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2026 Conference Materials

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

Workshop Session #1

Session 1A: Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Traumatic Events

Presenter: Philinda Mindler, LCSW, Children and Families First

Session 1B: Cultura and Compassion: Supporting Latino Survivors

Presenters:  Francisca Moreno, DVS and Erin Muñoz, Domestic Violence Coordinating Council

Session 1C: Healing through Storytelling

Presenter: Tamara Thomas, LCPC, Transpire Wellness; Shawkeya Johnson; Dawn Z. Moore

Workshop Session #2

Session 2A: Making Friends & Breaking Down Silos: Practical tools for community collaboration

Presenter: Sonya Reaves, Dr. Carol B. Berz Family Justice Center

Session 2B: Understanding Delaware's Fatal Incident Review Team

Presenters: Lauren Cuevas, Family Court of the State of Delaware and Sara Paris, Domestic Violence Coordinating Council

Session 2C: Culturally-Informed Care: Best Practices for Serving Survivors

Presenter: Leah M. Forney, Purposely Faithfull

Workshop Session #3

Session 3A: Cultural Humility in Advocacy: Navigating Systems Without Losing Survivors

Presenters: Tamara Wilson, JD and Bailey Coco, Family Court of the State of Delaware

Session 3B: Fair Housing for Domestic Violence Advocates

Presenter: Nick Beard, Esq., Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.

Session 3C: Centering Survivorship and Fostering Wellness Practices for Healing and Resilience

Presenters: Pamela Jacobs, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

Keynote Presentation (Tuesday 5/5/26)

From Impact to SHIFT: Rewiring the Nervous System for Power, Choice, and Community Change

Presenter: Tara Gush, Kollective Shift

 

Workshop Session #4

Session 4A: Strength-Based Engagement: Practical, Trauma-Aware Tools for Advocates

Presenters: Rona Harris and VerRona Harris, LoveEtcetera: Wellness, Wisdom and Wealth, LLC

Session 4B: Collective Advocacy for Criminalized Survivors

Presenters: Cindene Pezzell, Esq., Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP)

Session 4C: The Advocate’s SHIFT: From Survival to Sustainable Strength

Presenter: Tara Gush, Kollective Shift

Workshop Session #5

Session 5A: Finding Yourself Within the Red Flag

Presenter: Dr. Nina Morales-Perez, ContactLifeline

Session 5B: How Gun Safety Policy Prevents Domestic Violence

Presenter: Traci Murphy, Coalition for a Safer Delaware

Session 5C: Trauma in Childhood: The Brain Architecture Game

Presenters: Dr. Ava Carcirieri and Amber Twyne, Delaware Alliance Against Sexual Violence

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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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