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यदि आप घर पर सुरक्षित हैं (Are You Safe At Home? Hindi) [pdf]

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  • February 20, 2020: “THE U VISA AS A CRIME-FIGHTING TOOL: How Certification Improves Domestic and Sexual Violence Investigations and Prosecutions” (Webinar)
  • February 22, 2017: Immigrant Access to Federally Assisted Housing (Webinar and Materials)
  • February 24, 2014: “Helping Survivors in Crisis: Hands On Training for Advocates and Attorneys on Trauma-Informed Work with Immigrant Women Who Are Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault” (Webinar)
  • February 24, 2017: “Enhanced Safety Planning for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence” (Webinar)
  • February 26, 2018: “Law Enforcement Working with Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Rural Communities: Part I U and T Visa Certification” (Webinar)
  • February 27, 2011: Media, PA “Building Law Enforcement Capacity to Serve Immigrant Victims: U-Visa Certification Training”
  • February 5, 2015: “VAWA Confidentiality: Understanding the Three Safeguards and Limited Discovery Exceptions When Advocating for Survivors in Family and Criminal State Courts” (Webinar)
  • February 5, 2021: Addressing Domestic Violence: Trauma-Informed Practice in a Remote Service Context
  • February 6, 2020: “In Accordance with the Law: When Your Victim or Witness Speaks Limited English” (Webinar)
  • February 7, 2016: National Sheriffs Association Washington, DC
  • Giving Tuesday 2021
  • Honolulu, Hawaii May 2024 Training Materials
  • IAFN SAFE webinar
  • ICJR “How NIWAP’s Training and Technical Assistance Can Support Your Work with Immigrant Crime Victim Survivors” (Dec. 07, 2022)
  • Jan. 30, 2019: Orlando, FL “OVW Improving Criminal Justice Responses Grant Program Orientation”
  • January 10-2022 – Representing Workers at the Intersections of Immigration and Sex Harassment
  • January 12, 2018: Miami, FL “Promoting Just Outcomes When Immigration Issues Arise In State Court Proceedings”
  • January 16-18, 2018: Washington, DC “Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking Assistance Grant Program” and “Legal Assistance for Victims” FY2017 Grantee Orientation
  • January 30, 2020: “Best Practices and Tools That Build the Capacity of Adult Protective Services to Serve Immigrant Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims” (Webinar)
  • January 31, 2014: “State Courts and the Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children Training” (Webinar)
  • January 31, 2018: “Support Your Work With Immigrant Survivors with NIWAP”s Technical Assistance and Project” (Webinar)
  • Judiciary of Hawaii and Center for Justice Innovation Webinar: Immigration Issues in Family Court (January 12, 2024)
  • July 10, 2017: Madison, WI “Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
  • July 11, 2012: St. Paul, MN “National Call to Action: Institute and Conference” for the Women of Color Network”
  • July 12, 2010: Barriers to Success in U Visas For Immigrant Victims Portsmouth, New Hampshire
  • July 13, 2015: “State Court Findings for Abused Youth Seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status” (Webinar)
  • July 15-16, 2019: Columbia, MO “Legal Protections and Help for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence and Their Children: The Central Role of Advocates and Attorneys”
  • July 17, 2011: Alexandria, VA “Building Law Enforcement Capacity to Serve Immigrant Victims”
  • July 17, 2017: Washington, D.C. “Unaccompanied Minors and Immigration”
  • July 17, 2023 Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota – U and T Visas for Immigrant Victims of Crime and Trafficking: Best Practices in Responding to, Investigating and Prosecuting Cases Involving Immigrant Crime Victims — including Cases of Domestic and Sexual Violence
  • July 18, 2011: “Law Enforcement Use of the U Visa” (Podcast)
  • July 18, 2011: Washington, DC “Fighting Trafficking in Persons and Violence Against Women”
  • July 18, 2017: Washington, D.C. “National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference Workshop: A Shifting Landscape: Undocumented and Documented Immigrants”
  • July 19, 2021: New Mexico’s Twelfth Judicial District Attorney’s Office
  • July 20, 2021: “Best Practices to Support Immigrant Victims, and Increase Participation in the Criminal Justice System”
  • July 21, 2020: “What Family and Child Welfare Judges Need to Know: Legal Options for Immigrant Adult, Teen and Child Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence” (Webinar)
