1. www.makeityourbusiness.org 1

2. Domestic Violence: Make It Your Business A project of the Colorado Bar Association Family Violence Program Presented by: Denise Kay, Esq., SPHR

3. DV:MIYB Grant funded Kathleen Schoen, Program Director Community Alliances: State of Colorado Pinnacol Assurance Mountain States Employers Council Raytheon Others www.makeityourbusiness.org 3

4. 4 Goal: Help Workplaces Recognize Recognize Dynamics of Domestic Violence Victims, abusers, and environment Respond Respond Policies and procedures Workplace response Refer Refer Resources Community partnerships

5. Materials to Meet Goal Training curriculum with training manuals, PPTs, handouts (non copyrighted for outside use) Website (www.makeityourbusiness.org)www.makeityourbusiness.org Brochures (English and Spanish) Posters PSAs Informational video Workplace Handbook www.makeityourbusiness.org 5

6. Key Accomplishments Approx. 200 trainings, training over 5000 professionals across the State. Facilitated development of community networks that include businesses, nonprofits, legal professionals, associations, state and local government, and other community members. Developed practical material and tools used by trainers, businesses, and other state initiatives. 98% of trainees stated they would use the information gained from the training. www.makeityourbusiness.org 6

7. State-wide Initiative www.makeityourbusiness.org 7

8. Trainings DV:MIYB offers eight types of training to accommodate a wide range of employer organizations and staff levels: Management Overview Human Resource Management Training Employee Training Threat Management Training Legal Overview Domestic Violence Service Provider Training Train the Trainer HUD Public Housing Provider Management Training www.makeityourbusiness.org 8

9. 8/10/2015 Training Objective To provide you with the tools and skills to strengthen your organization’s prevention, recognition, response, and referral strategies in relation to domestic violence

10. www.makeityourbusiness.org 10 Colorado Springs 2002

11. Print Materials Brochures, Posters, Handouts – all available at no cost upon request www.makeityourbusiness.org 11

12. Current Initiatives State of Colorado – C-SEAP Colorado Executive Order Drafting Implementation Task Force SHRM Alliance Kaiser Permanente Others www.makeityourbusiness.org 12

13. 8/10/2015 Next Steps Training Resurgence Marketing Campaign Grant Initiatives www.Makeityourbusiness.org update www.Makeityourbusiness.org Thank You!

14. www.makeityourbusiness.org 14 Next Steps: Act  Develop policies and procedures.  Train to the policies and procedures.  Practice the policies and procedures.  Provide continuing education.  Practice prevention by making information about resources for victims and abusers available in the workplace.

15. www.makeityourbusiness.org 15 Contact DV:MIYB c/o Colorado Bar Association Kathleen Schoen, Project Coordinator 1900 Grant Street, 9 th floor Denver, CO 80203 303/860-1115 www.makeityourbusiness.org

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