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Domestic Violence:Make It Your Business

A project of the Colorado Bar Association

Family Violence Program

Presented by:

Denise Kay, Esq., SPHR

DV:MIYB

Grant funded Kathleen Schoen, Program Director Community Alliances:

State of Colorado Pinnacol Assurance Mountain States Employers Council Raytheon Others

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Goal: Help Workplaces

RecognizeRecognize Dynamics of Domestic Violence Victims, abusers, and environment

RespondRespond Policies and procedures Workplace response

ReferRefer Resources Community partnerships

Materials to Meet Goal

Training curriculum with training manuals, PPTs, handouts (non copyrighted for outside use)

Website (www.makeityourbusiness.org) Brochures (English and Spanish) Posters PSAs Informational video Workplace Handbook

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Key Accomplishments

Approx. 200 trainings, training over 5000 professionals across the State.

Facilitated development of community networks that include businesses, nonprofits, legal professionals, associations, state and local government, and other community members.

Developed practical material and tools used by trainers, businesses, and other state initiatives.

98% of trainees stated they would use the information gained from the training.

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State-wide Initiative

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Trainings

DV:MIYB offers eight types of training to accommodate a wide range of employer organizations and staff levels: Management Overview Human Resource Management Training Employee Training Threat Management Training Legal Overview Domestic Violence Service Provider Training Train the Trainer HUD Public Housing Provider Management Training

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04/19/23

Training Objective

To provide you with the tools and skillsto strengthen your organization’s prevention,recognition, response, and referral strategiesin relation to domestic violence

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Colorado Springs 2002

Print Materials

Brochures, Posters, Handouts – all available at no cost upon request

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Current Initiatives

State of Colorado – C-SEAP Colorado Executive Order

Drafting Implementation Task Force

SHRM Alliance Kaiser Permanente Others

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04/19/23

Next Steps

Training Resurgence

Marketing Campaign

Grant Initiatives

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Thank You!

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Next Steps: Act

Develop policies and procedures. Train to the policies and procedures. Practice the policies and procedures. Provide continuing education. Practice prevention by making information

about resources for victims and abusers available in the workplace.

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Contact DV:MIYB

c/o Colorado Bar AssociationKathleen Schoen, Project Coordinator

1900 Grant Street, 9th floor

Denver, CO 80203

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