  • July 23, 2018: Denver, CO: “Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Latest Tips, Tools, Bench Book, and Best Practices for Judges”
  • July 24, 2017 – California Rural Legal Assistance Training: “Immigrant Access to Federally Assisted Housing”
  • July 28, 2021: VAWA Unit Vermont Service Center Training
  • July 29, 2015: New Orleans, LA “Community of Responders: A Holistic Approach to Immigrant Survivors of Abuse”
  • July 30, 2019: Orlando, FL NCJFCJ 82nd Annual Conference “State Court Cases Involving Immigrant Crime Victims and Immigrant Children: Custody, Discovery and U Visa Certification By Judges”
  • July 30, 2020: “Best Practices for Screening and Serving Immigrant Victims of Crime: A Webinar for Victim Advocates” (Webinar)
  • July 31, 2012: Denver, CO “Helping Immigrant Survivors: Options and Challenges in an Age of Immigration Enforcement”
  • July 8, 2016: Washington, DC “Barriers to Accessing Services: Trauma Informed Approach to Serving Survivors of Domestic Abuse”
  • July 8, 2020: Q& A with the Victim Rights Law Center “Best Practices for Working with Immigrant Survivors of Sexual Assault”
  • July 9, 2019: “What Courts Want to Know, What Role Can Courts Play Regarding Detained Immigrant Children and Parents” (Webinar)
  • July 9, 2020: “Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium COVID-19, Housing, Health Care, Benefits and Victims”
  • June 13, 2017 “Immigration: Creating a Culture of Social Equity for Immigrant Women and Children”
  • June 14, 2013: DHS Blue Campaign Trafficking PSA “Crash”
  • June 15, 2018: Wilmington, DE “2018 DSBA Bench and Bar Conference Workshop: Best Practices In State Court Cases: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status”
  • June 17, 2021: “The U and T Visa: A Tool to Support Victims, Communities, and Increase Participation in the Criminal Justice System” (Webinar)
  • June 20, 2017 “Enhancing Safety for Immigrant Survivors: Legal Rights to Immigration, Public Benefits and Family Law Protections”
  • June 20, 2019: “Part 3: Legal Protections When Child Victims Are Immigrants: The Judge’s Role” (Webinar)
  • June 2022 Recordings – Two Part Series April 13, 2022 Webinar: Understanding Helpfulness for U Visa Certification and the Ongoing Assistance Requirement
  • June 22, 2012: Richmond, VA “Protection Order Conference”
  • June 22, 2017 “Enhancing Safety for Immigrant Survivors: Immigration Relief, Custody, Public Benefits and Family Law Protections” Providence RI
  • June 24, 2019: St. Paul, MN “Law Enforcement & Prosecution Best Practices: Immigrant Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
  • June 25, 2016: Minneapolis, MN “Nuts and Bolts of U Visa for Undocumented Victims of Crime: A Case Study”
  • June 26, 2013: Providence, RI “Serving Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault: Best Practices”
  • June 27, 2018: “VAWA Confidentiality and Protections for Rural Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence with Praxis” (Webinar)
  • June 28, 2011: Las Vegas, NV
  • June 28, 2012: Worcester, MA “Advocacy for Immigrant Survivors in an Age of Immigration Enforcement” and “New Department of Homeland Security Policies and Immigrant Victims: From Secure Communities to the DHS Role in Victim Protection”
  • June 3, 2011: Spokane, Washington “Building Law Enforcement Capacity to Serve Immigrant Victims”
  • June 5, 2018: Sandestin, FL “What State Courts Need to Know About Immigration and Why: Human Trafficking and Family Violence”
  • June 5, 2019: Portland, Oregon “Access to Justice for All Victims: Language Access and Meaningful Collaborations”
  • June 6-7, 2018: Albuquerque, NM “New Mexico Judicial Conclave” Workshops on SIJS, U visas and Issues that Arise in Family Court Cases Involving Immigrant Children and Crime Victims
  • June 9-10, 2011: Atlanta, GA “Training for Immigration Lawyers: The Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Family Violence” and “The Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Family Violence: What You Need to Know Today to Help Victims and Their Children”
  • Know Your Rights Seminar for Afghan Women in the U.S. (March 29, 2022) and Question and Answer with Experts Session (May 6, 2022)
  • Lake County, IL: “What’s Immigration Got To Do With It? Prosecuting Cases Involving Immigrant Victims of Crime” (June 8, 2022)
