To preserve our homelands, defend rights of the Indian Treaties with the United States, speak in a unified voice, offer support to our people, offer a forum in which to consult each other and enlighten each other about our peoples, and to otherwise promote the common welfare of all of the Indian Peoples of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
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Training Opportunity: Non-Fatal Strangulation – A Multi-Disciplinary Response Training
May 10, 2021 @ 12:00 am
You are invited to participate in Non-Fatal Strangulation – a Multi-Disciplinary Response Training on May 10, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. This is an 8-hour virtual training is being hosted by the Montana Department of Corrections and is provided by national leading experts in strangulation prevention and response. Attendees are eligible for Continuing Education Units (CEU) credits, including POST credits.
To sign up, please contact Jamie Rogers at CORVictimLiaison@mt.gov<mailto:CORVictimLiaison@mt.gov>.
Why?
As strangulation cases rise in Montana, we are learning across disciplines how to respond to this high fatality crime and reduce the risk of additional victimization. What has been successful in other states?
Who Should Attend?
* Survivors
* Victim Service Providers
* Jail Personnel
* Judges
* Criminal Justice Stakeholders
* Law Enforcement
* First Responders
* Child Advocacy Center Staff
* Probation & Parole
* Community Service Providers
* Prosecution
* Medical Personnel
* Pre-Trial Supervision
* Secure Facility Staff
* Multi-Disciplinary Teams
Thank you to Ciara Stout of AWARE (Child Advocacy Center) and Renee Sanofsky of Fergus County Attorney’s Office for providing a virtual training on the impact of strangulation, successful forensic evidence collection, investigation, prosecution, and supervision.