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Annual Conference

September 9–11, 2020

Domestic Violence Solutions Conference | Community, Confidentiality & Resilience

September 9–11, 2020

VIRTUAL :: REGISTER TODAY

We're excited to announce the second joint conference venture between the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition and the Utah Association for Domestic Violence Treatment. Working collaboratively on the conference maximizes our ability to identify and implement a more holistic approach to ending violence in our communities. 

We look forward to this unique VIRTUAL opportuinty to connect with professionals from a variety of disciplines.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Day One | Creating Coordinated Community Responses (CCRs)

Experts from Battered Women's Justice Project will lead a keynote and moderate a panel with other national experts focused on the what, when and how of coordinating community resources.


Day Two | Federal and State Confidentiality Requirements/Collaboration

Alicia Aiken from The Confidentiality Institute will address federal and state confidentiality requirements, as well as the importance of collaboration with respect across professions.

Understanding ‘systems’ better and the role confidentiality plays within systems will also be a core focus of the second day. 

Day Three | Building Community Resilience

Jerry Tello of National Compadres Network will address how we can build strong communities, which in turn will build strong family relationships. Jerry has dedicated his efforts to addressing systems and community transformational healing from the effects of racial inequity and internalized oppression. His ideology is based on a belief that individuals and communities have culturally-based knowledge and wisdom that can prevent and heal the pain of relationship/community violence and racial injustice.

Information and Registration:

conference.usu.edu/dvsolutions

Who Should Attend?

Advocates, law enforcement officials, attorneys, healthcare providers, homeless service providers, behavioral and mental health specialists who serve and/or interact with survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence (IPV). 

Sponsored in part by Utah State University (USU) Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology, and Utah Division of Child and Family Services.

Our Impact in 2020

January 1-December 31

  • The Allstate Foundation grant helps us create safety and security for domestic violence survivors through financial empowerment.

  • At Amethyst Center for Healing we are dedicated to helping individuals, families, and communities recover from trauma and abuse, so that we may all live peaceful, empowered lives.

  • Canyon Creek Services provides free and confidential services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Iron, Beaver and Garfield Counties.

  • CAPSA is a non-profit domestic violence, sexual abuse, and rape recovery center serving Cache County and the Bear Lake area.

  • The DOVE Center is the only area agency providing safe-shelter, crisis intervention, and prevention for clients who have been victimized by violence in their home – whether by a family member or cohabitant – that also serves victims of rape and sexual assault.

  • Founded in 1922, Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake is a non-profit organization that promotes safety, stability and self-sufficiency for low income families and individuals, as well as victims of domestic violence, through effective, efficient legal advocacy and assistance.

  • New Hope Crisis Center has been serving Box Elder County for 30 years. Our mission is to provide all-inclusive, integrated, victim-centered services to stabilize and support individuals, families, and our community.

  • Our organization advocates for victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual assault, and the homeless. Serving people in Sevier, Piute, Millard, Sanpete and Wayne counties of Utah.

  • Peace House is dedicated to ending family violence and abuse through education, outreach, support services, and safe housing.

  • Originally founded in 1984 as The Center for Women and Children in Crisis, The Refuge Utah has been in continuous operation for 33 years. Our mission is to provide a caring, advocating, safe, and educationally based environment for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

  • Safe Harbor, a non-profit organization, provides shelter, supportive services and advocacy to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, as well as education, awareness and resources to our community.

  • Established in 1990, Seekhaven assists survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault rebuild their lives. Serving Grand County and Southeastern Utah, Seekhaven provides a wide range of essential services including client advocacy, emergency shelter, and transition assistance.

  • South Valley Services is a domestic violence service provider in West Jordan, Utah. We provide safe shelter and supportive services to women, men and their children who have been impacted by domestic violence.

  • Timpanogos Legal Center provides free legal advice and legal document preparation for victims of domestic violence and low-income persons.

  • Preserve the heritage. Enhance the wellbeing. Strengthen the future of the People.

  • Our Mission: To help families of homicide victims receive hope, justice, and healing.

  • Utah Legal Services (ULS) is a nonprofit law office incorporated in 1976 committed to making equal justice a reality by providing free legal help in non-criminal cases to low-income Utahns.

  • Cycling club dedicated to ending child abuse.

  • YCC Family Crisis Center is a domestic violence shelter and rape crisis center provide services 24/7 to victims and their children.

  • Today, the YWCA is Utah’s most comprehensive provider of family violence services; our programs include walk-in services and a crisis line, emergency shelter, transitional housing, children’s programs, and a vast array of supportive services.

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