New Webinar August 29th
Public Policy Exchange will be hosting a webinar on Tackling Intimate Partner and Domestic Violence in the United States: Creating strategies that promote social change and protection for victims which will take place on Thursday, August 29th 2024 from 9:30 AM — 1:00 PM PST.
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Confirmed Speakers
- Chelsea Lee Byers, Vice-Mayor of West Hollywood, California; Director of Programs and Partnership, Women’s Voices Now
- Ani Zonneveld, Founder, Muslims for Progressive Values
- Dr. Don Dutton, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia (UBC), Department of Psychology.
- Jennifer Rodriguez, Program Director, Florida Department of Children and Families
- Timothy Cordova, Police officer, Los Angeles Police Department
- Diana Dominguez, Domestic violence advocate, Domestic Abuse Response Team
Programme
- Analyze existing intimate partner and domestic violence policies and uncover any lack of inclusion.
- Discuss the lack of services provided for those in the LGBTQ+ community and lack of shelters for survivors based on sexual identity or orientation.
- Learn ways that healthcare workers might receive more policy awareness, education, and resources to help victims.
- Analyze current violence awareness campaigns and programs in schools and discuss ways to improve the level of prevention awareness among the youth.
- Discuss ways that lower-income communities and minority groups can attain access to services for victim and prevention awareness programs.
- Look at the impact that statistics in domestic violence have on implementing new legislative policies that have consequences for perpetrators.