Faculty Scholar Dr. Beth Molnar’s VTRI Project Provides Webinar Recordings

IHESJR faculty member Dr. Beth Molnar, Director of Violence Prevention and Trauma Studies at the Institute, and Population Health PhD student Samantha Meeker, invite you to view webinars provided by their project, the Vicarious Trauma Response Initiative (VTRI) to discuss challenges and identify resources for first responders and victim service providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The VTRI has hosted three webinars thus far and the recordings to the International Association of Chiefs of Police’s virtual listening sessions can be found here: [ADD LINKS HERE]

IACP’s Virtual Listening Session on Policing and Vicarious Trauma in the Time of COVID-19: For those who were not able to attend and those who would like to share the session, you can find the recording here: https://vimeo.com/413662278/bf022adaea

IACP’s Virtual Listening Session on Victim Advocacy, Vicarious Trauma, and the Impact of COVID-19: For those who were not able to attend and those who would like to share the session, you can find the recording here: https://vimeo.com/413688919/f708b578e2

IACP’s Virtual Listening Session for Fire and EMS Personnel Focused on Vicarious Trauma and the Impact of COVID-19: For those who were not able to attend and those who would like to share the session, you can find the recording here: https://vimeo.com/417179267/67090f941d

The Vicarious Trauma Response Initiative (VTRI) is funded by the Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, in collaboration with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). The mission of the project is to identify and develop skills and practices needed to promote healthy, comprehensive, and sustained collaborative approaches that buffer and mitigate the negative effects of vicarious trauma. Twelve diverse communities will be chosen to receive training and technical assistance across the U.S. The call for applications was released this week and can be found here: https://www.theiacp.org/projects/vicarious-trauma-response-initiative . Applications are due by June 29, 2020.

April 14, 2017 – BOSTON, MA. – Beth E. Molnar, ScD poses for a portrait on April 14, 2017. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University