Webinars
Connections: Working Together to Stop Sexual Abuse in Youth Detention
This webinar is the second in a three-part series of webinars on providing services to survivors of sexual abuse in juvenile detention.
“Connections: Working Together to Stop Sexual Abuse in Youth Detention” covers the importance of partnerships between community advocates and corrections officials and the vital role of community advocates in serving incarcerated youth. Leaders from both fields discuss trauma-informed responses to this abuse and new opportunities to provide services to this underserved group afforded by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards. The speakers also address related changes in juvenile correction’s approach to sexual abuse and next steps for continuing this critically important cultural shift.
The webinar offers examples of successful community-corrections partnerships, and features a conversation between an advocate and corrections leader who are currently working together to end sexual violence against youth behind bars. These discussions demonstrate how such collaborations can ensure that youth get the help they need, including confidential rape crisis services.
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Safe and Secure: Providing Services for Incarcerated Youth Survivors
Children and adolescents in detention suffer sexual abuse and harassment at alarming rates, and the effects of this abuse can last a lifetime. The good news is that the PREA standards offer guidance for corrections facilities and service providers who want to help.
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One in Eight: The Reality of Sexual Abuse in Juvenile Detention
Listen to perspectives from experts, who help shed light on why so many youth detainees — one in eight overall — are sexually victimized, and the impact of this abuse on youth and their communities.