Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research (APPR) is pleased to offer a free virtual training building on the Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence (DV/IPV) Support series. The training is on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, from 1 to 3 p.m. ET. The deadline to register is Thursday, March 21.
About the Training
This training is designed to help pretrial system stakeholders and their community partners develop effective responses—both pretrial and in the broader criminal legal system—to address and reduce the harms associated with DV/IPV. We’ll cover understanding trauma and its impact on survivors and people who cause harm and provide an overview explaining why trauma-informed care, self-care, and overall well-being are vital for people impacted by DV/IPV and for practitioners addressing DV/IPV matters.
Did you miss previous DV/IPV trainings?
You can watch APPR trainings on demand, including four DV/IPV recordings.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the training, participants will:
- Learn about trauma and its impact on survivors and people who cause harm
- Learn how understanding trauma-informed care and self-care is vital for practitioners who address DV/IPV matters
- Gain a better understanding of how to align well-being strategies across roles, cultures, and backgrounds for staff intersecting with DV/IPV cases
- Be familiar with APPR resources and the APPR Community
Training Faculty
The trainers for this session have many years of experience working on pretrial justice, domestic violence, and intimate partner violence.
Erica King, senior manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Ms. King has over 20 years of experience as a senior policy associate at the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine, directing a results-focused portfolio to improve opportunities for emerging adults. She is an alumna of the Applied Leadership Network of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a member of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, and an adjunct faculty member at Colby College. She has co-authored policy briefs, evaluations, and interventions to help foster whole people and communities. Ms. King has a master of social work from the University of Southern Maine and is a policy leader across hyperlocal and national initiatives.
Keilah Joyner, program associate, Center for Effective Public Policy
Ms. Joyner supports the National Resource Center on Justice-Involved Women, including the Gender-Informed Practices Assessment and an initiative focusing on gender-responsive policies and practices assessment. She also provides programmatic and training support to APPR. Before joining CEPP, Ms. Joyner worked for the Florida Commission on Offender Review and various nonprofit agencies.
Tamika Cheree Henry, founder, I Am Here
Ms. Henry is a writer, speaker, and advocate of mental health and domestic violence awareness. Born and raised in Detroit, she experienced tragedy early in life, losing her mother and father to gun violence at a young age. As an adult, Ms. Henry lost her only child. Years of great faith, courage, walking through her grief, and ultimately healing resulted in her founding I Am Here, which helps people “rebuild after suffering a violent tragedy.” Ms. Henry is passionate about helping others turn tragedy into triumph. She holds a BA in communications from Purdue University Global.
Tammy Meredith, PhD, consultant, APPR
Dr. Meredith helps communities apply science to solving problems. Her social justice projects include preventing environmental violence, promoting pretrial justice, and quantifying racial and gender system disparities. Dr. Meredith cofounded the Atlanta-based public policy research firm Applied Research Services and managed it for nearly 30 years. Her career includes quantitative research to predict violent behavior; she has also led numerous U.S. Department of Justice studies, published academic and practitioner articles, and led professional research seminars.
Kristie Puckett, community engagement consultant
Ms. Puckett’s direct experience with poverty, drug addiction, domestic violence, and incarceration led her to pursue a career in policy and advocacy. She is an expert on the conditions of confinement for women and girls, including those who are pregnant. Ms. Puckett also serves as the Women in Incarceration Workgroup chair for North Carolina’s State Reentry Council Collaborative and as a commissioner on the North Carolina Commission on Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System.
Rebecca Thomforde Hauser, co-director of gender and family justice programs, Center for Justice Innovation
Ms. Thomforde Hauser is the co-director of gender and family justice programs at CJI in New York City. Working from a perspective of social justice and grounded in collaboration, Ms. Thomforde Hauser engages communities to identify internal strengths and challenges in their efforts to address domestic and sexual violence. She provides ongoing support in those efforts, including training judges and court and community stakeholders on a variety of domestic violence issues, focusing on evidence-based best practices, abusive partner intervention programming, and coordinated community responses.
Application Process
Space in this training is limited. Prospective participants must complete the training registration by Thursday, March 21, and be selected to attend.
Priority consideration will go to criminal legal system and community stakeholders, including people affected by DV/IPV. Space is available for national technical assistance providers to participate.
APPR will make selection decisions immediately after the March 20 registration deadline. Confirmed participants will receive additional information about the training, including how to attend the online session and access related resources.
Please direct any questions to Samuel Steed, operations assistant at the Center for Effective Public Policy, at ssteed@cepp.com.