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What the health care reform means for women

April 2, 2010

posted in: Education

As the newly signed Health Care Reform begins to settle into people’s minds, many are asking, “How will this affect me?”  For many survivors of sexual assault, many women have experienced barriers to accessing health care because, for many health care agencies, suffering from PTSD after an assault has been considered a “pre-existing condition” (see

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State by State Mandated Reporting Laws

January 21, 2010

posted in: Education

Working at a Rape Crisis Center, many times advocates will come across a survivor who was either assaulted in another State and lives in CA or is from another State and was assaulted in CA. Either way, advocates may at times need to step away from what you understand about CA Mandated Reporting Laws and

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Victims of Crime Still Unwilling to Report

January 7, 2010

posted in: Education

The Police Foundation released their December 2009 issue of Ideas in American Policing, a series of papers focused on issues pertaining to law enforcement, policy makers, scholars and practitioners. In this issue, entitled “Customer Satisfaction: Crime Victims’ Willingness to Call the Police” the Police Foundation published a national survey completed by the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration

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A Time for Healing

December 24, 2009

posted in: Education

Over the last couple of weeks, CALCASA has been focusing on the importance of self care for advocates in the sexual assault movement. As advocates see and hear about traumatic stories of sexual assault against women, children and men on a daily bases, many carry those stories and experiences with them.  Although not as evident

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Trauma Stewardship Workshop

December 17, 2009

posted in: CALCASA,Education

CALCASA is pleased to announce a workshop opportunity for CALCASA Member Programs.  On Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, author of  “Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others” will be facilitating a day-long workshop for advocates from CALCASA Member Programs. Laura has been a trauma worker for

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Sexual Assault Trauma Response and Self Care

December 14, 2009

posted in: Education

Following the high profile gang rape of a young woman at Richmond High School in October 2009, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, author of  “Trauma Stewardship: An Everday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others,”  and the Joyful Heart Foundation, reached out to offer support to the advocates at Community Violence Soulutions (CVS).  Advocates

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