While mediation offers many parents an alternative to formal and often adversarial court processes, they may also present serious safety and parenting consequences for domestic violence survivors and their children. The Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody offers this webinar to help advocates orient survivors to common custody mediation processes, make them aware of risks that mediation may pose, and suggest tangible ways to help survivors prepare for the mediation.
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) introduces a new publication, The Role of the Judge In Transforming Juvenile Probation: A Toolkit for Leadership, in conjunction with a new video presentation about…
Domestic Violence, Firearm Surrender, and Court Monitored Compliance While federal and many states’ statutes specifically disqualify those convicted of domestic violence crimes or subject to protection orders from possessing or purchasing firearms, relatively few communities have official firearm surrender protocols and procedures in place. This call will…
Upstream Violence Prevention: The Role of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Mitigating Gun Violence AEquitas and the FTAP are pleased to present this webinar on Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs), also known as “Red Flag…