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Beyond Silos: Domestic Violence and Health Care Partnerships, 2022 Symposium Archives

Welcome + Opening Remarks

Karen Earl, Chief Executive Officer, Jenesse Center, Inc.

Richard Thomason, Policy Director, Blue Shield of California Foundation

Sheila Kuehl, Supervisor 3rd District, County of Los Angeles
 

Keynote Address: Reproductive Justice and Access Post-Roe: Implications for Survivors of Domestic Violence

  • Margaret Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA USA

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Fireside Chat - Keynote Reactions: State and local perspectives

Moderator: Susie Baldwin, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Office of Women’s Health, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

  • Chanel Smith, Executive Director, Women and Girls Initiative, Los Angeles County

  • Leah Aldridge, Project Manager, ValorUS

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Centering Lived Experience: Survivors' journeys navigating health care

  • Moderator: Giovanna Martinez, BA, Victim Services Programs Supervisor, Human Services Association

  • Survivor, Jenesse Center, Inc.

  • Survivor, YWCA of San Gabriel Valley

  • Survivor, East Los Angeles Women's Center

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Exploring Innovative Partnership Models to Improve Survivor Access to Quality Care

  • Moderator: Rebeca Melendez, Wellness Director, East Los Angeles Women's Center

  • Melinda Cantu, MSSW, LCPAA, Vice President Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention Services, SAFE

  • Ashley Starr Frechette, MPH, Director of Health Professional Outreach Connecticut Coalition Against DV

  • Amanda Gould, Senior Program Manager of the LGBTQ Institute on Intimate Partner Violence, Los Angeles LGBT Center

 

 


​Transformative Collaboration: Exploring challenges, building resilience and strengthening partnerships

  • Moderator: Kate Marr, Executive Director, Community Legal Aid SoCal

  • Elisa Nicholas, MD, MSPH, Chief Executive Officer, TCC Family Health

  • Debra Ward, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of San Gabriel Valley

  • Ellen Eidem, Director, Office of Women’s Health, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

 

 


Supporting Survivors through Policy

  • Moderator: Nicolle Perras, Interim Executive Director, Domestic Violence Council, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

  • Amada Lechner, Health Researcher, Mathmatica

  • Anisa Ali, Program Manager, Futures Without Violence

 

 


Supporting Safe and Healthy Adolescent Relationships through Partnerships

  • Jennifer Haddad Bell, MTP, Program Consultant, Jenesse Center, Inc. and Futures Without Violence

  • Angela Parker, Ed.D., Director of Training and Programs, Jenesse Center, Inc.

 

 


Closing Remarks

  • Deborah Allen, ScD, Deputy Director, Health Promotion Bureau, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

  • Barbara Kappos, Executive Director, East Los Angeles Women's Center

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