Battered Women, Abused Children, and Child Custody:
 "A National Crisis"
The Ninth Annual Battered Mothers Custody Conference:  BMCC IX
 January 6th, 7th, and 8th, 2012      Friday evening through Sunday
 Make your hotel reservations with Holiday Inn Turf, 205 Wolf Road, Albany, NY at the Special Conference rate of $99
 Hotel Costs Are Separate From Conference Registration Fees
 Registration fee includes Friday evening cookies/and coffee, lunch on Saturday, and bagels/coffee on Sunday morning
 Holiday Inn has a restaurant; there are also several restaurants and stores close by

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    The Conference in PBS' Film:  Breaking the Silence, Children's Stories      The Courageous Kids Network
 Add your child's hand prints to the Children Taken by the Family Courts Hand Prints Project
Contribute a panel to the "Children Taken by the Family Courts Community Quilt"
 Center for Judicial Excellence: Family Court Crisis Film and Photo Exhibit
 Disclaimers and Terms of Use      About the Conference
Now Available:  Domestic Violence, Abuse, and Child Custody:  Legal Strategies and Policy Issues
 Edited by Mo Therese Hannah, Ph.D. and Barry Goldstein, J.D.

Family courts routinely render battered mothers destitute, homeless, and struggling to survive.
 Please consider offering a space in your room or car to a battered mother who would otherwise be unable to attend.
Details will be emailed to confirmed attendees.

 

Conference Presenter

ERICA L. OLSEN, M.S.W.
Technology Safety Specialist
National Network to End Domestic Violence
 
 Erica Olsen is a Technology Safety Specialist with Safety Net: the National Safe & Strategic Technology Project of the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV).   Through training, technical assistance, and policy advocacy, she addresses all forms of technology that impact survivors of stalking, sexual violence and domestic violence. 

Erica has been focusing on women and social change for over 9 years, including working to end domestic violence at the local and state level.  Prior to coming to NNEDV, Erica worked at the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NYSCADV) and was the lead domestic violence trainer on a collaborative project to cross-train domestic violence and disability service providers.  These collaborative trainings covered technology safety and assistive devices for survivors with disabilities. 

Erica has trained advocates, disability providers, attorneys, law enforcement, and judges on how technology can be strategically used to increase survivor safety, as well as hold offenders accountable.  Erica has a background in homeless services, policy advocacy, training, and research; with a Masters in Social Work and a Graduate Certificate in Non-Profit Management and Leadership from the Center for Women in Government and Civil Society. 

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Please consider offering a space in your room or car to a battered mother who would otherwise be unable to attend.
 Details will be emailed to confirmed attendees.

Updated Conference Schedule       Presenters       Online Registration       Announcement, Brochure, & Mail-In Registration
Home      Co-Sponsors      Support the Conference      Seminar Materials      Silent Auction
    The Conference in PBS' Film:  Breaking the Silence, Children's Stories      The Courageous Kids Network
 Add your child's hand prints to the Children Taken by the Family Courts Hand Prints Project
Contribute a panel to the "Children Taken by the Family Courts Community Quilt"
 Center for Judicial Excellence: Family Court Crisis Film and Photo Exhibit
 Disclaimers and Terms of Use      About the Conference
Now Available:  Domestic Violence, Abuse, and Child Custody:  Legal Strategies and Policy Issues
 Edited by Mo Therese Hannah, Ph.D. and Barry Goldstein, J.D.

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