  • LAV Grantee Orientation “Legal Options for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence: How NIWAP’s and ASISTA’s Technical Assistance Can Support Your Work LAV Grantee Orientation” (Dec. 08, 2022)
  • Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Roundtables
  • Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Roundtables Materials Repository
  • Lebanon, NH – Law Enforcement Best Practices: Responding to, Investigating and Prosecuting Cases of Noncitizen Victims of Domestic and Sexual – September 27, 2022
  • March – August 2022 Serving Immigrant Survivors Best Practices Webinar and Office Hours Series
  • March 11, 2011: Laguna Beach, CA “Immigration Law Protections for Immigrant Victims of Violence Against Women Act: The Intersection with Family Courts and Child Custody”
  • March 15, 2011: San Antonio, TX “Building Law Enforcement Capacity to Serve Immigrant Victims”
  • March 15, 2017: Honolulu, HI “Building a Safety Net for Immigrant Victims: Eligibility for Public Benefits, Housing, Confidentiality and More”
  • March 15, 2019: “Judicial Training Network” Orlando, FL
  • March 17, 2016: Albuquerque, NM “Keynote:Best Practices and Collaborations That Promote Safety for Immigrant Crime Victims” and “Workshop: Immigrant Survivors Legal Rights, Options and Opportunities Under Family Law and Public Benefits Laws”
  • March 17, 2017: Honolulu, HI “Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
  • March​ ​18-19,​ ​2019:​ ​Las Vegas, NV​ ​”National Conference of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Annual Conference” (SJI and Judicial Training Network)
  • March 19, 2014: “Trauma-Informed Care, Part 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Immigration Story Writing Intervention” (Webinar)
  • March 19, 2018: San Diego, CA “National Conference of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Juvenile Justice Conference”
  • March 2, 2018: Boston, MA “Legal Protections against Deportation and Removal of Immigrant Crime Victims”
  • March 20, 2018: “Law Enforcement Working with Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Rural Communities: Part II Improving Language Access” (Webinar)
  • March 23, 2021: “Expanding the Toolbox for Children in Immigrant Families: Tips and Tools for Child Welfare and Children’s Courts” (Webinar)
  • March 23, 2021: “In Accordance with the Law: When Your Victim or Witness Speaks Limited English” (Webinar)
  • March 25, 2015: Sykesville, MD “The Use of the T Visa and U Visa to Improve Law Enforcement’s Work with Immigrant Victims. Training for law enforcement, prosecutors, and other U visa certifiers”
  • March 26-27, 2018: Portland, OR “Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access, and the U & T Visa
  • March 26, 2011: Crystal City, VA “Health Care Reform: What Women Got, What Women Want and What Women Need”
  • March 28, 2011: Washington, DC “Effect of Anti-Immigrant Legislation and Times on Immigrant Women and Immigrant Victims of Violence Against Women”
  • March 29,2017: Maryland State Bar Association Conference Family Law University Seminar
  • March 30-31, 2016: Akron & Youngstown, OH “Expanding Legal Representation of Immigrant Survivors in Immigration and Family Law”
  • March 7, 2017: Albuquerque, NM “Advocacy in Action 2017: Promoting Immigrant Victim and Detective Safety Through Best Practices: Language Access and Crime Victims Visas”
  • March 9, 2018: “An Overview of U.S. Immigration Law” Judicial Training Network (Webinar)
  • March/April 2022 Webinar Series Part I: Best Practices to Support Immigrant Victims and Increase Participation in the Criminal Justice System (March 31, 2022) & Part II: Legal Rights of Immigrant Survivors: Immigration Relief and Public Benefits (April 28, 2022) Middlesex County, NJ
  • Maryland Judicial College: Immigration Today: SIJS, VAWA, T Visas and U Visas 
  • Maryland Judicial College: When Federal Immigration Law and State Family Laws Intersect: The Impact of Immigration Laws on State Family Court Proceedings (August 16, 2022)
  • May 11-12, 2017: “2017 Crime Victim Law Conference Plenary” Seattle Washington
  • May 11, 2018: Chicago, IL “3rd Annual Modern-Day American Worker Conference Panel: Gender, Work, and Immigration Status: Immigration Relief for Labor-Based Crimes and Human Trafficking”
  • May 11, 2018: Gender, Work, and Immigration Status: Immigration Relief for Labor-Based Crimes and Human Trafficking
  • May 12, 2017: California Immigration Legal Assistance Project (CILAP) Training
  • May 14, 2018: New Orleans, LA “Voices from the Margins: Immigrant Advocacy” WOCN State STOP Administrators and Coalitions Conference
