WEBINAR-Domestic Violence Awareness Month AFN Webinar Series - Bad to the Bone

Join your colleagues at The Academy for this FREE 90-minute Webinar from our special AFN Domestic Violence Awareness Month Webinar Series! Geared toward law enforcement, advocacy, legal, forensic nurses, advanced practice providers, and emergency department/healthcare providers.   This 90-minute webinar will describe specific emotional and physical risks of harm for children and pets residing in domestically violent homes.  With nearly 80% of victims in homes where domestic violence and pet abuse co-occur reporting fear they will eventually be killed by the suspect, these families are likely to require immediate and pro-longed assistance to better ensure a more positive outcome. Recently analyzed data from several different Law Enforcement agencies in Indiana provides important insight into overlapping risks for humans and animals in violent homes with implications for improving earlier detection and prevention.  In addition to increased risk for victims, concerns for the safety of first responders at the scene of these incidents and other involved agencies will also be addressed.  Don't miss your opportunity to: - Identify overlapping risks of physical and emotional harm for children and animals residing in homes where domestic violence occurs.  - Understand the harmful effects of toxic stress exposure and emotional maltreatment often experienced by children in homes where domestic violence and pet abuse co-occur.  - Understand the importance of protecting the child-pet bond in homes impacted by domestic violence.