My Sisters' Place is excited to offer the Beacon of Hope - Shining a Light on Domestic Violence and its Intersections training series for service providers and community members.
Our first training, Shining a Light on DV and Substance Use, will take place on
Monday, October 7th from 1-2:30pm.
Together, we will explore the history of how the War on Drugs targets Black and Brown communities (or those marginalized by systemic racism) and how ongoing drug policies impact survivors of domestic violence. We will discuss how to identify the dynamics of domestic violence as it relates to substance use and substance use disorder. Finally, we will share the importance of using Harm Reduction and Unconditional Positive Regard frameworks in providing trauma informed care for survivors.
Participants will learn:
- How the War on Drugs has unevenly impacted communities of color in New York
- Why stigma and shame, as well as policies like CAPTA (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act) and ASFA (Adoption and Safe Families Act) are a unique barrier to services for DV survivors who experience substance abuse
- Statistics about the impact of substance use and domestic violence on our communities
- To define power and control, and how both legal and illegal substances are used by people who abuse their partners to disempower survivors
- How to provide trauma-informed care for clients experiencing DV from a harm reduction framework.
- The importance of person-first and reflective language
For more information, please contact Sam Merkt at smerkt@mspny.org.
Other trainings in this series will include:
- Shining a Light on DV and Religion
- Shining a Light on DV and Reproductive Coercion