  • May 14, 2019: “Part 2: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status – Best Practices of Drafting Findings” (Webinar)
  • May 2021 Conference on Crimes Against Women “Legal Rights of Domestic and Sexual Violence Survivors: Victim Services, Public Benefits, and Housing”
  • May 2021 Conference on Crimes Against Women “The U Visa: A Tool to Support Victims, Communities, and Increase Participation in the Criminal Justice System”
  • May 26, 2015: Washington, DC “Helping Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Options and Challenges in Seeking Relief”
  • May 6, 2016: “Advocates’ Introduction to Gender-Based Asylum for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault” (Webinar)
  • May 6, 2021: “Achieving Equal Justice for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in Family Courts” (Webinar)
  • May 7, 2020: “Auto-Petición VAWA: Protección para inmigrantes sobrevivientes de maltrato por parte de sus familiares que son ciudadanos o residentes permanentes” (Seminario Web)
  • National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) National Multidisciplinary Conference on Domestic Violence: Breaking the Cycle of Violence (October 24-28, 2022)
  • National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project Conference
  • National Judicial Network & HHS’ Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) 2023 Sessions
  • National Judicial Network Peer-to-Peer Forum – HHS’ Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) Answers Questions on Identifying and Reporting Child Trafficking Victims (May 2, 2023)
  • National Judicial Network Peer-to-Peer Forum – Let’s Put Science First: Assessing Predatory Helpfulness and Coercive Control to More Accurately Understand Domestic Abuse and Sex Trafficking (April 4, 2023)
  • National Judicial Network Peer-to-Peer Forum – What Judges Need to Know: Adoption of Foreign-Born Children (June 6, 2023)
  • National Judicial Network Peer-to-Peer Forum (November 7, 2023): Encountering Immigrant Child Trafficking Victims in Court: The Court’s Role & Tips, Tools, and Steps Courts Can Take
  • National Judicial Network Peer-to-Peer Forum (September 12, 2023): Using Public Benefits Map & Charts to Improve State Court Orders in Crime Victim Cases
  • National Judicial Network Peer-to-Peer Session – Ensuring Judicial Safety: Strategies to Protect Judges and Court Staff (February 6, 2024)
  • National Judicial Network Peer-to-Peer Session – What Any Court Can Do: Your Role When You Encounter Victims of Human Trafficking (May 7, 2024)
  • National Judicial Network Peer-to-Peer Session – What Judges Need to Know About the New T-Visa Regulations (June 11, 2024)
  • National Judicial Network Peer-to-Peer Session – You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know: Surprising Information Every Family Court Judge Needs to Know About Immigration Law (March 5, 2024)
  • National Judicial Network Peer-to-Peer Sessions – Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Confidentiality: Criminal and Family Case Discovery (October 1 & Nov. 12, 2024)
  • National Judicial Network Webinar – Protecting Against Vicarious Trauma: Tools and Strategies for Providers Working with Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Trafficking (January 31, 2023)
  • National Judicial Network Webinar – Trafficking of Native Youth, Children, and Adults: Promising Practices and Response Strategies (July 16, 2024)
  • National Judicial Network Webinar (December 8, 2023) – Let’s Put Science First: Assessing Predatory Helpfulness and Coercive Control to More Accurately Understand Domestic Abuse and Sex Trafficking
  • National Judicial Network Webinar (October 10, 2023) – Identifying Human Trafficking in Domestic Violence Relationships: How OTIP Letters and Certifications Can Enhance Access to Public Benefits and Services for Survivors of Trafficking and Their Children
  • National Judicial Network Webinar Series – Adoptions and Immigration Relief for Foreign-Born Children (2024)
  • National Judicial Network: Immigrant Victims of Human Trafficking, Identification, Immigration Relief, and the Court’s Role – Presentation at the NCJFCJ Juvenile Justice Conference Pittsburgh (March 14, 2022)
  • Naturalization of VAWA, SIJS, U and T Visa Recipient Survivors: TTA from USCIS and NIWAP (September 23, 2022)
  • NCJFCJ Annual Conference Workshop: Afghan Refugees Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence: What Courts Need to Know and Judicial Leadership Opportunities (July 19, 2022) National Judicial Network Peer-to-Peer Forum Afghan Refugees – What Courts Need to Know and the Role Judges Can Play (March 1st, 2022)
