​Building Bridges Conference 2016

Thank you for joining us for the 2016 Building Bridges Conference. Please find links to presenter PowerPoints, resources, and websites below:

• KARAMAH: Muslin Women Lawyers for Human Rights.
  • PowerPoint: Understanding Violence in the Muslim Community
• Understanding and Stopping the Cultural Practice of Female Genital Mutilation.
  • Handout: Female Genital Cutting Frequently Asked Questions
• Violence Intervention Partnership
  • ​PowerPoint: Coordinated Community Response: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Culturally and Linguistically Specific Approach.
• New England Survivors of Torture and Trauma (NESTT) at the University of Vermont in Burlington.
  • PowerPoint: Mental Health Intervention for New American Survivors of Sexual Violence: The Applicability of the Chronic Traumatic Stress Model.
• Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence 
  • ​PowerPoint: Promising Practices in Providing Access.

 
Additional Resources

• Language Access Resources
  • Language Access Assessment and Planning Tool for Federally Conducted and Federally Assisted Programs - Department of Justice
  • 10 Tips for Working with Interpreters - Greater Boston Legal Services 
  • Is Your Interpreter Qualified? - National Legal Aid & Defender Association Panel on Language Access
• Culturally Competency and Leadership Resources
  • Enhanced Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards
  • Islamic Marriage Contracts: A resource Guide for Legal Professionals, Advocates, Imams, and Communities - Peaceful Families Project
  • Leadership Competency Development Guide - HR Modernization Project
  • Building a Culturally Competent Organization: The Quest for Equity in Health Care - Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence
• Fact Sheets
  • Aslyees - Office of Refugee Resettlement 
  • Refugees - Office of Refugee Resettlement 
  • Ten Facts about U.S. Refugee Resettlement - Migration Policy Institute 
  • Survivors of Torture - Office of Refugee Resettlement 
  • Victims of Trafficking - Office of Refugee Resettlement 
• Coordinated Community Response
  • Advocacy In a Coordinated Community Response: Overview and Highlights of Three Programs - Violence Against Women Online Resources
  • Building Coalitions to Bring About Change - The Urban Seminar Series on Children's Health and Safety
  • Coordinated Community Approaches to Domestic Violence - Barbara J. Hart, Esq.

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