{"id":397810,"date":"2023-08-03T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=397810"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"NMICADSV-Advocacy-Academy-draws-200-plus-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/NMICADSV-Advocacy-Academy-draws-200-plus-participants\/","title":{"rendered":"NMICADSV Advocacy Academy draws 200-plus participants"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Northern Marianas Island Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence concluded their two-day 2023 Advocacy Academy yesterday at the Saipan World Resort with a fully packed Royal Taga Hall and the organizers ecstatic at the successful turnout.<\/p>\n

The conference drew an estimated 200 participants, with a mix of students, community members, government departments, agencies, and non-profits who all came not only from Saipan but also from Tinian and Rota.<\/p>\n

The conference covered a variety of topics concerning domestic violence and sexual assault, from the basics of advocacy, confidentiality, trauma informed care response, to the \u201chow to\u2019s\u201d on working with, and servicing victims and survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence.<\/p>\n

Many participants involved found the conference eye opening and essential to not only their public service, but also their personal role in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026The Advocacy Academy [was] very enriching and beneficial for departments, especially our own, the Department of Public Safety, because we do respond to sexual assault and domestic violence cases,\u201d said police detective Jhaneeka Atalig \u201cSo it\u2019s really informative and this training serves as a great tool, and resource for us to use when we do respond.\u201d<\/p>\n

CNMI Women\u2019s Affairs Office member Joannie Laniyo said, \u201cI feel that it is relevant and efficient information for the individuals of the CNMI to learn more about since many of our people here have gone through so much, and many may not know the cause of their trauma. \u2026I\u2019ve learned so much in yesterday\u2019s session pertaining domestic violence; and was shocked to find out that domestic violence can come in different ways, such as emotional, cyber, financial and more.\u201d<\/p>\n

NMCADSV executive director Maisie Tenorio said the academy participants were all actively engaged. \u201cIt\u2019s going great. I think our first day went very well, we had a lot of positive feedback about Advocacy Academy. I mean, it\u2019s a lot of difficult topics and difficult conversations, and its just heavy spending whole day talking about domestic violence and sexual assault, so I know that everyone that participated had a lot weighing on them at the end of the day yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tenorio shared that she was encouraged to see the response of participants and that they were ready and willing to learn. \u201cOur very first session was about temporary restraining orders, and we had just a wonderful amount of questions. To me, that signifies that everybody in the room really wants to do their part to help victims and survivors. They really want to increase their understanding and improve their skills in terms of being out in the community and serving victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. \u2026We\u2019re building this community where everyone is out there to help create a safer CNMI.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yesterday\u2019s session was the last for the conference and covered how to work with diverse survivors, understanding the neurobiology of trauma, consent, the intersection of domestic violence, sexual assault and mental health, temporary restraining orders, safety planning resources and evaluations, and NMPASI programs and services and disability sensitivity.<\/p>\n

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Over 200 participants join the Northern Marianas Island Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence for Day 2 of their 2023 Advocacy Academy yesterday at the Saipan World Resort in Susupe.<\/p>\n

-CHRYSTAL MARINO
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