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Join us on Friday, April 1 for a lunch and learn discussion with the Action Alliance staff and advocates on the art of debriefing. This is an open discussion for shelter advocates and a space to receive support and resources as we work together to continue serving survivors in shelter!
Join us on Thursday, April 14th from 10 am-12 pm for the second of our regional 2022 State and Local Partners’ meetings! This invitation is open to advocates, preventionists, and other partners serving survivors and/or supporting community education on healthy relationships in Tidewater. We will continue to hold virtual gatherings until we can be together … ›
Bring your lunch and join the Action Alliance’s Project for the Empowerment of Survivors (PES) for an informal lunch conversation. PES provides advice and information on a variety of legal issues to survivors. You’ll learn about the legal helpline, PES services, and how you can access these resources. Advocates will have the chance to ask … ›
Join The Action Alliance for our May Conference. It will be held virtually so you can join from wherever! Attendees will learn trauma informed principals that can be taken back and put into place in their agencies. Please plan to attend on May 11 and May 18. Cost is $125 per agency.
This training is open to advocates, reproductive health providers, and clinic staff. Through this training, participants will become familiar with the dynamics of sexual and reproductive coercion and learn the value of taking a trauma-informed, universal education approach to interactions with clients and patients. Participants will increase comfort and general understanding of reproductive health services … ›
Join us on Thursday, June 9th from 10 am-12 pm for the first of our statewide 2022 State and Local Partners meetings! This invitation is open to advocates, preventionists, and other partners serving survivors and/or supporting community education on healthy relationships. We will continue to hold virtual gatherings until we can be together safely again. … ›
In this ECHO program, staff at colleges, universities, and community colleges are invited to present challenging cases to each other, gather feedback and recommendations, and discuss new developments and best practices for primary prevention and peer educator programs. This isn’t another passive webinar! We use Zoom so that you can see each other and communicate … ›
Directors’ Forum Values-Based Messaging for Impact Thursday, June 9, 2022 2pm-4pm We’ve all seen the explosion of bills in other states as well as in Virginia that scapegoat communities (e.g. anti-immigrant and “don’t say gay” bills), limit access to reproductive health options, and bring forth a host of other outcomes that negatively impact survivors of … ›
The Culture Change Team at the Action Alliance will be hosting quarterly DO YOU Connection sessions where we will offer live program support. Each Connection session will also include a presentation from a local program staff who will present about their DO YOU experiences and share helpful tips with the DO YOU facilitator community. This … ›
Hey advocates! Know an Attorney who'd be interested in learning more about Trauma-Informed Lawyering? We'll discuss trauma and its impact on survivors and attorneys as well as explore how to respond to clients using a trauma-informed approach. This two-part series is geared towards lawyers working with survivors. It will be hosted virtually on July 8th … ›
Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Agencies
