2025-10-26 15:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
About this event

Health • Personal health

More Than Just a Pink Ribbon is not your typical awareness event—it’s an innovative, uplifting experience designed to heal the mind, body, and spirit while shining a light on life beyond treatment. This year, we are adding a panel discussion on the intersection of domestic violence and breast cancer, along with an Inspyr Award Ceremony honoring those who inspire and uplift our community.
Community Partnership – in collaboration with S.A.F.E. House

Why Attend?
This event is about more than ribbons and recognition—it’s about creating a safe, empowering space to:
Celebrate resilience beyond breast cancer treatment
Raise awareness of the powerful connections between breast cancer and domestic violence
Foster healing for survivors through music, dialogue, and community support
Connect with people who care, give, and inspire

Webinar: Breaking the Trauma Bond
2025-10-29 16:00 - 17:00
About this event

Health • Mental health

Toxic relationships can leave deep wounds, but healing begins with clarity and support. In this weekly session, Marcela Lima will guide you through the psychology of trauma bonds, emotional recovery, and the process of rebuilding self-trust. Together, we’ll explore topics like spotting subtle manipulation, setting boundaries that stick, and breaking unhealthy cycles once and for all. Each session offers a safe space to share, reflect, and leave with tools you can put into practice immediately. Whether you’re still untangling yourself from toxic dynamics or focused on creating your next chapter, this space is here to help you step into clarity, empowerment, and freedom.
Session Goals & Outcomes:
✅ Recognize toxic patterns and red flags early.
✅ Learn practical tools to break trauma bonds, set boundaries, and rebuild self-trust.
✅ Find empowerment through shared stories and leave each session feeling stronger and more supported.
🎤 Speaker Bio: Marcela Lima — Trauma-Informed Relationship Coach & DV Advocate
Marcela Lima is a trauma-informed relationship coach and domestic violence advocate who has helped hundreds of people break free from toxic relationships and reclaim their sense of self. Through her coaching, social media platforms, and speaking engagements, she combines practical tools with deep empathy to support survivors in rebuilding confidence, setting healthy boundaries, and creating lives they’re excited to live.

Loss After Violence Support Group
2025-11-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-19 11:00 - 12:00
About this event

Health • Mental health

If you or your family have lost a loved one to a violent act, this support group provides a non-judgmental, safe haven where you can share your feelings, joys, heartaches, challenges, and experiences with others who truly understand.
Loss After Violence is designed for individuals and families seeking connection with fellow survivors. These English sessions are offered both through Zoom and in-person in Las Vegas every third Friday of the month, while in-person Spanish sessions are offered in Las Vegas every first Friday. Click here for details and registration for the Spanish meetings.
Led by trained and experienced facilitators, our meetings provide a compassionate and understanding environment. Whether your loss occurred recently or years ago, it is never too late to seek emotional support. Join us in finding solace and strength through shared experiences.

Special Note
To ensure that group members receive the services and supports that would be most helpful, a member of Fuente de Vida Mental Health Services staff will reach out to participants prior to their first meeting. After a brief conversation, the participant will receive the Zoom invitation or physical address in Las Vegas.

The Imperfect Victim: How Economic Justice Intersects with Victimization and Risk Factors
2025-12-02 10:00 - 11:30
Training Synopsis:
For the last forty years, criminalization has been the primary response to violence against women in the United States. One serious consequence of the turn to the criminal legal system has been the increasing criminalization of victims of violence. Victims of violence are regularly arrested, prosecuted, convicted, and punished for crimes related to their own victimization. This happens, in part, because the criminal legal system only protects “perfect” victims, who have traditionally been portrayed as meek, passive, and more often women. But most victims of violence are “imperfect” victims in some way—they fail to conform to these victimization stereotypes. The “perfect victim” myth is deeply intertwined with systems of economic inequality: survivors who lack stable housing, reproductive autonomy, living wages, or healthcare access are more likely to be viewed as “imperfect” and thus undeserving of protection. Meanwhile, the criminalization of survival strategies—from sex work to substance use—further marginalizes those whose economic circumstances push them outside the narrow bounds of “respectability.” And in a criminal legal system that only recognizes one victim and one offender, once a victim of violence is labelled an offender or worse, a criminal defendant, their victimization is no longer legible to the system. This training will introduce the idea of imperfect victims, trace how (beginning in childhood) imperfect victims become trapped in the criminal legal system, and suggest policy interventions to prevent the revictimization of imperfect victims.

