27th Annual Domestic Violence Conference

Invisible Bruises: The Hidden Dangers of Domestic Violence

The Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention, in partnership with the Domestic Violence Council, is proud to bring you high-quality training opportunities. The 2020 Domestic Violence Conference consisted of 11 webinar sessions, culminating in a three-part series with experts from the Institute on Strangulation Prevention.

Conference Keynote Kick-Off

No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

Rachel Snyder, Author, Investigative Journalist & Domestic Violence Advocate

Race and the Prosecution of Domestic Violence

Deputy District Attorney James Gibbons-Shapiro and Deputy District Attorney HaNhi Tran, County of Santa Clara.

Technology-Enabled Domestic Violence: Latest Trends and Impact

Adam Dodge, EndTAB.

Ensuring Language Access and Working with Interpreters: Best Practices for Serving LEP Survivors

Zakia Afrin, Maitri and Cannon Han, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence.

The Little Blue Bubble: How Teen Dating Violence Manifests Online

Erica Wiley, Maggie Ball and Alondra Hernandez, YWCA Silicon Valley

Universal Education: A Local Approach to Improving Health Outcomes for Survivors

Erica Villa & El Comité de Mujeres Fuertes, Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence; Melissa Luke & Elizabeth Hunt, AACI.

California Law and Trauma-Informed Court Responses

Arati Vasan, Family Violence Appellate Project Register: https://bit.ly/2DeX8gm

A Collaborative, Intersectional Approach to Gender-Based Violence

Perla Flores, Community Solutions; Corporal Melinda Zen, Morgan Hill Police Dept.; Vishal Bathija, Supervising District Attorney, County of Santa Clara.

Part 1 of 3- The Last Warning Shot presented by the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention

Casey Gwinn, Gael Strack and Chan Hellman

Part 2 of 3- The Last Warning Shot, presented by the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention

Casey Gwinn, Gael Strack and Chan Hellman

Part 3 of 3- The Last Warning Shot, presented by the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention

Casey Gwinn, Gael Strack and Chen Hellman

Supporting Queer and Trans Survivors Self Determination

Kyle Neil and Gloria Delgadillo-Martinez, Community United Against Violence (CUAV)

About the Conference

A general description of the conference theme and its hosts

Conference Program

A printable program with the month-long conference schedule and detailed descriptions of each webinar

Continuing Education Credits for Featured Series

CEU's will be offered to social workers, attorneys, judicial officers and nurses who attend the Featured Series on October 26 - 28.

Speaker Biographies

Learn more about the experts who will be presenting the webinars.

Webinar Recordings

Recordings of the general webinar sessions will be available through December 2020. Please note that a recording of the featured series is not available.

Invisible Bruises: The Hidden Dangers of Domestic Violence, 2020 County of Santa Clara Virtual DV Conference

Invisible Bruises: The Hidden Dangers of Domestic Violence, 2020 County of Santa Clara Virtual DV Conference

27th Annual Domestic Violence Conference

Conference Keynote Kick-Off

No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

Session 1

Race and the Prosecution of Domestic Violence

Session 2

Technology-Enabled Domestic Violence: Latest Trends and Impact

Session 3

Ensuring Language Access and Working with Interpreters: Best Practices for Serving LEP Survivors

Session 4

The Little Blue Bubble: How Teen Dating Violence Manifests Online

Session 5

Universal Education: A Local Approach to Improving Health Outcomes for Survivors

Session 6

California Law and Trauma-Informed Court Responses

Session 7

A Collaborative, Intersectional Approach to Gender-Based Violence

Session 8, Featured Series

Part 1 of 3- The Last Warning Shot presented by the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention

Session 9, Featured Series

Part 2 of 3- The Last Warning Shot, presented by the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention

Session 10, Featured Series

Part 3 of 3- The Last Warning Shot, presented by the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention

Session 11

Supporting Queer and Trans Survivors Self Determination