Healing Centered Engagement for Patients Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

The National Health Network on Intimate Partner Violence and Human Trafficking, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care, works with health centers and systems to support those at risk of experiencing or surviving intimate partner violence (IPV) or human trafficking (HT) and to bolster prevention efforts. The National Health Network on IPV and HT will be holding a Learning Collaborative on "Healing Centered Engagement for Patients Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence."

Learning Collaborative Description:
Through four online sessions, this learning collaborative will bolster community health center (CHC) staff capacity so they can best support their patients on IPV and HT, including offering universal education, empowerment and support (the CUES approach) and offering warm referrals to community-based domestic violence programs (DVPs) for safety planning and other well-being support in the time of COVID-19. The learning collaborative will offer guidance on a range of topics including how to establish partnerships between CHCs/DVPs and establish memoranda of understanding (MOUs); staff self-care and organizational practices to help prevent provider burn out and bolster staff capacity; adapting the CUES approach for telehealth; an introduction to other tools and approaches featured on www.IPVHealthPartners.org, and an opportunity for peer exchanges among participating CHCs and DVPs.

Learning Collaborative Session Dates/Times (please hold these dates/times):
-Session 1: December 14th from 11:00am-12pmPST/2:00pm-3pmEST
-Session 2: January 14th from 9:30-11amPST/12:30pm-2pmEST
-Session 3: January 20th from 9am-10:30amPST/12pm-1:30pmEST
-Session 4: January 22nd from 11am-12:30pmPST/2-3:30pmEST

Who is eligible to apply?:
This learning collaborative is open to 10 federally-funded community health centers, working in partnership with 10 domestic violence programs across the U.S.

Health centers should have two staff members participate in this Learning Collaborative--this can be a number of roles, including: administrators, providers, quality improvement managers, etc.

DV programs that are partnering with health centers should have 1 staff member participate in the Learning Collaborative.

Please fill out this application by Wednesday, December 9, 2020 if you are a community health center interested in applying. For DV programs, please reach out to your partnering health center so that they may apply. If you would like assistance identifying a health center near you, please visit: www.findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov. If you would like additional support, please email: ipvhealthpartners@futureswithoutviolence.org.

Applicants will be notified on Friday December 11, 2020.

If you have any questions, please email: ipvhealthpartners@futureswithoutviolence.org.

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* 1. Please provide your name and contact info.

First Name, Last Name

Health Center/Organization

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Are you currently parterning with a local domestic violence program to support survivors?

Yes

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* 3. If you are currently partnering with a local DV program, please provide the agency's name, the name of the staff person who will attend the Learning Collaborative sessions, and their email address. Please note that a representative from your partnering DV program is required to participate in the four Learning Collaborative sessions.

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* 4. Is your health center currently addressing and responding to IPV/HT with patients? If yes, please briefly describe below.

Yes

Don't know

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* 5. If you are not currently partnering with a local DV program, would you like support identifying a local program?

If yes, we will contact you via email.

If you do not need support, please indicate in the box below that you will be able to identify a local DV program to partner with prior to the start of this Learning Collaborative. We will contact you to confirm the agency you have identified and the staff person who will be attending the sessions.

Yes

N/A

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* 6. Does your health center have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in place with a partnering DV program? If yes, please email your completed MOU to ipvhealthpartners@futureswithoutviolence.org

Yes

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* 7. If your health center does not currently have an MOU in place with a DV program, would you like support to complete one? Please indicate Yes or No below.

A goal of this Learning Collaborative is to complete an MOU with a DV program by January 14, 2021, however you may also complete this sample MOU before the Learning Collaborative begins: https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/wp-content/uploads/MOU-template-11-5-2020.pdf. If you complete this before the Learning Collaborative begins, please send your signed copy to ipvhealthpartners@futureswithoutviolence.org

Yes

N/A

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