Health and Mental Health

Ariel Ervin, Co-manager on the Law Enforcement Victim Specialist Project requested assistance with developing a Human Trafficking pamphlet for their sites to personalize and handout to victims. Quauhtli Olivieri Herra and Katie Rossomondo provided support in development by reviewing and modifying the handout.

This webinar will address how to implement and adapt trauma-informed practices across school settings. During these unprecedented times, the social and emotional well-being of our students, parents, teachers, and administrators is of critical importance.

Utah's UTIP asked us to review a module for training Healthcare Providers. The IACP team and AEquitas reviewed the module, gave feedback on slides, and provided further resources and referrals that may help them further develop this training module.

Kayleigh reached out with a forwarded question regarding any guidance SAKI TTA might have on conducting victim notifications during the national situation with Covid-19. Albuquerque is concerned that conducting victim notifications during this time of uncertainty isn't the best idea. They would like to keep the best interest of the victims in mind and re-traumatizing them during a time that is already concerning, even outside of being a sexual assault victim, could make the situation even worse.

Kayleigh reached out with a forwarded question regarding any guidance SAKI TTA might have on conducting victim notifications during the national situation with Covid-19. Albuquerque is concerned that conducting victim notifications during this time of uncertainty isn't the best idea. They would like to keep the best interest of the victims in mind and re-traumatizing them during a time that is already concerning, even outside of being a sexual assault victim, could make the situation even worse.

Kayleigh reached out with a forwarded question regarding any guidance SAKI TTA might have on conducting victim notifications during the national situation with Covid-19. Albuquerque is concerned that conducting victim notifications during this time of uncertainty isn't the best idea. They would like to keep the best interest of the victims in mind and re-traumatizing them during a time that is already concerning, even outside of being a sexual assault victim, could make the situation even worse.

Kayleigh reached out with a forwarded question regarding any guidance SAKI TTA might have on conducting victim notifications during the national situation with Covid-19. Albuquerque is concerned that conducting victim notifications during this time of uncertainty isn't the best idea. They would like to keep the best interest of the victims in mind and re-traumatizing them during a time that is already concerning, even outside of being a sexual assault victim, could make the situation even worse.

One-day training for local law enforcement and prosecutors on DV-related trauma, state and local partnerships, and improved prosecution; goal is better attendee understanding of these issues that can be taken back home and employed in south central PSN team DV reduction strategies.

CJI staff, along with national victims' advocate Anne Seymore, hosted three Victims' Roundtables, one in Jackson on October 30, one in Nashville on October 31 and one in Knoxville on November 1. During the roundtables, CJI staff presented key data findings from the Data and System Assessment Presentation given earlier in the month and participants discussed gaps in the system. The goal of the roundtables was to receive input from the victims' perspective to help inform the policy development process and achieve buy-in from victims' rights groups.

On December 18, 2019 the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) hosted an online task force welcome and project orientation call for the 7 BJA grantees from the Category 2 FY2019 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) BJA/OVC-funded human trafficking task forces.