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SUPPORTING MALE SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE2016 VOCA NATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE
AUGUST 10, 2016
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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
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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
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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
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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
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What is HJA?
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Who we are: Cure Violence
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Who we are: National Network for Hospital-based Violence
Intervention Programs
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Who we are: Berkeley Media Studies Group
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Who we are: Youth ALIVE!
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• 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
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Screening questions:
Trauma Symptoms
Arousal/ Reactivity
Intrusive Symptoms/
Re-Experiencing
Avoidance/ Numbing
Negative Alteration
in Cognition and Mood
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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
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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?
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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%
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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
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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
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Take home point 4: We all own a piece of the puzzle to address violence
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Spotlight on: Washington, DC
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Spotlight on: Washington, DC
• Project Overview
• Crisis Continuum
• Partnerships
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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.
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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?
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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?
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Violence Is a Health Issue!
Join Us
• HJA Conference: August 22-24 in Baltimore, MD
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• BMSG News Digest www.bmsg.org
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QUESTIONS?
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Thank you!
Linnea Ashley
National Training and Advocacy Manager/Project Director
Youth ALIVE!/Healing Justice Alliance
lashley@youthalive.org
Cortney Fisher
Deputy Director
D.C. Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
Cortney.Fisher@dc.gov
Daniel Rappaport
Grants Management Specialist
D.C. Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
daniel.rappaport@dc.gov
Sharron Fletcher
Lead Victim Justice Specialist
Office for Victims of Crime
Sharron.Fletcher@usdoj.gov