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[Published August 13, 2026]

In our most recent newsletter, we feature 6 upcoming events & training:



Beyond the Intersection: Strengthening Survivor-Centered Responses to HIV Prevention

Wednesday, August 19th and 26th | 12:30pm in Mountain Time


Intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and HIV are deeply interconnected. Throughout this two-part series, participants will explore practical strategies for strengthening HIV prevention efforts, integrating HIV prevention into domestic and sexual violence services, implementing innovative and culturally responsive approaches, and meaningfully engaging survivors in leadership and advocacy. This series will provide practical tools and strategies to enhance services, build partnerships, and advance equitable, survivor-centered approaches within organizations and communities.


Provided in English, Spanish, and ASL.


Click here to register for this webinar on 08/19 and 08/26

Brain Injury from Violence CARE Alliance

Thursday, August 27th | 8:00am in Mountain Time


This is a quarterly meeting on national and international updates on brain injury and violence.


The August space is featuring speakers talking about their work at a trauma-informed primary care clinic in Illinois, new tools for survivors and programs and future directions from a brain injury organization in The United Kingdom, and research and lessons learned at this intersection in Australia.


Click here to register for this webinar on 08/27

Building Trust and Safety: Trauma-Informed Policing in Tribal Communities

Tuesday, September 1st| 1:00pm in Mountain Time


Join Praxis for an insightful webinar on how trauma-informed community policing strategies can improve engagement with survivors in tribal communities, featuring Sandra Pilgrim-Lewis from Michigan’s tribal coalition, Uniting Three Fires Against Violence. Community policing is an approach that can be beneficial to both tribal and non-tribal communities. 


Together, we’ll explore:

  • Common challenges facing Indigenous survivors who interact with law enforcement and how these challenges can be mitigated by a community policing approach 
  • Survivor, law enforcement, and court perspectives on the benefits of community policing
  • Resources and innovative strategies for trauma-informed policing that participants can utilize and share with their communities



Click here to register for this webinar on 09/01

Intake & Data Collection when Serving LGBTQ+ Survivors

Thursday, September 3rd | 12:00pm in Mountain Time


This webinar, intended for service providers and coalitions, will focus on ways that organizations can conduct LGBTQ+-inclusive intake and collect demographic data about the LGBTQ+ survivors that they serve.


Presenters will offer information on best practices for intake and data collection and addressing common organizational and survivor concerns regarding data collection.


Click here to register for this webinar on 09/03

Beyond the Walls

Tuesday, September 22nd | 12:00pm in Mountain Time


Panelists will discuss:

  • community-building,
  • advocacy, and
  • healing in the aftermath of incarceration.



Click here to register for this webinar on 09/21

Gala in the Treasure Valley: Pathways to Hope

Friday, October 2nd | 6:00pm in Mountain Time


Advocates Against Family Violence presents Pathways to Hope, a gala with the theme “Every Voice Matters. Every Story Heals.” Taking place in Caldwell, Idaho from 6pm to 9pm, this event will be a memorable night in beloved community.


Please save the date, and if you have any questions about this important event, please contact the hosts: www.aafvhope.org



Click here to learn more about the gala