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CONTENTS

PreventConnect December 2021 Newsletter
Free 2022 Webinar Series with David Mandel
COVID Weekly Update

PreventConnect December 2021 Newsletter

2021 End of Year Podcasts

As 2021 comes to a close, PreventConnect staff reflect on the challenges and opportunities that sexual and intimate partner violence preventionists faced in the past year and what hopes 2022 brings.

Part 1 | Reflections from 2021

Part 2 | Hopes for 2022

January Web Conferences

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

11a Pacific / 2p Eastern

Holistic Approaches to Youth Wellbeing: Supporting mental health as a strategy for sexual and intimate partner violence prevention

Register

Thursday, January 27, 2022

11a Pacific / 2p Eastern

Sexual Violence in Disasters: Implications for Prevention

Register

More to be announced soon!

What's happening on our blog

Sexual Violence in Disasters: A new resource from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center

Part 2 – Sexual Violence in Disasters: A new resource from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center

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Free 2022 Webinar Series with David Mandel

The Safe & Together Model Perpetrator Pattern Mapping Tool: An Introduction to the Online Version

After years of only being available as part of the Safe & Together Model CORE training, the Perpetrator Mapping Tool will be moving online in 2022. The online mapping tool, which will be available open to individuals and agencies, guides users through a step-by-step process for assessing perpetrator’s patterns of behavior, and impact of those behaviors on child, partner and family functioning. The tool helps practitioners identify survivors’ protective capacities, and complexity related to mental health, addiction, privilege and vulnerabilities. The tool can be used by teams, and individual practitioners to improve partnering with survivors, and interventions with perpetrators as parents. In advance of the tool’s wider availability, David Mandel, creator of the Safe & Together Model, will be hosting a series of webinars on the Perpetrator Pattern Mapping Tool.

REGISTER NOW

Webinar #1: Perpetrator Pattern Mapping: A domestic violence-informed systems transformation tool
25 January 2022
12:00PM - 1:30PM Sydney / Perth 9:00AM / 8:00PM 24 January EST (US) 90 minutes

Webinar #2: Steps 1,2,3: Ensuring a strong practice foundation
25 January 2022
11:00AM EST (US) / 25 January 4:00PM UK Time
90 minutes

Webinar #3: Steps: 4,5,6: Moving beyond the basics: Intersections, Intersectionalities and Worker Safety
22 February 2022
12:00PM -1:30PM Sydney / 9:00AM Perth / 8:00PM 21 February EST (US)

Webinar #4: Steps 7 & 8: Moving to action: Intervening with Perpetrators and Partnering with Survivors
22 February 2022
11:00AM EST (US) / 21 February 4:00PM UK Time

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COVID Weekly Update

COVID-19 Variants

The more unvaccinated people are, the more opportunities the COVID-19 virus has to replicate and the more potential the virus has to mutate. If the mutations are significant, they could lead to even more troubling strains that may be even more infectious, cause worse illness, and/or be completely resistant to the immunity created by natural infection or immunization. Get vaccinated today and stop the virus from mutating.

For more information on variants, click here.

To learn more about the Omicron variant, click here.

Stay Safe from COVID-19 this Holiday Season

This Holiday season share joy, not COVID-19. Here are some Holiday Tips to keep family and friends safer:

Get your COVID-19 vaccine or booster
Stay local until everyone in your household is fully vaccinated
Gather outdoors if possible
Keep your gatherings small
Take extra precaution if you will be gathering with people from different households
Stay away if sick
Get a COVID-19 viral test before joining with others and afterwards
Wear a face mask when gathering indoors
Keep distance while eating
Keep hands clean
Choose outdoors for singing holiday songs and caroling

Thank you for helping to reduce the risk of COVID-19 for family, friends, and everyone in the community. Have a happy and safe holiday season and a Happy New Year!

For additional guidance on holiday gatherings, visit here.

Exposed to COVID-19?

This week, Public Health updated the Health Officer Order. All individuals who reside in Los Angeles County who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 are required to isolate themselves and follow all instructions in the Isolation Order. A person is considered to be diagnosed with COVID-19 based on one or both of the following criteria:

They received a positive viral test for COVID-19
A healthcare provider clinically suspects that they have COVID-19

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the County of Los Angeles Health Officer Order requires people who test positive to immediately:

Self-isolate
Identify your close contacts to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) when interviewed by Public Health for purposes of contract tracing
Tell close contacts that they have been exposed and need to follow the Instructions for Close Contacts to COVID-19 (if they have a positive viral test for COVID-19)
Contact Public Health at (833) 540-0473 within 24 hours of receiving this Order, unless they have already completed a contact tracing interview
Follow all instructions in the Isolation Order

All individuals who reside in Los Angeles County who have been in close contact with a person who was diagnosed with COVID-19 (based on a positive viral COVID-19 test result) are required to quarantine themselves and follow the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s instructions for self-quarantine, unless they meet the exemption criteria, as specified in the Health Officer Order for the Control of COVID-19, Public Health Emergency Quarantine Order.

COVID-19 Resources

LA Public Health Podcast

The LA County Department of Public Health’s LA Public Health Podcast provides COVID-19 updates & interviews with public health experts, in an effort to continue to keep LA County informed through more content and to continue to achieve & promote health equity for LA & beyond. On our next episode, we’ll cover holiday safety, boosters, and more. Stay tuned and subscribe to our channel for new episodes every month!

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Emergency Broadband Benefit

The Federal Communications Commission started a temporary program to help eligible families pay for Home Internet service during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) includes up to $50 a month discount on Internet service until March 2022 at which point you will get up to $30 a month discount on your Home Internet service. APPLY BY DECEMBER 31.

Safe Steps to Safe Schools: Get Vaccinated with LAUSD

Join a virtual public health webinar series for students and families to hear from doctors and other community leaders about COVID-19 safety and COVID-19 vaccination information.

Webinar Topics
Roundtable with doctors and families to discuss the role of COVID-19 vaccination and student wellness.	January 7, 2022	6:00PM – 7:30PM

To attend, please register at https://mobilize.us/lausd/

and join via Zoom here: https://lausd.zoom.us/j/8941838529

Need a COVID-19 Vaccine Presentation?

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health offers an array of presentations, including the Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 vaccines. If you would like to schedule a presentation for your organization, click here.

SPA 5 & 6 RESOURCES

2020-2021 Winter Shelter Program

The Winter Shelter Program is held annually to protect people experiencing homelessness during Los Angeles's colder months. Winter Shelters are located all across the County, and will be operating 24 hours a day this year due to COVID 19. For more information, visit the website, email wintershelter@lahsa.org or call the Winter Shelter Hotline at 1-800-548-6047. View English and Spanish Winter Shelter Flyers.

Connect to Free Housing Resources

If you know someone struggling to pay for their home each month, learn how they can receive up to $30,000 and free counseling before the year ends. Visit here to learn how to apply for housing funding.

Metro Free Rides on Nights of Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve

Metro will be offering free service on all bus and rail lines on the nights of Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve so everyone can get home safely during the holidays. Visit here for more details.

No Adoption Fees this Holiday Season!

For the whole month of December, get adoption fees waived when taking home cats and dogs in care for 10 days or longer through the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control’s “Home for the Pawlidays” campaign, in partnership with the ASPCA. All adoptions include microchips, vaccinations, and spay/neuter! Schedule an appointment to adopt a new furry friend today by click here.