{"id":3193,"date":"2018-11-14T14:11:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T14:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbhids.org\/dev\/?p=3193"},"modified":"2023-02-15T11:29:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T16:29:16","slug":"domestic-violence-awareness-month-october-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbhids.org\/dev\/domestic-violence-awareness-month-october-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Domestic Violence Awareness Month, October 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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By Ava Ashley<\/strong>, Manager,<\/p>

DBHIDS Trauma Unit<\/p>

Cabrini University held its 8th annual Domestic Violence symposium that year and the theme was \u201cTrauma and Trafficking\u201d. This annual symposium is sponsored by the Barbara and John Jordan Center for Children of Trauma and Domestic Violence Education, whose purpose is to promote social change through professional development, training, education, and research to end domestic violence and support children exposed to trauma. The Barbara and John Jordan Center for Children of Trauma and Domestic Violence Education at Cabrini University. Visit the Barbara and John Jordan Center for Children of Trauma and Domestic Violence Education.<\/p>

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THE INTERSECTION OF TRAUMA AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING<\/strong>
This symposium and its focus on Trauma and Trafficking illustrates the intersectionality between women who experienced commercial sexual exploitation and the use of violence and control to maintain victimization. There were local and regional expert panelists who included law enforcement, clinical, medical, school district and immigrant and advocacy providers to examine the issues; and the keynote speaker was, Barbara Amaya, a survivor, speaker, author and award-winning advocate in the movement to end human trafficking and all violence. Ms. Amaya shared with students, faculty and others her experiences as a survivor. She pointed out to the audience that anyone who works directly with survivors needs to understand how critical violence, control, and trauma bonds make it difficult to escape these destructive relationships. She stressed the following:<\/p>