Keeping it Simple: Promising Practices in Shelter Rule Reduction Shelter rules and guidelines… a topic frequently revisited and yet can seem continuously difficult to manage. As noted in the VAWnet ‘Conflict Resolution Tools for Domestic Violence Shelter Staff’, “Shelter advocates themselves may feel that the lines between structures and rules designed originally to be protective and those that are unnecessarily restrictive have become blurred. Fortunately, an increasing number of domestic violence programs have initiated internal critiques… Continue Reading Violence Free Colorado’s Brown Bag Series #12

Come learn about this innovative approach with us. The lethality assessment protocol (LAP) is a collaborative tool used in domestic violence cases to immediately get the victim in touch with domestic violence victim advocate services and counseling. The immediacy of that contact has been shown to dramatically reduce risk of homicide or serious injury to the victim in the future. The LAP has been in used in Johnson County, KS since 2011 and since then,… Continue Reading Lethality Assessment Protocol Training

Come learn about this innovative approach with us. The lethality assessment protocol (LAP) is a collaborative tool used in domestic violence cases to immediately get the victim in touch with domestic violence victim advocate services and counseling. The immediacy of that contact has been shown to dramatically reduce risk of homicide or serious injury to the victim in the future. The LAP has been in used in Johnson County, KS since 2011 and since then,… Continue Reading Lethality Assessment Protocol Training

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

Join Violence Free Colorado's Lydia Waligoski and CCASA's Raana Simmons as they present information to get you ready to participate in the advocacy education efforts for the 2016 Legislation session and beyond. We will be answering such daunting questions as what is the difference between advocacy and lobbying? Can I do it if I work for a nonprofit? Why should I take the time to do such things? Participants will have the opportunity to ask… Continue Reading Brown Bag: Legislative Advocacy 101

Join Violence Free Colorado's Executive Director, Amy Miller, and Communications and Membership Director, Amy Pohl, for our February Brown Bag session! This discussion on confidentiality and privilege comes in response to questions from our members and partners regarding the differences between privacy, confidentiality, and privilege. We hope that this session will help answer these questions and address concerns regarding the obligations and challenges to maintaining confidentiality and privilege and provide you with an opportunity to ask related questions. We will… Continue Reading Brown Bag: Confidentiality and Privilege for Advocates

The impact of trauma can be far-reaching and enduring. This webinar gives an overview of understanding what trauma is both in terms of what kinds of experiences can lead to trauma and what is happening within the nervous system of the individual. Signs and symptoms of trauma are reviewed along with an introduction to what it means to be trauma-informed.