Restoring and Promoting Resilience: Responsive Practices for Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

According to the United Nations, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is one of the most common forms of violence against women globally and is associated with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance use disorder. The mental health challenges of individuals who have experienced or are currently experiencing IPV and who have immigrated to the U.S. are compounded by historical trauma, fears around documentation status and consequences enforced by federal and local immigration and law enforcement authorities, and a landscape of ever-changing policies — including increasingly restrictive responses to the spread of pandemics, which can be further destabilizing. This 90-minute webcast will feature Carole Warshaw (MD), Director, and Gabriela Zapata-Alma, Director of Policy and Practice for Domestic Violence and Substance Use at the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health, Mona Muro, Policy Coordinator, Texas Council on Family Violence, and Letty Manzano, Sexual Assault Services Coordinator, Houston Area Women’s Center, all of whom are experts in the fields of intimate partner violence, service provision for immigrant and refugee communities, and trauma. They will provide an overview of the issues confronting immigrant women survivors of IPV at the local, state, and national levels and will discuss best practices for restoring and promoting resilience in times of uncertainty.

Starts: Apr 10, 2020 11:30 am
Ends: Apr 10, 2020 1:00 pm
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