Join us as we welcome Anneliese Brown, Project Director with the Center on Victimization & Safety at Vera Institute of Justice for a training on how to strengthen the services you provide to military-connected victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking with disabilities.
Research shows that people with disabilities and Deaf people are at greater risk of experiencing domestic and sexual violence compared to people without disabilities.
While there is little to no research on this specific issue within the military community, we can assume the rates of violence are somewhat similar; even though the dynamics and challenges may differ. Victims with disabilities often experience unique barriers to healing and justice, everything from learning about available support services, being able to access services, and being believed.
This webinar will help you begin to understand the unique dynamics of sexual and domestic violence in the lives of people with disabilities and Deaf people and the barriers they face when seeking civilian and military advocacy services. You will also receive information about the Military's Exceptional Family Member Program and how to best access them if/when needed. Also, you will be provided information on practical recommendations for making your services safer and more accessible for all.
For questions, please contact:
Angela Duhon, MSCJ/FP, CA
Military/Civilian Victim Services Program Manager
This webinar is intended for civilian criminal justice professionals, advocates, and agencies working with military-connected victims.
Anneliese Brown
In her role as project director with the Center on Victimization and Safety at the Vera Institute of Justice, Anneliese Brown oversees projects designed to strengthen the capacity of gender-based violence advocates, disability advocates, and those within the legal system to effectively support people with disabilities and Deaf people to address trauma and violence in their lives. Anneliese has been working to address domestic and sexual violence for over 15 years and in 2014 began working closely with community collaborations striving to improve services to victims of domestic and/or sexual violence who have disabilities or are Deaf. As part of the National Resource Center on Reaching Victims, Anneliese worked closely with Deaf advocates and experts at the intersection of gender-based violence to create Just Ask: A Toolkit to Help Advocates, Attorneys, and Law Enforcement Meet the Needs of Crime Victims with Disabilities, which provides information on asking about and providing accommodations, and the Supporting Deaf and DeafBlind Survivors video series, which answers the field’s most pressing questions about how to support survivors from these communities and best practices for finding and working with qualified interpreters.
Anneliese has presented to national audiences on a variety of issues related to domestic and sexual violence and victimization, including gender-based violence in the lives of people with disabilities and Deaf people, providing accessible services to victims from these communities, working with students with disabilities and Deaf students who experience domestic and sexual violence on college campuses, creating and sustaining successful collaborations, and providing safe supervised visitation services in cases of domestic violence. Her work is grounded in her experience serving victims and children in Maine, Vermont, Alaska, and California.