About the Trainer:

Leigh Goodmark, Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development and Marjorie Cook Professor of LawUniversity of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Leigh Goodmark (she/hers) is the Marjorie Cook Professor of Law and director of the Gender, Prison, and Trauma Clinic at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. She is the author of Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism (University of California Press 2023); Decriminalizing Domestic Violence: A Balanced Policy Approach to Intimate Partner Violence (University of California Press 2018) and A Troubled Marriage: Domestic Violence and the Legal System (New York University 2012). She is the co-editor of The Criminalization of Violence Against Women: Comparative Perspectives (Oxford 2023) and Comparative Perspectives on Gender Violence: Lessons from Efforts Worldwide (Oxford 2015). Professor Goodmark’s work on intimate partner violence has appeared in numerous journals, law reviews, and publications, including Violence Against Women, the New York Times, the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, the Harvard Journal on Gender and the Law, and the Yale Journal on Law and Feminism. From 2003 to 2014, Professor Goodmark was on the faculty at the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she served as Director of Clinical Education and Co-director of the Center on Applied Feminism. From 2000 to 2003, Professor Goodmark was the Director of the Children and Domestic Violence Project at the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law. Before joining the Center on Children and the Law, Professor Goodmark represented clients in the District of Columbia in custody, visitation, child support, restraining order, and other civil matters. Professor Goodmark is a graduate of Yale University and Stanford Law School.

Coerced Debt in Nevada: Screening, Advocacy, and Survivor Pathways to Relief
2026-01-28 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual
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2026-02-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-26 14:30 - 15:00
The 2027 Nevada Legislative Session is just one year away, and NCEDSV is beginning early conversations to help shape our policy agenda. We are hosting Policy Brainstorm Calls to hear directly from advocates, partners, victim-survivors, and community members about the challenges they’re seeing and the changes they want to see in Nevada’s systems.
These conversations will help identify policy priorities that better support survivors and strengthen violence prevention efforts across the state. All are welcome to participate, and no prior policy experience is required, your lived experience and perspective are valuable.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 10-11am (PST)
Register here: https://ncedsv.coalitionmanager.org/eventmanager/trainingevent/details/2031

Thursday, February 26, 2026 2:30-3:30pm (PST)
Register here:
https://ncedsv.coalitionmanager.org/eventmanager/trainingevent/details/2030
If you’re unable to attend a call, you can still make your voice heard by submitting your ideas through our Policy Idea Survey here: 2027 Policy Brainstorm Ideas – Fill out form

2026-04-16 13:00 - 14:30 | 4505 South Maryland Parkway, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, 89154, United States
Consent is as Simple as Tea | Let’s Talk About Consent Training

ByJean Nidetch Care Center

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Student Union & Event ServicesLas Vegas, NV
Thursday, Apr 16 from 1 pm to 2:30 pm

Overview

Grab some free boba and join us for an interactive training session to learn about the culture of consent!

In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), the Jean Nidetch Care Center invites you to Consent is as Simple as Tea: Let’s Talk About Consent.
Come for the free boba and stay for a meaningful conversation on consent, communication, and knowing your rights. Our interactive presentation will break down what consent looks like, when it’s not present, and share Care Center resources. Bring a friend and be part of the conversation!
Event Details:
DATE: April 16 | 1:00–2:30 PM
LOCATION: Student Union Room 219
FREE BOBA while supplies last! From Brew Tea Bar
Bring a friend and be part of the conversation.

Highlights

1 hour 30 minutes
In person
Paid parking

The UNLV Student Union has paid parking available in front of the venue. There is also free student parking on the left side of the SU in Lot H by the In-n-Out.

