VOCA Conference 8 1 16 (2)

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SUPPORTING MALE SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE2016 VOCA NATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE

AUGUST 10, 2016


INTRODUCTIONS AND WELCOME

Daniel Rappaport, D.C. Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants

Cortney Fisher, D.C. Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants

Linnea Ashley, Youth Alive!

Sharron Fletcher, Office for Victims of Crime


Session Overview

Supporting Male Survivors of Violence Initiative Background

What is HJA?

Spotlight on: Washington, DC – Project CHANGE

World Café• Representative voices• Innovative approaches• Sustainability


Supporting Male Survivors of Violence

• OVC, OJJDP, NIJ Partnership

– Vison 21

– Defending Childhood

• Services and supports for boys and men of color harmed by violence

– 12 Demonstration Sites

– Training & Technical Assistance -- HJA

– Evaluation – RTI & local evaluators


Supporting Male Survivors of Violence

• Crown Heights, NY

• Baltimore, MD

• Boston, MA

• Grand Rapids, MI

• Kansas City, MO

• New York, NY

• Newark, NJ

• Philadelphia, PA

• Richmond, CA

• Rosebud Reservation, SD

• Santa Cruz, CA

• Washington, DC


What is HJA?


Who we are: Cure Violence


Who we are: National Network for Hospital-based Violence

Intervention Programs


Who we are: Berkeley Media Studies Group


Who we are: Youth ALIVE!


• Goal: a practical application of Trauma-Informed Care

• Even if you don’t have PTSD, trauma symptoms disrupt your life.

• Create “aspirin” for the daily aches and pains of trauma

Screening & Tool for Awareness & Relief of Trauma


Screening questions:

Trauma Symptoms

Arousal/ Reactivity

Intrusive Symptoms/

Re-Experiencing

Avoidance/ Numbing

Negative Alteration

in Cognition and Mood


California Victim’s Compensation Program

AB 1629

• Peer counseling reimbursement

• Trainings and certifications

– Curriculum development

• Sunset Provision

– Pending

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Hurt People Hurt People

Young men of color are disproportionately impacted by violence

44% of young people hospitalized for violence

return with another violent injury

20% of them eventually die by violence


Our Strengths

• Client Focused Programs

• Collaboration

• Community Engagement

• Evaluation

• Evidence-based Practice

• Gang Violence

• Gun Violence

• Intimate Partner Violence

• Health Inequities

• One-on-One Outreach and Support

• Social Determinants of Health

• Trauma Informed Care

• Youth Violence Prevention


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Aggression Replacement Training (ART)

Gang Violence Reduction Model

Nurse-Family Practitioner

Operation Ceasefire

Safe Dates

Triple P – Positive Parenting Program

Big Brothers Big Sisters Community-Based Mentoring (CBM) Program

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS)

Functional Family Therapy (FFT)

Multisystemic Family Therapy

School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS)

LifeSkills Training

Hospital-based Violence Intervention

Cure Violence

Trauma-Focused Behavioral Therapy

Current Model Programs/Evidence Based Strategies Being Implemented


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Employers

Parole

Juvenile Justice

Mayor’s Office

Probation

Judicial System

Other local government department

Hospital(s)

Social Services

Law Enforcement

Education System

Health Department

Community-based Organizations

Who are your agency/organization partners?


Take Home Point 1: Violence is a health issue and a health equity issue

Health Issue 1985 2013 Disparity Change

Cardio/Stroke 20% Higher 30% Higher Up 50%

Homicide 400% Higher 470% Higher Up 18%

Infant mortality 110% Higher 110% Higher No change

Cancer 30% Higher 30% Higher No change

Diabetes 110% Higher 100% Higher Down 9%

Cirrhosis 70% Higher 30% Higher Down 57%

Accident (& homicide) 70% Higher 10% Higher Down 85%


Children from 78.6% of Violent Families Ended Up Becoming Perpetrators

as Adults

Knight et al. 2013

Take home point 2: Trauma perpetuates violence

78.6% of families experiencing violencehave children who became

perpetrators as adults


Take home point 3: Perceptions of violence matter

Old View New View

Bad People Learned Behavior

Gang bangers Negative Norms

Isolated Incidents Contagious Process

Punishment Disease Control

Intractable Solvable


Take home point 4: We all own a piece of the puzzle to address violence


Spotlight on: Washington, DC


Spotlight on: Washington, DC

• Project Overview

• Crisis Continuum

• Partnerships


World Café

• Does your agency fund similar programs? If so, what types of services are provided? How did your agency’s relationship with the program established? If not, please explain what barriers prevent your agency from funding these types of programs.


World Café

• How are you revisiting your state’s victim compensation policies to improve access for this victim population? Are you providing training to ensure your staff are up to date on issues affecting these victims? How do you ensure your staff provide neutral reviews of compensation claims?


World Café

• How is your agency changing perceptions about who deserves victim services? How do you ensure victim services are available for those groups, like boys and men of color harmed by violence, that do not have coalitions?


Violence Is a Health Issue!

Join Us

• HJA Conference: August 22-24 in Baltimore, MD

Stay Connected

• HJA Webinars, e-bulletins, grant announcements, latest research etc. www.healingjusticealliance.org

• BMSG News Digest www.bmsg.org

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QUESTIONS?


Thank you!

Linnea Ashley

National Training and Advocacy Manager/Project Director

Youth ALIVE!/Healing Justice Alliance

[email protected]

Cortney Fisher

Deputy Director

D.C. Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants

[email protected]

Daniel Rappaport

Grants Management Specialist

D.C. Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants

[email protected]

Sharron Fletcher

Lead Victim Justice Specialist

Office for Victims of Crime

[email protected]

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