Sanctuary For Families

Panelists Aline Filipe, Karla George, Helen Flores, and Mitha Choudhury discuss the the impact f sexual assault in relationships affected by intimate partner violence and domestic violence.

A powerful discussion among global experts on technology-facilitated abuse, including but not limited to the non-consensual dissemination, or threat of dissemination, of sexual images, hacking, stalking, spoofing, harassment, identity theft, and impersonation. Learn more: https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/even...

New York has always been a leader when it comes to access to reproductive health care. We legalized abortion in 1970, three years before Roe v. Wade and put-up billboards on the borders advertising that abortion was safe, legal, and available here. As it became clear that the Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade, lawmakers in New York took action to ensure that New York remains an access state. In this webinar, panelists discuss New York's recently enacted abortion policies and the work that remains to be done this coming legislative session to protect reproductive rights in the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. In this webinar, panelists discuss New York's recently enacted abortion policies and the work that remains to be done this coming legislative session to protect reproductive rights in the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

New York has always been a leader when it comes to access to reproductive health care. We legalized abortion in 1970, three years before Roe v. Wade and put-up billboards on the borders advertising that abortion was safe, legal, and available here. As it became clear that the Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade, lawmakers in New York took action to ensure that New York remains an access state. In this webinar, panelists discuss New York's recently enacted abortion policies and the work that remains to be done this coming legislative session to protect reproductive rights in the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

Aligning the Law with Today’s Conceptions of Domestic Violence: Coercive Control, Lethality, and Femicide explores how the law and legal practice can keep pace with today’s understanding of domestic violence, including the dynamics of coercive control, the use of lethality assessment tools, and the tragic commission of femicide.

Fixing What’s Broken: Reforming the System builds upon the challenges identified throughout the conference and discusses a variety of reforms that would transform New York State’s inequitable court system. Panelists describe how New York State’s antiquated court system with insufficient resources for the family courts has negatively impacted the safety and security of women, children, and families, and focus on proposals to enhance access to justice for all New Yorkers.

Lunchtime Speaker Stephanie McGraw speaks at the 2022 Family Law Conference: Justice for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence. McGraw is CEO of W.A.R.M. (We All Really Matter). Learn more at https://www.familylaw2022.com/

Survivors of intimate partner violence experience myriad forms of trauma, including physical, psychological, and sexual violence, poor treatment by systems, and racism. Domestic violence legal practitioners are steeped in trauma, yet often do not realize they are experiencing vicarious trauma until they exhibit symptoms. This panel defines trauma and vicarious trauma, identifies the ways practitioners experience and express them, discusses the need for institutional support, and brainstorms individual and peer support strategies.

Promoting Equity from the Bench: Judicial Selection, Oversight, and Training examines how judges are elected, appointed, and assigned to family court, the training they receive, and the resulting shortage of judges with the appropriate knowledge, background, and/or experience to handle the complexity and volume of family law cases involving intimate partner violence. Panelists discuss the inequity for litigants created by short-term judicial family court assignments and the need for increased judicial transparency and accountability.