5th Annual Missing And Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Conference
2026-05-03 08:00 - 2026-05-05 17:00 | Elko Convention Center, 700 Moren Way, Elko, NV, 89801, United States
The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) continues to impact Native communities across the nation. The 5th Annual MMIP Awareness Conference, held May 3–5 at the Elko Convention Center, brings together survivors, advocates, community members, and professionals to honor lives lost, share knowledge, and strengthen collective responses. Click HERE for registration form.

2026-06-30 09:00 - 12:30, 2026-07-02 09:00 - 12:30, 2026-07-07 09:00 - 12:30, 2026-07-09 09:00 - 12:30, 2026-07-14 09:00 - 12:30, 2026-07-16 09:00 - 12:30, 2026-07-21 09:00 - 12:30, 2026-07-23 09:00 - 12:30 and 6 more dates
2026 Victim Assistance Academy of Nevada Flyer.2

Registration is now open for the Victim Assistance Academy of Nevada (VAAN), a 40-hour, in-person training designed to strengthen the skills and knowledge of those who support victims of crime.
REGISTER NOW: 2026 Victim Assistance Academy of Nevada – Coalition Manager
Since 2014, VAAN has equipped advocates and allied professionals across Nevada with foundational, trauma-informed practices. Originally established by the Nevada Division of Child and Family Services and guided by community partners, this critical training is now led by the Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCEDSV) to ensure it continues to meet the evolving needs of our communities.
VAAN is approved by the National Advocate Credentialing Program (NACP), and participants who complete the training are eligible to apply for Credentialed Advocate (CA) status; an important step in advancing your professional development and impact.
Whether you are new to the field or looking to deepen your expertise, VAAN offers a meaningful opportunity to build skills, connect with peers, and strengthen your ability to support survivors.
Spots are limited and fill quickly, secure your place today.
For more information about credentialing, visit: https://trynova.org/credentialing/nacp/
We look forward to learning with you.

2026-07-21 09:00 - 17:00
Dear Community Partners,
We are excited to invite your organization to participate in Connected, Not Controlled (CNCC) Day on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. This community-wide event will focus on digital safety, technology-facilitated abuse awareness, and the growing role of AI and technology in advocacy work.
This full-day training and awareness event will bring together advocates, educators, counselors, law enforcement, and community partners to explore how technology can both support and endanger survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking. Sessions will include topics such as online safety, AI and advocacy, digital crimes, human trafficking and technology, online gaming safety for youth, and practical tools advocates can use to better support clients.
We understand that stepping away from work for an entire day can be challenging, especially for organizations serving the community directly. Therefore, we encourage agencies to consider having at least 1–3 representatives from their organization attend and bring the information back to their teams. Our hope is to create a collaborative learning environment while making participation manageable for everyone. Please send this to other members of your organization.
To support attendees throughout the day:

Lunch will be provided
Participants will receive a certificate of attendance
There will be opportunities for networking, discussion, and hands-on learning

The last day to register is Friday, June 26, 2026. Additional details regarding the event location, agenda, parking, and logistics will be shared with registered participants closer to the event date. Please register using the QR Code below or using the following link: Connected, Not Controlled Campaign – Fill out form
We truly believe this event will provide valuable tools and insight that can strengthen advocacy efforts across Northern Nevada and help our community better respond to technology-facilitated harm.
We hope you will join us and be part of this important conversation.
Thank you for your continued partnership and commitment to community safety.

Support Groups Via Zoom
2026-08-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-12 18:00 - 20:00
6pm – English
7pm-Spanish
Seats limited to DV survivors
Childcare provided for Life Skills group ONLY
To participate, contact an Advocate at 775.329.4150

Domestic Violence Resource Center (DVRC): Book Club Via Zoom
2026-08-10 17:30 - 18:30
Book:- Crying In The Bathroom by Erika L. Sanchez
Seats limited to DV survivors
Childcare provided for Life Skills group ONLY
To participate, contact an Advocate at 775.329.4150

Financial Literacy Via Zoom
2026-08-11 17:30 - 18:30
Seats limited to DV survivors
Childcare provided for Life Skills group ONLY
To participate, contact an Advocate at 775.329.4150
