Access to Advocacy

Overview of new laws taking effect in California in 2026
Presented by the Los Angeles Regional Policy Committee
Presentation Date: February 27, 2026 │ Slides │ Handout

Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department (CSSD)

An overview of the services provided by CSSD
Presented by Jonna Lewis, Special Assistant to the Director, CSSD
Presentation Date: July 10, 2026 │ Slides │ Recording

CSSD and Domestic Violence Report

An update on the joint efforts between CSSD and the Racial Justice Committee
Presented by the Racial Justice Committee
Presentation Date: July 10 2026 │ Slides │ Recording

What immigrant parents, and their supporters, need to know
Presented by the Public Counsel
Presentation Date: January 9, 2026 │ Slides  │ Recording

An overview of the Los Angeles (LA) City Program
Presented by LA City and DART ORganizations
Presentation Date: September 18, 2026 │ Slides │ Recording coming soon

DART Panel

DART Organizations answer frequently asked questions
Moderated by LA City
Presentation Date: September 18, 2026 │ Recording coming soon

An overview financial abuse victims may experience
Presented by Tier One Credit and Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
Presentation Date: July 17, 2026 │ Slides │ Recording

An overview prevention strategies and recommendations for addressing DV and IPV
Presented by the Domestic Violence Alliance
Presentation Date: May 5, 2026 │ Slides │ Recording

An overview of DVRO basics
Presented by Sojourn - The People Concern
Presentation Date: August 14, 2026  Handout │ Recording

Unauthorized practice of law and how to fill out DVRO forms
Presented by Sojourn - The People Concern
Presentation Date: September 4, 2026 │ Slides │ Recording coming soon

An overview of substance Use and Domestic Violence Treatment Models
Presented by an SUDCC III
Presentation Date: May 5, 2026 │ Slides │ Recording

FJC Part I

An overview of StrengthUnited FJC
Presented by StrengthUnited
Presentation Date: May 15, 2026 │ Slides │ Recording

FJC Part II

An overview of New Star FJC
Presented by New Star
Presentation Date: May 15, 2026 │ Recording

A training on inclusive care for LBTQ+ women and femmes
Presented by The LGBTQ Center Long Beach
Presentation Date: March 27, 2026 │ Slides │ Recording

An overview of Substance Abuse Prevention and Control (SAPC) programs and the Interim Housing Outpatient Program at DMH.
Presented by Nislanjay Jose, System of Care Branch – Homeless Services Unit and
Sandy Song, Section Manager of Adult Services from SAPC &
Teresa Rivera, Mental Health Program Manager at DMH
Presentation Date: April 17, 2026 │ Slides │ Recording

How to parents and other adults can be supportive of and empower youth in unhealthy relationships.
Panel of teen dating and domestic violence experts
Presentation Date: February 23, 2026 │ Slides  │ Recording coming soon

How to parents and other adults can be supportive of and empower youth in unhealthy relationships.
Presented by Pallavi Dhawan, Director of Domestic Violence Policy, LA City Attorney's Office
Detective Maria Sadanaga, Domestic Violence Coordinator, LAPD
Stephanie Davidson, Attorney, DVRO Taskforce
Presentation Date: February 6, 2026 │ Slides │ Recording

How to recognize the signs of strangulation and the effects strangulation has on victims
Presented by Nancy Yaghoubian, Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Family Violence Division
Presentation Date: January 23, 2026 │ Slides

How to recognize the signs of strangulation and the effects strangulation has on victims
Presented by Sonata Lee Narcisse, Public Information Specialist and
Hannah Denyer, Trauma Informed Care Specialist from The Los Angels County Office of Violence Prevention
Presentation Date: June 12, 2026 │ Slides │ Recording

A New Standard of Care for IPV-Related Brain Injuries
Presented by BriTWay
Presentation Date: March 6, 2026 │Handout English│Handout Spanish│ Slides │ Recording

Presentation on facts and resources related to reproductive coercion and abortion.
Presented by Dr. Susie Baldwin, Medical Director & Blanca Garcia Silva, Health Educator, Office of Women’s Health, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Presentation Date: October 10, 2025 │ Slides  │ Recording

Panel discussion of Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) programs in Service Area 6
Facilitated by Reginald Carter, Deputy Director, Service Bureau 1/SPA 6, DCFS
Presentation Date: September 23, 2025

Overview of current (December 2025) immigration laws and practices
Presented by Community Legal Aid SoCal
Presentation Date: December 12, 2025 │ Slides  │ Recording
Note: The information presented was current at time of recording and may be out-of-date at time of viewing.

Overview of data from the Los Angeles County Health Survey and other DV Data Sources
Presented by Dr. Susie Baldwin, Medical Director &
Dr. Raquael Joiner, Research Analyst III
Office of Women’s Health, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Presentation Date: October 3, 2025 │ Slides
Note: The information presented was current at time of recording and may be out-of-date at time of viewing.

Making the case for Mandated Reform
Presented by Dr. Tamara Hunter, Division Chief,  Department of Children and Family Services
Presentation Date: November 21, 2025 │ Slides │ Recording

Overview of the Mandated Supporting Initiative
Presented by Helen O’Connor, MSPH, MA Perinatal Innovation Unit Chief &
Gabriela Gonzalez, MPH, Doula Hub Coordinator from
LA County Department of Public Health MCAH
Felicia Francis-Edwards, LES Community Doula Champion, Doula Hub
Doula, AAIMM Doula Program
Presentation Date: August 15, 2025 │ Slides 

Overview of selected OVP Programs
Presented by Vagarshak Avetisyan, Community Capacity Building Specialist
Clara Chang, Program Manager, Gender-Based Violence Prevention Initiative
Nicolle Perras, Executive Director, Los Angeles County Sexual Assault Council
Presentation Date: October 31, 2025 │ Slides

Overview of the Mandated Supporting Initiative
Presented by Detective William Strnad, Domestic Violence Liaison
Office of Constitutional Policing, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD)
Presentation Date: August 22, 2025 │ Slides 

What is Marsy's Law and what it means for survivors
Presented by Miji Vellakkatel, Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
Presentation Date: August 22, 2025 │Slides

Violence Prevention as a public health response
Presented by consultant for National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Presentation Date: October 31, 2025 │ Slides

An overview of the California Ralph M. Brown Act
Presented by Blaine McPhillips, Sr. Deputy with Office of the County Counsel, County of Los Angeles
Presentation Date: August 29, 2025 │ Slides 

Highlights from the Youth Suicide Prevention Pilot Program
Presented by Ana Leiva, Senior Program Analyst and Isabelle Sternfeld, Supervising Epidemiologist
from The Los Angels County Office of Violence Prevention
Presentation Date: August 15, 2025 │ Slides