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2025 Conference Materials

The following materials and links have been provided by the conference presenters.

Keynote Presentation (Monday 5/5/25)

Building Thriving & Sustainable Anti-Violence Workplaces

Presenters: Tatiana Piper & Jackie Strohm, LSW, The SOAR Collective

Workshop Session #1

Session 1A: What I Have Learned from Abusive Men in 35 Years

Presenter: Juan Rodriguez, DVS, Turning Point at People's Place

Session 1B: How to Ask for Help

Presenters:  Joy Ingram & Nicole Crespi, RAFT (Resilience for Advocates through Foundational Training)

Session 1C: Brainstorming Prevention: Conceptualizing Gender-Based Violence as Hate Violence for Prevention Efforts

Presenter: Jennifer Kutney-Soper, LMSW, Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust, Delaware Department of Justice

Session 1D: Minding Our Own Emotional Business

Presenter: Yolanda Hall, Yolanda Speaks, LLC

Workshop Session #2

Session 2A: Closing the Gap: How Doulas Can Help Support DV Advocacy

Presenters: Amber Twyne and Zakiya Machado, Concrete Rose Holistic

Session 2B: Therapeutic Writing: Giving Voice & Healing Trauma

Presenters: Robbin Loonan, LPC & Samantha Dooley, LCSW

Session 2C: Hotspot Mapping to a World Without Violence: Community-Driven Violence Prevention

Presenter: Kristen Herman & Nick Silveri-Hiller, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Session 2D: From Surviving to Thriving: Building Resilient Anti-Violence Workplaces

Presenters: Tatiana Piper & Jackie Strohm, LSW The SOAR Collective

Workshop Session #3

Session 3A: Cultivating Resilience: Trauma-Informed Supervision in Action

Presenters: Shannon Fisch, LCSW & Kiera McGillivray, LMFT, Children & Families First

Session 3B: Students as Teachers: Lessons Learned from Youth through School-Based Prevention Programming

Presenter: Katie Miller & Sierra Webb, Turning Point at People's Place

Session 3C: Equity in Action: The Power of Inclusive Advocacy

Presenters: Neisha C. Himes, Neisha Christine Consulting

Keynote Presentation (Tuesday 5/6/25)

Financial Empowerment: Mapping Out a Safer Future

Moderator: Joe Myers, Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Panelists:

  • Tisha Jackson, CHILD, Inc.
  • Donna Johnson, CHILD, Inc.
  • Mark Olazagasti, YourMoney101
  • Kim Pentico, National Network to End Domestic Violence
Workshop Session #4

Session 4A: Healing from Urgency Culture: Creating a Sustainable Organizational Environment

Presenters: Nicole Crespi & Joy Ingram, RAFT (Resilience for Advocates through Foundational Training)

Session 4B: The Real Deal: Context from listening sessions with Black women living with HIV

Presenters: Diane Granberry & Robin Pereira, National Network to End Domestic Violence

Session 4C: Pay Equity as a Pathway to IPV Prevention: Advancing Economic Justice for Advocates and Survivors

Presenters: Kristen Herman & Aishwarya Sinha, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Session 4D: Building Bridges: Mapping Pathways to a World Without Violence

Presenters: Rev. Dr. Pamela Adams & Ms. Rona Harris, Faithful and Favored, Inc.

Workshop Session #5

Session 5A: "The Aftermath": Recovering from Trauma

Presenter: Kiera Pritchett, LCSW, Before & Afterthought Life Coaching

Session 5B: Housing Innovations for Survivors in Delaware

Presenters: Carielle Escalante & Elena Hampton-Stover, LCSW, National Network to End Domestic Violence

Session 5C: Deepening Our Economic Justice Work

Presenter: Kim Pentico, National Network to End Domestic Violence

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  • Alert! Computer use can be monitored.

    Computer Safety

    WARNING!

    If you are being stalked or abused, take steps to keep your abuser from knowing you are looking for help. Please use a safer computer, or call 911, one of Delaware's local hotlines at 302-762-6110 for New Castle County or 302-422-8058 for Kent & Sussex Counties , or the U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 and TTY 1-800-787-3224.

    EMERGENCY "QUICK ESCAPE" BUTTON

    There is a red Quick Escape button in the lower right-hand corner of every page on this website.
    Click this button if your abuser enters the room while you are viewing this website. It will close this website and redirect your browser to a neutral page.

    Clean up Your Online Path

    Internet Safety

    Everything you do online is recorded. It is IMPOSSIBLE to clear your tracks completely. Your computer stores hundreds of bits of information about everything you do with your computer, including information about which websites you've visited, your passwords, and what your emails say. An abuser can easily track the websites you visit or read your email messages.

    If you suspect your activities are being monitored, they probably are. Abusers are often controlling and want to know your every move. You don’t need to be a computer programmer or have special skills to monitor someone’s computer activities – anyone can do it and there are many ways to monitor your activities - even without having direct access to your computer. Using a separate computer is best, but you can protect yourself at home by familiarizing yourself with processes like private browsing, deleting your browser history, clearing your cache and deleting cookies.

    You can be tracked

    Your abuser can track your online actions – there is nothing you can do to remove your tracks completely. If you try to erase your tracks, your abuser might become suspicious.
    If you think you might be in danger, use a computer at a public library, internet cafe or a trusted friend’s house. If your abuser sends you email, do not open it on those computers.

    If you need help now, call 911 or the
    New Castle County Domestic Violence Hotline: 302-762-6110
    Kent & Sussex County Domestic Violence Hotline: 302-422-8058
    Kent & Sussex County Bi-lingual Domestic Violence Hotline: 302-745-9874
    US National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233
    US National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-4673
    US National Teen Dating Violence Helpline 1-866-331-9474

    Email Safety

    Email is not a safe or confidential way to communicate.

    Sending email is like sending a postcard through the mail. Anyone along the path can read what it says. If you need to talk to someone about the danger or abuse in your life, if possible, please call a hotline instead.

    If you must use email to discuss your situation we suggest you use an account that your abuser doesn't know about. Set up a new account with a free email service like hotmail, yahoo, or gmail.

    Password Safety

    Be smart about passwords to keep your abuser out of your accounts.

    DO NOT use a name or password that contains any identifying information (no names, nicknames, initials, birthdates, zipcodes, etc.) Instead use a name and password that contains a random mix of letters, CAPITAL letters and numbers (for example, HJ3v67Tn) -

    Make sure you can remember the user name and password. If you must write it down somewhere, put it in a place your abuser is unlikely to find it.

    If the computer asks if you would like it to save your password or login information tell it NO.

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