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E-learning: Safety Planning in Resettlement, Asylum and Integration Settings

Author(s): International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Date: January 20, 2022
Topic(s): Case Management, Safety
Subtopic(s): Safety Planning
This module, developed by the IRC, focuses on the foundational skills of working with clients to develop safety plans. You will learn what safety planning is, what foundational skills you need to create safety plans, and how to use safety plans in a variety of situations with your clients. On completion of this course you …

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Archived Webinar: Safety Planning with Unaccompanied Refugee Minors

Author(s): Switchboard
Date: April 15, 2021
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Safety
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Safety Planning
This webinar, hosted on April 15 2021, was delivered by Amy Fleischauer, Director of Survivor Support Services, International Institute of Buffalo, and Tigest Coleman, Strengths-Based Services Training Officer, Switchboard.  This webinar introduced current URM service providers to key approaches, including safety planning, to help identify vulnerable youth and prevent further exploitation.  By the end of …

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Toolkit: Safety Planning with Foreign National Children and Youth Survivors of Trafficking

Author(s): U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
Date: February 2, 2021
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Safety
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Safety Planning, Screening and Assessment
Foreign national minors in the United States who have been subjected to a severe form of trafficking in persons are eligible for certain benefits and services under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended. The Trafficking Victim Assistance Program (TVAP) funds case management services for qualifying minors. This toolkit uses notes, tips, …

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Archived Webinar: Fundamentals of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) for Refugee Service Providers: The What, Why, and How of Safety Planning

Author(s): Switchboard
Date: July 28, 2020
Topic(s): Case Management, Child, Youth, and Family Services, Health, Mental Health and Wellness, Safety
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Domestic Violence, Safety Planning
Hosted on July 29, 2020, this webinar was hosted by Reema Sharma, Manager of Outreach and Community Education, Womankind; and Shan Huang, Associate Director of Residential Programs, Womankind. This recording was edited for publication.  Following on Switchboard’s recent introductory webinar, this training focuses on the specifics of safety planning. It will emphasize the importance of creating …

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Guide: Fundamentals of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) for Refugee Service Providers: The What, Why, and How of Safety Planning

Author(s): Switchboard
Date: July 28, 2020
Topic(s): Case Management, Child, Youth, and Family Services, Health, Mental Health and Wellness, Safety
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Domestic Violence, Safety Planning
Safety planning is an essential tool when working with survivors of violence. This guide shares tips and examples demonstrating how to develop a safety plan with refugees who have experienced gender-based violence.

Tool or Template: Prepare Your Family

Author(s): Seattle Office of Emergency Management
Date: May 26, 2017
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Safety
Subtopic(s): Emergency Preparedness, Safety Planning
This tool is designed to help individuals create a family safety plan in the event of a big disaster.  It includes sections to note down important phone numbers for friends, immediate family, and out-of-area contacts; medical information including physicians, pharmacies, health insurance, and medications; and public safety locations including fire and police stations, medical facilities, …

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