Each May, we observe Mental Health Awareness Month. It is a time to celebrate the resilience of people with mental health disabilities and honor their voices as they work to end stigma and increase access. This month also provides us with an opportunity to reflect on where we can improve our services to better serve them. Survivors of domestic and sexual violence with mental health disabilities still face significant barriers in seeking and receiving healing services, including more significant or…

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RTI International’s Outcomes for Human Trafficking Survivors Instrument is a user-friendly, excel-based tool that measures changes in feelings of safety, well-being, social connectedness, and self-sufficiency. The tool is relevant to programs serving minor and adult victims of sex and labor trafficking, and is available to service providers at no cost. This webinar will include: • A presentation describing the development and testing of the tool which can be used to measure service outcomes for human trafficking survivors; and, • A…

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The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) will host a 90-minute webinar on emerging trends and case studies that address protective factors for children. The webinar will also highlight identifying at-risk populations, including LGBTQIA2S+ youth, all-male youth, runaway and homeless youth, Native youth, and unaccompanied minors. Learning Objectives • Define “disconnected youth” and understand why they are at risk of human trafficking. • Discuss trauma- and survivor-informed strategies to reduce risk factors and increase protective factors for…

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The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) will host a 90-minute webinar on emerging trends and case studies that address protective factors for children. The webinar will also highlight identifying at-risk populations, including LGBTQIA2S+ youth, all-male youth, runaway youth, youth who are experiencing homelessness, Indigenous youth, and unaccompanied children. Learning Objectives • Define “disconnected youth” and understand how they are more at risk of experiencing human trafficking. • Discuss trauma- and survivor-informed strategies to reduce risk factors…

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This one-day training is for clinicians and others who are interested in learning about male survivors of sexual child abuse. Mike will present on the issues and needs of male survivors, useful and unhelpful therapy approaches, and concerns of professionals working with male survivors. This didactic training differs from Mike’s therapy group workshops for survivors, but non-clinicians are welcome to attend. Schedule for Mike Lew training, Friday June 4, 2021 Morning Session (9:00-12:15 including mid-morning break) • Introduction, presenter’s background…

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The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) will host a 90-minute webinar on emerging trends and case studies that address protective factors for children. The webinar will highlight how systems can better work with at-risk populations, including LGBTQIA2S+ youth, all-male youth, runaway youth, youth who are experiencing homelessness, Indigenous youth, and unaccompanied children. Learning Objectives • Understand how “disconnected youth” interact with systems. • Discuss trauma-informed and survivor-informed strategies that systems-based employees may use to reduce risk…

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In our first Innovations at the Intersection webinar, we will highlight the Survivor Support Packet, a support guide for survivors of sexual assault with disabilities. If you are looking for a tool to help you serve survivors with disabilities, the Survivor Support Packet, developed by and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in collaboration with the rest of the Mass Rights for Change team, may be what you are looking for! The Survivor Support Packet includes a list of…

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global problem that mental health professionals are guaranteed to encounter. This webinar will synthesize existing literature on how mental health professionals are prepared to support those experiencing IPV and discusses how an intersectional feminist framework can be applied in practice settings to confront the complexities of abuse.

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