The Teen Summit, developed by and for youth, brings together youth, parents, educators, activists, and mentors to learn about individual and community healing, anti-violence work centering those most impacted, and imagining violence-free futures.

Many families who seek our help have lived through multiple traumatic experiences in which domestic abuse has been prominent. The wounds of childhood trauma often drive behavior, feelings, and attitudes into adulthood, and play a powerful role in parenting. This training will help domestic abuse program staff build their capacity for supporting families. 

Learn the basics of serving as domestic violence expert witnesses in criminal and family law cases in Wisconsin.

Join Kim Pentico from the National Network to End Domestic Violence for this financial empowerment training, adapted from the Allstate Curriculum.

Explore the growing problem of technology, online grooming, trafficking, and crimes against children. Learn what you can do from a legal advocacy perspective. This training will be led by Kelsey Mullins, JD, MSW, End Abuse Staff Attorney - Underserved Populations.

Join presenters Tracy Plamann (Harbor House) and Cody Warner (End Abuse) for this unique training. Many families who seek our help have lived through multiple traumatic experiences in which domestic abuse has been prominent. The wounds of childhood trauma often drive behavior, feelings, and attitudes into adulthood, and play a powerful role in parenting. This training will help domestic abuse program staff build their capacity for supporting families. 

End Abuse invites community members, survivors of domestic violence, and allies to join in community to learn, connect, and make a difference for survivors. The event’s focus will be on the impact of recent declining protections in reproductive healthcare options for survivors – in particular, BIPOC survivors.

Join Jeni Haddad (Family Support Center), Kari Niesen-LaScala, and Gricel Santiago-Rivera (End Abuse) for an introduction to Basic Restraining Orders in Wisconsin. This nuts-and-bolts training will introduce advocates to the restraining order process, role of the advocate, and how to assist survivors in filing. 

If you are new to advocacy, we invite you to join us this September for Foundations of Advocacy! This series covers topics such as: Movement History, Dynamics of Interpersonal Violence, Trauma Sensitive Practices, Self-Care, Crisis Counseling, Safety Planning, Advocacy and Systems, Crime Victim Compensation, Confidentiality, and Challenging Our World Views. 

Join Dana Fleitman, from the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC) and learn about common technologies used by stalkers, how to apply strategies for working with stalking victims – including documenting stalking and preserving technological evidence – and more.