This community engagement discussion guide was created to support people who use the documentary Consent: HIV non-disclosure and sexual assault law to educate colleagues on the importance of understanding legal definitions of HIV non-disclosure and consent and how to improve programming and services to provide support to people who disclose HIV status and their experiences without criminalizing them.
Length: 12 pages
In 2013 Rita Garza helped launch a new program called: URIPALS and it stands for "People and Animals Living Safely." We allow victims of domestic violence come into shelter with their pet, and live with their pets.
It's estimated that over 3 million people are living with domestic violence, and one in every four women experience domestic violence. Out of that group, an enormous 25% say they stay or return to their abusive relationship because they do not want to abandon their pets, less than 3% of domestic violence shelters will allow abuse victims to bring pets.
Transgender and gender non-conforming individuals experience extremely high rates of violence, as well as live with higher-than-average rates of physical and mental health conditions. This interactive webinar will dynamically engage participants with core information and statistics about who transgender people are, the types and magnitude of violence they encounter, and the key intersections between disability and traumatic experience. Attendees will gain new insights about the barriers that transgender survivors living with disabilities face. Providers will learn constructive, practical, and memorable strategies that will enable them to more effectively work with this multiply-marginalized population, with an overt focus on techniques and concepts that empower both providers and transgender survivors.