Building bridges, breaking down walls: Strategies for collaborating across mental health and advocacy to support children exposed to domestic violence

Friday, March 20, 2015: 4:00 PM-5:20 PM
Room 16 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)
Speakers:
Rebecca Brown, LCSW, Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Heather Biggar, LMSW-CC, Maine Behavioral Healthcare


Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Learning Objectives:
  1. Identify specific barriers to mental health and dv advocacy cross system collaboration for children exposed to domestic violence.
  2. Learn strategies to address barriers to mental health and DV advocacy cross system collaboration for children exposed to domestic violence.
  3. Identify approaches for developing collaborative plans across mental health and advocacy systems to effectively assist children and families impacted by domestic violence.
Description:
This workshop will focus on both historic and present barriers to cross system collaboration between community mental health and domestic violence advocacy and discuss strategies for successful cross system partnerships to support children exposed to domestic violence. Solutions for addressing barriers will be generated using a World Café activity to engage participants in skill building and identifying new innovations.