  • NCJFCJ Conference on Juvenile Justice (Cleveland, OH) – Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Cases: Policy Updates and Considerations for Juvenile and Family Court Judges presented with USCIS (March 18, 2024)
  • New Mexico DV Commissioner/Hearing Officer Seminar: Special Issues in Family/Children’s Court for Immigrant Domestic & Sexual Violence Victims (November 4, 2022)
  • New Mexico Supreme Court Issues Order Against Disclosure of Immigration-Related Information of Noncitizen Crime Victims (May 7, 2024)
  • NIWAP Brochure
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  • Nov. 22, 2019: Language Access Requirements and Effective Strategies to Remove Barriers for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Survivors (Webinar)
  • Nov. 30, 2018: U Visa Certifications and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: The Judge’s Role (Webinar)
  • November 10, 2021: “Enhancing Safety Planning and Immigrant Survivors’ Access to Immigration Relief and Public Benefits and Services in West Virginia” (Webinar) AND December 8, 2021: “Immigrant Survivors and Their Children: Assisting Survivors With Immigration Case Filings and Addressing Issues That Arise in Family Court Cases” (Webinar)
  • November 14-15, 2012: OVW Grantee Training Atlanta, GA
  • November 15, 2013: “Researcher/Practitioner Collaboration: Strategies for Successful Implementation” (Webinar)
  • November 15, 2018: “Custody for Abused Immigrants: Tips, Tools and Best Practices” (Webinar)
  • November 19, 2019: New Orleans, LA “Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims and the U Visa: Law Enforcement Best Practices Technical Assistance Overview
  • November 19, 2020: Refugees and Migrants: International Virtual Summit Domestic/Family Violence in the COVID-19 Era”
  • November 2, 2017: Protection Of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children Trainings for Judges and for Police, Prosecutors and Court Advocates – Peoria, IL (11/2/17)
  • November 20, 2014: Salt Lake City, UT “State Courts and the Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children”
  • November 21, 2019: In Accordance with the Law: When Your Victim Witness Speaks Limited English (Webinar)
  • November 21, 2019: Washington State “U Visa Certification By Judges: Legislative/Regulatory History and Judicial Ethics” (Webinar)
  • November 21, 2024 – Virginia Beach, Virginia: Improving Access to Justice for Immigrant Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
  • November 23, 2015: “ABC’s of Language Access Advocacy” (Webinar)
  • November 29-20, 2013: Jacksonville, FL “Responding to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Promising Practices and Collaborations for Police and Prosecutors”
  • November 29, 2024 – Ipswich, UK: Journey of Migrant Women’s Justice in the United States – Plenary
  • November 3, 2014: “And Legal Services for All: New 2014 Legal Services Corporation Regulations Implementing VAWA 2005’s” (Webinar)
  • November 3, 2017: Rockford, IL “What do State Courts Need to Know about Immigration and Why: Human Trafficking and Family Violence”
  • November 5, 2012: “Improving Outcomes for Immigrant Survivors Involved in Custody Disputes by Beginning the Process of Applying for VAWA and U-Visa” (Webinar)
  • November 5, 2014: Intersection of Immigration Law in State Court Proceedings (Webinar)
  • November 6,2019: Washington, D.C. Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance Panel “25th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act”
  • November 8, 2017: “Legal Protections and Forensic Considerations for Immigrant and Refugee Child Victims” (Webinar)
  • November 8, 2023 Annapolis, Maryland “Strengthening Community and Organizational Responses: Obtaining U and T Visa Certification for Immigrant Victims of Crime and Trafficking”
  • November 9, 2020: “Helping Victims of Human Trafficking Courts Encounter in Juvenile Dependency, Child Welfare and Other Family Court Proceedings” (Webinar)
  • November and December 2020: Wilmington University Human Trafficking Awareness Webinars and February 2021 Human Trafficking Summit
  • Oct. 12, 2018: Washington, DC “Immigration – Domestic Violence Effects on Victims and Perpetrators” D.C. Superior Court
  • Oct. 20, 2018: Arlington, VA “U Visa and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Impact on Civil Cases”
