Please join the New York State C oalition Against Domestic Violence on December 13th OR 14 th for Exploring the Impact of Natural and Human-caused Disaster s: How to Support DV Programs & Survivors In Their Aftermath.

Gender violence is a critical issue facing communities affected by disasters\, whether natural or human- caused. Disasters create additional challenges for survivors already traum atized by intimate partner violence. Previous traumas may be triggered as a result of the shock\, fear\, anxiety\, and collapse of support systems d isasters can create. This workshop will include information about the disp roportionate vulnerability of women and children to domestic and sexual vi olence in disaster and emergency situations and tools will be shared on ho w to help increase the safety of survivors during and after a major disast er or crisis. Information will also be shared about the importance of critical in cident stress management in the aftermath of a disaster and how to support domestic violence programs facing a crisis such as a disaster or domestic violence homicide.

Julie Ann Rivers-Cochran\, MSW< /span>

Julie Ann Rivers-Cochran\, MSW is the founder and principle co nsultant for Blackbird Consulting for Nonprofits\, LLC. A national leader in the field of the prevention and intervention of intimate partner violen ce. Julie Ann has a history of the successful development and implementati on of statewide policy and direct service programming. Currently\, she ser ves as the National Center on Domestic Violence\, Trauma and Mental Health ’s Project Manager for a new Office for Victims of Crime grant program to increase access to services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault who have a psychiatric disability.\n\n

From 2004 – 2016\, Julie Ann worked for the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence where she served as Vice President of Programs and Planning and worked closely with Florida’s 42 certified domestic violence centers. In her role\, Julie Ann supported center Advocates\, Chief Executive Officers\, Board of Directors \, and Coordinated Community Response Teams with training\, technical assi stance\, and capacity building on issues such as governance\, mission-driv en program and policy development\, and grant acquisition and management. \n\n

Julie Ann began her career in the movement to end intimate partner abuse by providing direct services and advocacy for survivors of domestic violen ce at Alternatives for Battered Women (now the Willow Center) of Rochester \, NY\, and as the Shelter Director for Refuge House in Tallahassee\, FL. Julie Ann holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Florida State Univer sity\, a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications/Journalism from St. John Fish er College\, and an Executive Certificate in Transformational Nonprofit Le adership from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. She is also a certified Field Traumatologist and Compassion Fatigue Educat or. \n\n

Since Florida’s 2004 hurricane season (during which four major hurric anes made landfall)\, Julie Ann has provided onsite disaster response and critical incident intervention for domestic violence centers. She assisted programs in Mississippi and Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina\, and New Y ork and New Jersey after Superstorm Sandy. She collaborated with the Natio nal Domestic Violence Hotline to develop a disaster response curriculum fo r first responders and domestic violence program advocates. \n\n

Throughout her care er\, Julie Ann has worked with countless survivors of abuse who are also l iving with a psychiatric disability. For Julie Ann\, the intersections of intimate partner violence\, trauma\, and mental health is deeply personal: Julie Ann’s mother lived with the diagnosis of schizophrenia and survived abuse. As her mother’s advocate\, Julie Ann witnessed firsthand the stigm a and discrimination that survivors face. Julie Ann’s mission is to work t o eliminate those stigmas and myths while helping to create a violence-fre e future for all.

Please join the New York State Co alition Against Domestic Violence on December 13th OR 14t h for Exploring the Impact of Natural and Human-caused Disasters : How to Support DV Programs & Survivors In Their Aftermath.

Gender violence is a critical i ssue facing communities affected by disasters\, whether natural or human-c aused. Disasters create additional challenges for survivors already trauma tized by intimate partner violence. Previous traumas may be triggered as a result of the shock\, fear\, anxiety\, and collapse of support systems di sasters can create. This workshop will include information about the dispr oportionate vulnerability of women and children to domestic and sexual vio lence in disaster and emergency situations and tools will be shared on how to help increase the safety of survivors during and after a major disaste r or crisis. Information will also be shared about the importance of critical inc ident stress management in the aftermath of a disaster and how to support domestic violence programs facing a crisis such as a disaster or domestic violence homicide.

Julie Ann Rivers-Cochran\, MSW

Julie Ann Rivers-Cochran\, MSW is the founder and principle con sultant for Blackbird Consulting for Nonprofits\, LLC. A national leader i n the field of the prevention and intervention of intimate partner violenc e. Julie Ann has a history of the successful development and implementatio n of statewide policy and direct service programming. Currently\, she serv es as the National Center on Domestic Violence\, Trauma and Mental Health’ s Project Manager for a new Office for Victims of Crime grant program to i ncrease access to services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual a ssault who have a psychiatric disability.\n\n

From 2004 – 2016\, Julie Ann worked for the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence where she s erved as Vice President of Programs and Planning and worked closely with F lorida’s 42 certified domestic violence centers. In her role\, Julie Ann s upported center Advocates\, Chief Executive Officers\, Board of Directors\ , and Coordinated Community Response Teams with training\, technical assis tance\, and capacity building on issues such as governance\, mission-drive n program and policy development\, and grant acquisition and management. < /span>\n\n

Julie Ann began her career in the movement to end intimate partner abuse b y providing direct services and advocacy for survivors of domestic violenc e at Alternatives for Battered Women (now the Willow Center) of Rochester\ , NY\, and as the Shelter Director for Refuge House in Tallahassee\, FL. J ulie Ann holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Florida State Univers ity\, a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications/Journalism from St. John Fishe r College\, and an Executive Certificate in Transformational Nonprofit Lea dership from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. S he is also a certified Field Traumatologist and Compassion Fatigue Educato r. \n\n

Since Florida’s 2004 hurricane season (during which four major hurrica nes made landfall)\, Julie Ann has provided onsite disaster response and c ritical incident intervention for domestic violence centers. She assisted programs in Mississippi and Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina\, and New Yo rk and New Jersey after Superstorm Sandy. She collaborated with the Nation al Domestic Violence Hotline to develop a disaster response curriculum for first responders and domestic violence program advocates. \n\n

Throughout her caree r\, Julie Ann has worked with countless survivors of abuse who are also li ving with a psychiatric disability. For Julie Ann\, the intersections of i ntimate partner violence\, trauma\, and mental health is deeply personal: Julie Ann’s mother lived with the diagnosis of schizophrenia and survived abuse. As her mother’s advocate\, Julie Ann witnessed firsthand the stigma and discrimination that survivors face. Julie Ann’s mission is to work to eliminate those stigmas and myths while helping to create a violence-free future for all.