From the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention

Presenter: Gael Strack, JD, CEO of Alliance for Hope International

Hosted by: Carle Hospital

Cost to attend: $100

Who Should Attend: Judges, Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Paramedics, EMTs, Advocates, Civil Legal, Attorneys Medical Providers, Psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs

This 1 day training will feature the "best of the best" from the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention. This training welcomes any professional working with victims of child abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse, and sexual assault who wants to IMPROVE their response to the handling of non-fatal strangulation cases. Strangulation has been identified as one of the most lethal forms of violence. Please join us to learn about emerging best practices, new research, new tools, new protocols, new case law, and new ways to address your cases and how you can save lives!

Gael Strack, JD will cover the following:

• The History of Strangulation

• The Need for Strangulation Training

• Understanding the lethality of strangulation

• Link between Officer and Mass Shootings

• Medical signs and symptoms of strangulation assaults

• Long term consequences, delayed death, and fatal strangulation

• Investigative strategies, report writing, and interviewing witnesses

• New strategies in clinical documentation of strangulation signs and symptoms

• Understanding the impact of trauma on survivors

• Development of local experts

• Use of experts in court, including tips for testifying

• Best practices in advocacy for survivors of non-fatal strangulation

For more information or to register please CLICK HERE