and collaboration to meet survivors' needs?

This five-part webinar series offers strategies, practical tips, case studies, and resources to help domestic violence and sexual assault service providers improve outcomes for human trafficking survivors. Each webinar highlights models for potential replication and features local and national subject matter experts.

Learning Objectives:

  *   Understand the overlap between human trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assault;
  *   Identify effective collaboration strategies that leverage culturally specific resources on behalf of survivors;
  *   Explore ways to effectively engage the justice system and community stakeholders and sustain involvement;
  *   Consider examples of partnerships to build agency capacity and enhance victim identification;
  *   Learn about examples of successful law enforcement collaborations;
  *   Identify court-based strategies to address the needs of trafficking victims and understand the role and significance of the court and judicial leadership in developing a response to human trafficking; and

  *   Explore strategies for promoting collaboration while protecting confidentiality.

Collaborating with Culturally Specific Organizations to End Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
July 9, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. EDT
Click Here<https://courtinnovation.ilinc.com/register/mjvzrsj> to register

Working Together Part I: Law Enforcement
August 13, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. EDT
Click Here<https://courtinnovation.ilinc.com/register/kfpykhs> to register

Working Together Part II: The Courts
September 24, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. EDT
Click Here<https://courtinnovation.ilinc.com/register/tybftbs> to register
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Webinar To Discuss Legal Challenges to Medical Testimony

July 20, 2015
2 to 3:30 p.m. ET

In collaboration with the National District Attorneys Association<http://www.ndaa.org/>, will present the webinar "Legal Challenges to Medical Testimony: Hearsay, Daubert and Other Critical Pretrial Motions.<https://events-na8.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1110525827/en/events/event/shared/default_template/event_landing.html?sco-id=1610475626>" Presenters will discuss the impact of pretrial motions and hearsay challenges to medical testimony and identify ways forensic nurses and other medical professionals can prepare to effectively testify at trial.
Resources:

Register<https://events-na8.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1110525827/en/events/event/shared/default_template/event_registration.html?sco-id=1610475626&_charset_=utf-8> for this free webinar.


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Synergy II: Impact of Domestic Violence on Children
July 27-29, 2015
Monarch Hotel in Clackamas

Click Here<http://www.niwrc.org/resources/training-technical-assistance/synergy> to register and view the agenda

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Information
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NEW NCAC VIRTUAL TRAINING CENTER COMING SOON!
Free webinars<http://www.nationalcac.org/online-training/webinars-main-page.html>- Live webinars, presented by subject matter experts on a wide variety of child maltreatment topics include a question and answer period at the end of the presentation.  Webinars address emerging issues and feature topics that support the adoption of evidence-based practices. Sessions last about one hour.  Live webinars are recorded and archived on our website so anyone can access them later at their convenience.

Free recorded trainings<http://www.nationalcac.org/events/online-training-courses.html>- video-recorded training sessions synched with a PowerPoint Presentation. With more than 40 courses to choose from, these sessions feature some of the most respected names in the field as faculty. The Recorded Trainings range in length from 1 hour to 3 ½ hours.

NCAC Virtual Training Center<http://www.ncacvtc.org/> (requires one-time registration to create a user ID and password)
Registration Instructions for online trainings<http://www.nationalcac.org/online-training/how-to-register.html>

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Animal Abuse And... Social Work
[cid:image005.emz at 01D0B405.5EEC8760]Online Toolkit Provides Social Workers
with Resources to Help Pet Owners in Crisis

Social workers receive extensive training to help people work through a variety of crisis situations. But when clients' companion animals are involved, many social workers feel helpless, having neither the tools nor the training to address what can be highly complex issues that affect their clients deeply.
Helping People and Pets in Crisis Toolkit<http://www.animalalliancenyc.org/wordpress/2015/05/online-toolkit-provides-social-workers-resources-help-pet-owners-crisis/> is a first-of-its-kind online resource for these front-line professionals. To resolve these situations, the Mayor's Alliance for New York City's Animals has published a comprehensive guide. The
Divided into six sections covering domestic violence, illness and hospitalization, homelessness, animal hoarding, pet relinquishment, and animal-assisted therapy, the Toolkit offers a comprehensive set of resources, assessment tools and promising interventions to address such situations as:
* A mentally challenged woman is evicted from her apartment but refuses to enter a shelter because it won't allow her three cats.
* An elderly man refuses urgent medical care because he has no one to look after his dog.
* A domestic violence victim returns to her abuser because he threatens to kill the family pet if she does not.

The Toolkit is an outgrowth of the Alliance's Helping Pets and People in Crisis program, spearheaded by Jenny Coffey, LMSW. Created in 2008, the program has helped in more than 1,000 individual cases in which New Yorkers faced life-challenging situations involving pets.

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Giving Voice to the Last Silent Victims

Training Summary


Male survivors of child sexual abuse are among the most underserved of all victim populations. Although as many as 1 in 6 boys may experience sexual abuse, the vast majority never reveal their abuse in time to seek a criminal justice response, and many go through adulthood without seeking counseling or assistance. Many are also burdened by myths, cultural limitations, expectations about masculinity, and other issues that keep them from seeking help. Working with male victims of sexual abuse at any age requires a thorough understanding of these dynamics so communication can proceed, healing can take place, and when possible, justice can be sought through either the civil or criminal process. This Webinar will address common dynamics associated with male victimization, common tactics that predators use against boys, and how these issues can be overcome.




Learning Objectives:




  *   Understand the unique issues associated with male child sexual abuse and how under-reporting and a lack of resources exacerbate the problem


  *   Identify strategies for developing rapport with male victims, supporting them as witnesses and survivors, and building solid cases for justice when appropriate


  *   Discuss resources for male survivors and how to access them


Training Materials
View Recording<https://ojjdptta.adobeconnect.com/_a1110525827/p9ron7p8zuh/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal>
View Transcript<https://www.nttac.org/media/trainingCenter/891/Transcript%20Giving%20Voice%20to%20the%20Last%20Silent%20Victims%20Webinar%2010-16-14_508%20comp_AC.pdf>
View Presentation<https://www.nttac.org/media/trainingCenter/891/PowerPoint%20for%20NDAA%20Male%20Victims%2010%2016%2014%20AR%20508C.pdf>


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Are Hospitals Screening for Animal Abuse?

Hospital and other healthcare personnel are routinely expected to screen for, and in many cases report, suspected child maltreatment, domestic violence and elder abuse. But how many human healthcare workers treating patients for dog bites inquire as to whether these other forms of family violence are co-occurring? And are hospital personnel treating domestic violence, child abuse and elder abuse cases inquiring as to whether any animal abuse may also be involved?
The National Link Coalition would like to know of any healthcare agencies that routinely include questions such as these in their intake or assessment protocols. The data are there to demonstrate such a need:
* As far back as 1983, researchers in New Jersey found that households marked by child abuse experienced 11 times more dog bites than the non-abusing population.
* A national study in 2013 reported that a history of animal abuse was present in 21.1% of fatal dog attacks over a 10-year period.
* A North Carolina study in 2014 reported that by the age of 10 a child has a 1-in-50 risk of a dog bite injury requiring a visit to an ER.
* Researchers in Ohio found that owners of "high-risk" dogs with vicious tendencies are 3 times more likely than the average pet owner to have been convicted for domestic violence and 9.1 times more likely to have been convicted for child abuse.

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