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Today, we announced the 2023 Gail Burns-Smith Award winner from the
plenary stage at the National Sexual Assault Conference.

NSVRC and the Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual
Abuse (ATSA) are pleased to honor JAC Patrissi, the Principal and
Founder of Growing a New Heart and Co-Founder of A Call For Change.

2023 gail burns smith award winner photo

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Presented jointly by ATSA and NSVRC, the award is named in honor of
Gail Burns-Smith, one of the first advocates to recognize and speak
publicly about the importance of collaboration between victim
advocates and those working in the area of sex offender management to
effectively prevent child sexual abuse.

Working among anti-racist, transformative peacemakers for 34 years,
Patrissi says her, "heart is filled with the vision of our field
co-creating ways of living in community that move us beyond
containment and punishment and center compassionate
accountability."

Her organization, A Call For Change, is the nation's first
confidential helpline dedicated to fostering change for people using
the tools of dominance and abuse in their intimate partnerships. In
addition to writing the intervention's framework, she has
authored three books, conducted national trainings, and worked in over
40 countries with women and children who were sexually trafficked. It
is her longstanding commitment to healing the world through her
survivor-centric services and educational resources that make her more
than worthy of the recognition that this award brings.



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