Webinar: What Survivors Want You to Know: Talking to Survivors About Their Kids

Historically, service providers operated under the assumption that “if we take care of mom, the kids will be ok.” We now know this is not true. Children exposed to domestic violence are more likely to die by suicide, they are far more likely to commit domestic and community violence as adults, and they are abused or seriously neglected at a rate 1500% higher than the national average. Additionally, exposure to domestic violence causes the same kind of harm to a child’s mental health and learning as if the child had been physically abused. We must care for and address the needs of both the caregiving parent AND the kids. Join us for a 90-minute webinar as we learn from the perspective of adult survivors: What do they want to know about how exposure to domestic violence may impact their kids? What kinds of resources and services do they want for their kids? How do we make sure we are being kind-hearted as we talk to survivors about the experience of their kids?

Your Panelists:
Julie Bonn Blank
JoAnna Baanana
Lisbet Perez
Tracy Vineyard

Your Hosts:
Ken Shetter, National Director, Family Justice Center Alliance, Alliance for HOPE International
Mary Claire Landry, Director of Technical Assistance, Alliance for HOPE International