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2023 Conference Materials

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

Keynote Presentation

Bringing it all together: Centering liberation in our healing practices

Presenter: Vanessa Timmons, Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

  • Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence and America’s Prison Nation (NYU Press, 2012) by Beth Richie
Workshop Session #1

Session 1A: Domestic Violence and COVID-19: Coalition Leaders' Perspectives on System Impacts

Presenters: Lauren Camphausen, Ruth Fleury-Steiner, and Sarah Wells, University of Delaware

Session 1B: The Elephant in the Room: Addressing Implicit Biases

Presenters: Shannon Fisch and Kiera McGillivray, Children & Families First

Session 1C: The Violence Against Women Act: 2022 Reauthorization-Expansions for Survivors

Presenter: D. Fox, National Network to End Domestic Violence

Workshop Session #2

Session 2A: Domestic Violence and Firearms

Presenter: Traci Manza Murphy, Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence

Session 2B: Mythbusters: Islamic Perspectives on Gender, Marriage, Divorce, and Domestic Violence

Presenter: Dr. Denise Ziya Berte, Peaceful Families Project

Session 2C: Making Sense of Housing for DV Survivors

Presenters: Nick Beard, Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Caitlin Del Collo, Delaware State Housing Authority; Tony Sierzega, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.

Plenary Session: Monday 5/1/23

Do Ask, Do Tell: Gathering Data to Provide Affirming & Inclusive Services to the LGBTQIA+ Community

Presenter: Jess Harman, Consultant

Opening Plenary: Tuesday 5/2/23

Decolonizing, Redefining, and Reclaiming Individual Healing and Collective Care

Presenter: Meghna Bhat, PhD

Workshop Session #3

Session 3A: Using Storytelling to Destigmatize Sexual and Reproductive Health and Strengthen Supportive Factors

Presenter: Meghna Bhat, PhD

  • Handout- Session 3A

Session 3B: Dream Studies: How to Deal with Trauma Dreams

Presenters: Lea Sevey and Vanessa Timmons, Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Session 3C: Supporting Survivors through Access to Reproductive Care

Presenter: Nick Beard, Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Workshop Session #4

Session 4A: Putting Advocacy & Prevention into Action through Economic Justice

Presenters: Brooke Ophardt and Shelby Statham, Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Session 4B: Understanding the GEMs (Get Experience in Mindfulness)

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

Session 4C: Navigating a DV Case through the Criminal Justice System

Presenters: Jenn Kutney-Soper, Delaware Dept. of Justice; Melissa Pennachi, Newark Police Dept.; Erin Young, Delaware Dept. of Correction

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    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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