Intimate Partner Violence: An Intersectional Perspective

Purple ribbon cookies in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Purple ribbon cookies in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Presenters with NASW USC Unit.
Presenters with NASW USC Unit.
(l to r) Presenters Addison Rose Vincent, Brenda Ingram, Norma Cumpian, Devika Shankar, and Susan Hess.
(l to r) Presenters Addison Rose Vincent, Brenda Ingram, Norma Cumpian, Devika Shankar, and Susan Hess.
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In 2017, Trauma Informed LA Co-Founder, Susan Hess, Advisor, Devika Shankar, and Speakers Bureau Member, Brenda Ingram presented at Intimate Partner Violence: An Intersectional Perspective. The event, hosted by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) USC Unit, the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Alumni Association, and Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention and Service (RSVP), discussed intimate partner violence (IPV) through and intersectional lens, providing a nuanced understanding of the role of oppression, historical and generational trauma, institutional discrimination, and other “isms” in the experiences of IPV in different communities. Read more here