View a printable Overview of End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin Training Programs here.

Our Legal Trainings series takes place throughout the year, covering a range of legal topics that intersect with domestic abuse. We provide an as-requested training called Providing Inclusive Services to LGBTQ Victims & Survivors, free to member programs of End Abuse and the WI Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA), as well as to their collaborating partners. We offer two annual cohort trainings (applications required): New Directors University for new directors from WI domestic violence programs, and WE LEAD, focusing on building new voices of leadership for survivors and/or people from marginalized communities. We recently launched GRACE: a free, virtual support group for WI adults who have been impacted by domestic violence homicide. Find more information on these offerings below and all upcoming events below!

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We have several new offerings in 2022 designed to meet the needs of newer & more experienced advocates,
covering a range of legal topics that intersect with domestic abuse.

Our general trainings for advocates include topics such as 

• • Basic Restraining Orders and Beyond the Basics Restraining Orders 
  • Confidentiality Laws  
  • Family Law Institute 
  • Immigration Basics and Immigration Updates 
  • Legal Services for Trafficking Survivors 
  • Decriminalization for Trafficking Survivors 

If you are interested in requesting legal training for your workplace, please contact End Abuse at 608-255-0539 and ask to be connected to Legal TA. Past trainings have included: 

• • • Domestic violence trainings for Guardians ad Litem 
    • Identifying human trafficking in family law for Family Court Services 
    • Child Custody, Child Support, and Domestic Violence for Child Support Agencies 

This training provides basic knowledge about LGBTQ victims, intersections of identity, and how intimate partner violence and sexual assault affects these populations. Explore ways to enhance agencies’ capacity to serve victims with a range of needs and how to improve experiences of those seeking services by offering trauma sensitive services with cultural humility. *This training is FREE to member programs of End Domestic Abuse WI & the WI Coalition Against Sexual Assault, as well as, their collaborating partners.

To learn more about the LGBTQ training go HERE. 

To request a training go HERE.

In this year-long workshop, new directors from around the state gather to discuss important aspects of leadership and service provision to victims of domestic violence. Areas covered include working with the board of directors, grant writing, budgeting and finance management, and community and organizational leadership. This group is open to new directors with 3 years and less experience, and promotes networking and connections. The application process is now closed for the 2022 session.  For information about applying for upcoming years please email oliviao@endabusewi.org.

WE LEAD is a yearlong leadership academy which focuses on building new voices of leadership within the movement to end gender-based violence by providing hands-on leadership development opportunities for survivors of violence and/or people from Wisconsin’s underserved or under-represented communities.

Applications for the current WE LEAD cohort have closed.

For more information about WE LEAD, go here or contact Danny Ho (dannyh@endabusewi.org) or Olivia Osborne (oliviao@endabusewi.org).

GRACE: Growing Resilience Among the Circle of Empowerment

End Abuse recently launched a free, virtual support group to provide a safe, non-judgmental space for WI adults to be with others who’ve experienced the loss of a loved one due to domestic violence homicide. It meets the 2nd Thursday of each month from 7pm – 8:30pm, and follows a peer-to-peer support rather than therapeutic/clinical approach. Learn more and register here.