  • Oct. 23, 2018: “Trauma-Informed Webinar Series: Trauma-Informed Legal Advocacy” (Webinar)
  • Oct. 26, 2018: Jackson MS “Mississippi Trial and Appellate Judges Conference (Judicial Training Network)”
  • Oct. 28, 2015: DuPage County, IL “Best Practices That Promote Safety and Holistic Assistance for Immigrant and Refugee Survivors”
  • October 1-4, 2012: “Building Legal Protections for Immigrant Survivors: Past, Present and Future” (Webinar)
  • October 11, 2010: Los Angeles, CA “Freedom from Fear: Helping Undocumented Victims of Domestic Violence”
  • October 13, 2010: Los Angeles, CA “Violence Against Women Act: Current Protections and Future Possibilities for Immigrant Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence”
  • October 14, 2010: Long Beach, CA “Policies and Practices that Enhance the Legal Rights of Immigrant Domestic Violence Victims”
  • October 14, 2022 Webinar: What Judges, Attorneys, and Prosecutors Need to Know About How VAWA Confidentiality Impacts Discovery In Cases Involving Immigrant Survivors
  • October 2-3, 2019: Kansas City & Columbia, MO “Multi-Disciplinary Best Practices: Immigrant Domestic & Sexual Violence Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visas”
  • October 20, 2020: “The U Visa As A Crime-Fighting Tool: How Certification Improves Domestic and Sexual Violence Investigations and Prosecutions” (Webinar)
  • October 2018 – Webinar Series hosted by Casa de Esperanza: Topics include Immigrant Domestic and Sexual Assault Survivors
  • October 27, 2023 Fort Myers-Sanibel, Florida “Special Immigration Issues in Family Court”
  • October 28, 2010: Indianapolis, IN “Culture and Compassion Conference”
  • October 29, 2020: “Enhancing Safety Planning and Immigrant Survivors’ Access to Public Benefits and Services in Prince George’s County Through A Trauma-Informed Approach” (Webinar)
  • October 3, 2014: “Shining the Light on Gender-Based Violence at Home and Abroad: Government Responses to Combatting Gender Based Violence in the United States” (Webinar)
  • October 30, 2013: “Trauma-Informed Care: Promoting Healing While Strengthening Survivors’ Immigration Cases” (Webinar)
  • October 30, 2019: “Case Law on VAWA Confidentiality and Disclosure”
  • October 31, 2017: “VAWA Confidentiality and Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence” (Webinar)
  • October 31, 2024 – Concord, NH: Best Practices: Responding to, Investigating, and Prosecuting Cases of Domestic and Sexual Violence Involving Immigrant Crime Victims and Survivors
  • October 4, 2018: Plymouth, MI “VAWA Confidentiality & the Courts” and “Economic Relief & Public Benefits Under VAWA” at the Family Division Summit
  • October 4, 2024 – Dallas Oregon: Best Practices for Responding to, Investigating, and Prosecuting Cases Involving Immigrant  Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
  • October 5, 2011: “Law Enforcement and Advocates Partnering to Better Serve Immigrant Crime Victims” (Webinar)
  • October 5, 2020: “Challenges with Immigration Issues for Victims of Domestic Violence” (Webinar)
  • October 7, 2016 – 2016 Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance Conference Materials
  • October 8, 2021 – The U Visa: A Tool to Support Victims, Communities, and Increase Participation in the Criminal Justice System (NCVC Training)
  • October 9, 2020: Missouri “MCADSV Immigrant and Refugee Services Roundtable” (IRSR)
  • Peer-to-Peer Opportunities: Communities of Practices and Roundtable
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  • Portland, OR – Strengthening Community and Organization Responses: Serving Immigrant Victims of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking (October 3-5, 2023)
  • Portland, OR (Advocates & Attorneys)- Strengthening Community and Organization Responses: Serving Immigrant Victims of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking (October 5, 2023)
  • Portland, OR (Judges) – When Federal Immigration Laws and State Family Laws Intersect: What State Family Court Judges Need to Know (October 3, 2023)
  • Portland, OR (Law Enforcement & Prosecutors) – Strengthening Community and Organization Responses: Serving Immigrant Victims of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking (October 4, 2023)
  • Proving Earning Capacity of Noncitizen Abusers and Survivor Clients in Family Law Cases Involving Support (August 31, 2022)
  • Public Benefits FAQs
  • RAINN May Lunch and Learn: Language Access, Trauma-Informed Equitable Services, and Title VI Compliance (May 17, 2022)
