Each year, the Sexual Assault and Stalking Symposium brings together hundreds of professionals working in the field of sexual assault and stalking. Interested in becoming an exhibitor? To apply, send a completed application to anichols@fris.org. The cost is $50.00 per table.
http://www.fris.org/Resources/PrintedResources.html
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The intent of “What Were You Wearing’ is to create a tangible response to one of our culture’s most pervasive rape culture myths. The belief that clothing or what someone what wearing “causes” rape is extremely damaging for both survivors and for our community.
This exhibit will be located downstairs in conjunction with Start By Believing and #WVBelieves.
Located at West Virginia University, this Morgantown based facility offers a huge range of mental health services to patients. Services include individual and group therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, activity therapy, psychotropic and telemedicine therapy.
See, Hear, Intervene, Empower, Learn, Defend.
A partnership of Marion County entities and individuals dedicated to fighting child abuse.
https://www.shieldwv.com/
The Women’s Commission focuses on projects in the broad categories of leadership, legislation, recognition, research, and education. They sponsor events for women and girls that teach advocacy, encourage involvement in the legislative process, and provide information on educational opportunities for women.
The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center is located in Clarksburg, West Virginia and serves a veteran population of approximately 70,000 in north central West Virginia and adjacent counties in Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Inpatient services include acute medicine, surgery, acute psychiatry, Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (SARRTP), PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Program (PRRP), Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (PRRTP) and nursing home care. Outpatient services include behavioral medicine (including substance abuse, telepsychiatry, PTSD, etc.) in addition to a number of other services.
Fairness West Virginia is the statewide civil rights advocacy organization dedicated to fair treatment and civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender West Virginians. Their mission is to ensure LGBT people can be open, honest and safe at home, at work, and in the community.