Webinars
This webinar series aims to equip advocates to respond to and support victims and survivors from communities of faith. How can advocates bridge the gap to ensure that each individual feels validated and supported? What should advocates know about each faith tradition to better meet the needs of faith-based clients?
From March to June 2017, Safe Havens hosted and presented our first webinar series designed to equip advocates to respond to and support faith-based victims and survivors of domestic violence. The webinar series examined the intersections of faith, abuse, and various forms of oppression while looking at a wide variety of communities of faith in the US. We aimed to address a number of questions, among them: How can advocates bridge the gap between faith and local services to ensure that each individual feels validated and supported? What should advocates know about each faith tradition to help them better meet the needs of these faith-based clients? How can Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and other religious traditions act as a roadblock to healing, and how can we work to ensure that they become more of a resource for survivors?
Religious affiliation is the most common form of organizational participation among older adults, with 50% reporting attending services weekly. Research indicates that these faith-affiliated older adults are likely to reach out to their faith communities for support if they experience abuse. Yet, too often faith leaders are not trained to respond to abuse in later life. At the same time, many victim service providers and other professionals are not trained to respond appropriately to the needs of faith-involved older victims. During this webinar, we will explore how faith can be both a barrier and a resource for older victims and how partnerships between service providers and faith leaders can strengthen wellbeing and support for older victims of abuse. We will also discuss resources and available training that could help you enhance the quality of life of older victims in your community who are faith-involved.
2019 Safe Havens Webinar Series: What's Faith Got to Do with It? Supporting Victims and Survivors of Faith
This project is supported by Grant No. 2017-TA-AX-KO60 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
An Introduction to the Importance of Faith for Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence
Presented by Safe Havens Interfaith Partnershi
February 14, 2019
This video is the first in our 2019 Webinar Series. This webinar explores and introduces the relationship the significance of faith for victims and survivors of domestic violence. Highlights include barriers victims experience and the role faith communities can play in responding to abuse.
Faith, Spirituality and Religion and their Complex Relationship to Recovery and Justice for Victims
of Sexual Violence
Presented by Marianne Winters, Safe Passage
February 28, 2019
This video is the second video in our 2019 Webinar Series. Highlights include defining terms, what safety planning means, and some perspectives of survivors on the road to recovery and justice.
Addressing Domestic Violence: Working with Christian Faith Leaders
Presented by Reverend Al Miles
March 14, 2019
This video is the third video in our 2019 Webinar Series. Highlights include Christian teachings, debunking harmful Christian-based interpretations, and the roles Christian faith leaders can take to support the victim in collaboration with professionals and domestic violence service providers.
Supporting Our Sisters through Policy, Practice, and Prayer: The Plight of Black Women
Presented by Ujima, The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community
April 10, 2019
This video is the fourth video in our 2019 Webinar Series. The Boston Ujima Project is organizing neighbors, workers, business owners and investors to create a community-controlled economy in Greater Boston. Highlights include definitions, statistics, and what roles community-based programs and spiritual leaders can play.
Responding with RAHMA: Removing Roadblocks for Muslim Survivors
Presented by HEART Women & Girls
April 25, 2019
This video is the fifth webinar from our 2019 Webinar Series. From their website, "HEART Women & Girls promotes sexual health education and sexual violence prevention in Muslim communities through health education, advocacy, research and training." Our latest webinar series aims to equip advocates to respond to and support victims and survivors from communities of faith.
Nuestra Fe/Nuestra Fuerza: Apoyando a las victimas y sobrevivientes latin@s de violencia domestica
Presented by Casa de Esperanza
April 30, 2019
This video is the sixth webinar from our 2019 Webinar Series. From their website, "Casa de Esperanza is a leader in the domestic violence movement and a national resource center for organizations working with Latin@s in the United States." Presented in Spanish, highlights of this webinar include insight on the intersection between domestic and sexual violence along with how advocacy for victims and survivors must be informed by culture and society in Latinx communities.
Our Faith/Our Strength: Supporting Latinx Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence
Presented by Casa de Esperanza
May 2, 2019
This video is the seventh webinar from our 2019 Webinar Series. From their website, "Casa de Esperanza is a leader in the domestic violence movement and a national resource center for organizations working with Latin@s in the United States." Highlights include statistics and facts about the Latin@ community in the US, examples of collaborative supports for victims and survivors, and the relationship between religion and Latinx communities.
Domestic Abuse through a Jewish Lens: Shanda, Stereotypes and Shalom Bayit
Presented by Journey to Safety, JF&CS of Greater Boston
May 7, 2019
This video is the eight webinar from our 2019 Webinar Series. From their website, "Journey to Safety is the JF&CS response to domestic abuse [and] specialize in providing culturally competent and religiously sensitive services for Jewish and Russian-speaking survivors while offering free and confidential assistance to all who contact us for help, regardless of their religion, culture, or country of origin." Highlights include debunking harmful myths and ways to respond to abuse.
Belief as Asset: Supporting GLBTQ Victims and
Survivors of Faith
Presented by Dr. Nancy Nienhuis
May 22, 2019
This video is the last in our 2019 Webinar Series. Dr. Nienhuis highlights the many barriers GLBTQ victims and survivors experience, particularly in faith communties. In addition, this webinar overviews general definitions and the role faith could play in the journey for GLBTQ victim or survivor.
2017 Safe Havens Webinar Series:
Supporting Victims & Survivors of Faith
A Webinar Series for Advocates
This project is supported by Grant No. 2015-TA-AX-K033, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.