  • Safety Net Benefits for Immigrant Survivors – August 30, 2022
  • Salt Lake City, Utah – September 18 – 19, 2024
  • Sep. 11-12, 2018: Des Moines, IA, Iowa Victim Justice Symposium
  • Sep. 16, 2019: Chicago, IL “Immigrant Crime Victims and Immigrant Children”
  • Sep. 25, 2019: Orlando, FL “Immigrant Crime Victims and Immigrant Children”
  • Sep. 5, 2018: Orlando, FL “Best Practices when Working with Immigrant Crime Victims”
  • Sep. 9, 2015: Anaheim, CA “Law Enforcement’s Tool to Strengthen Community Policing”
  • Sept 10, 2021: “Setting the Stage for Success: Jury Selection for Cases involving Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking” (Webinar)
  • September 1, 2020: “Immigration, Family Separation, and COVID-19” (Webinar)
  • September 11, 2015: Seattle, WA “Keynote: Best Practices That Promote Safety and Holistic Assistance for Immigrant and Refugee Survivor”
  • September 15, 2017: “When State Family Law and Federal Immigration Laws Intersect: Promoting Access to the Courts and Just Outcomes for Immigrants”
  • September 16, 2020: “Enhancing Safety Planning and Immigrant Survivors’ Access to Public Benefits and Services in the District of Columbia” (Webinar)
  • September 17-19, 2019: Lincoln, NE “No More Crimes of Power and Control Conference”
  • September 19, 2004: San Diego, CA “Children of Battered Immigrant Women: An Assessment of the Cumulative Effects of Violence, Access to Services and Immigrant Status”
  • September 20-21, 2012: New Orleans, LA “National Center for Victims of Crime 2012 National Conference”
  • September 2018: Judicial Training Network: (September 21, 2018, New Orleans, LA and March 15, 2019, Orlando, FL)
  • September 21, 2016: Philadelphia, PA “Improving Officer and Survivor Safety by Ensuring Language Access at Crime Scenes”
  • September 23, 2021 – “Housing Rights for Immigrant Survivors”
  • September 25, 2024: Webinar: Overcoming Language Barriers in Policing: Grants and Resources that Support Language Access Programs in Law Enforcement Agencies
  • September 26, 2013: “Roll Call Videos for Law Enforcement on U Visa Certification and T Visa Endorsement”
  • September 27, 2019: Kensington, MD, Maryland Service Providers Meeting
  • September 28, 2016: Idaho Judicial Training Materials
  • September 29, 2015: “Language Access at Crime Scenes: Improve Successful Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions” (Webinar)
  • September 6, 2012: “Safety Planning for Immigrant Survivors Using DHS’s New Victim Protection Policies” (Webinar)
  • September 6, 2023 – Honolulu, Hawaii – When Federal Immigration Laws and State Family Laws Intersect: What State Family Court Judges Need to Know
  • September 7, 2012: State College, PA “The Policy and Politics of Serving Immigrant Victims: The Role of the Department of Homeland Security, Prosecutorial Discretion, Deferred Action, and VAWA Reauthorization”
  • September 9-12, 2012: San Diego, CA “Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT): 17th Annual Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma”
  • September-December 2017: New Mexico Judicial Trainings 2017 (Webinar and Judicial Education Center Training)
  • Technical Assitance and Community of Practice Flyer
  • The Administration for Children and Families Office of Refugee Resettlement Policy Letters on Public Benefits for Afghan Refugees (November 29, 2023)
  • The Administration for Children and Families Office of Refugee Resettlement Policy Letters on Public Benefits for Ukrainian Refugees (November 29, 2023)
  • U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) Prosecutorial Discretion Memo (December 19, 2022)
  • Ulster County Sheriff In-Service Training – Law Enforcement Best Practices: Responding to, Investigating and Prosecuting Cases of Noncitizen  Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence (May 2, 2022)
  • Understanding Stalking for Immigrants [PDF]
  • VAWA Confidentiality and Discovery ghost link
  • Victim Advocate Community of Practice
  • Victim Advocate COP Materials Repository
  • Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022
  • Webinar Series for the International Association of Forensic Nurses on Work With Immigrant Sexual Assault Survivors
  • Webinar: Offender-Focused Prosecutions and Criminal Investigations in Cases of Immigrant Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence (December 8, 2023)
  • Webinar: Rural Technical Assistance Grantees Orientation (January 18, 2023)
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