May 23, 2012

PreventConnect web conference
Don't Let Prevention Stand Alone: Integrating Sexual & Domestic Violence Prevention Efforts in Your Agency & Community

Sexual and domestic violence prevention efforts are often isolated from intervention and after the fact efforts – even within our own agencies. Yet, everyone benefits when prevention efforts are seen as an integral part of a comprehensive response. See how folks it the field have used coordination, on paper and in practice, to integrate their primary prevention approaches in their agency and within their communities.

Wed., June 13, 2012

Thurs., June 14, 2012

This ninety-minute (90 min) session will start at
11 AM Pacific Standard
(2 PM Eastern, 1 PM Central, Noon Mountain, 10 AM Alaska, 8 AM Hawai'i).

Wanda Powless

Diane McDaniel Rhodes

Host: David Lee, CALCASA, PreventConnect

Presenters: Annie Lyles & Carolina Guzman, Prevention Institute

Guest Speakers: Wanda Powless, Executive Director, Klamath Crisis Center; Diane McDaniel Rhodes, Chief Program Officer, SafePlace

Cost: Free

Learning Objectives:

Engage in a candid discussion of the challenges and opportunities in developing partnerships.

Provide examples of lessons learned from people and agencies with experience.

Identify opportunities to incorporate norms change efforts like practice and policy change.

Identify potential indicators for measuring the impact and outcomes of efforts.

What is a Web Conference?
A web conference is an opportunity to attend an online workshop by watching a presentation on your computer screen (using your internet connection) and hearing presenters through your telephone. PreventConnect web conferences feature an opportunity to participate in online question & answer sessions and live text chat between participants. If for some reason you are unable to join on your computer, you can download the presentation slides from our website and listen on your phone.

Real-Time Captioning Available: Instructions for accessing captioning during this web conference will be provided with your registration confirmation.

Compatibility: The iLinc web conference software used by Prevent Connect is compatible with both Microsoft® Windows® and Apple® Macintosh® computers. Click here for detailed system requirements.

To view other PreventConnect conferences, please visit the
2012 Web Conference schedule "Connect for Success."

PreventConnect is a national project of the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) and is sponsored by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The views and information provided in our activities do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. Government, the CDC or CALCASA.

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