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National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence Postponed

Dear John,

Thank you for bearing with us in this time of uncertainty and rapidly
updating information. To prioritize the health of attendees, speakers,
hotel staff, and all of our families and communities, we will be
postponing the National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence
(NCHDV) to a later date, which has yet to be determined. We want to
make sure that this gathering is not adding to the strain of
healthcare response and believe that all of you will be needed at
home, in your communities to offer support. Furthermore, as of
yesterday, the CDC now recommends that all gatherings with 50+ people
should be canceled or postponed

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We will be developing a process so that registered participants will
be given the option of receiving a registration refund or carrying
their registration over to the postponed conference date. If you have
registered for the conference, expect to receive instructions on this
process in the coming weeks.

We, like you, are feeling much concern for the health and wellness of
our loved ones and communities, including those who are surviving
violence. We have developed a resource page for survivors, their
communities, and for domestic and sexual violence advocacy
programs.  We encourage you to take a look and share with you
networks if it is useful: Information and Resources for DV Survivors
and Service Providers

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It has been very inspiring to see how people are coming together to
take care of one another and try to slow the spread of this virus.
From staying home as much as possible to starting mutual aid networks.
One such effort is being organized by Amita Swadhin, one of the NCHDV
plenary panelists and Pre-Conference Institute faculty, who is
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raising emergency funds for LGBTQI+ people of color who are
immunocompromised, disabled, or made economically vulnerable by the
spread of Coronavirus. The National Domestic Workforce Alliance is
also raising funds to support in-home care workers, nannies, and house
cleaners navigating this crisis alone and without a safety net. If you
are able, please consider giving to these efforts or one of the
fundraisers happening in your community.

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Thank you for being a part of our NCHDV community and for all of the
kind messages we have received concerning this conference and your
commitment to the health and wellbeing of survivors. We also want
to express deep gratitude specifically to our conference presenters,
NCDHV steering committee, Pre-Conference Institute faculty, conference
planners Do Good Events, performers, partners in Chicago, and many
more people who have already put so much heart and work into making
this gathering so meaningful and valuable for our field and movements.
We look forward to being together when the time is right. If you have
any immediate questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to
email [email protected].

With much gratitude and care,

2020 Conference Organizers Signatures

Lisa James, Lisa Sohn, Graciela Olguin, and Kate Vander Tuig

Conference Organizers, [email protected]

www.nchdv.org
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The Conference is a project of the National Health Resource Center on
Domestic Violence (HRC), which has supported health care
practitioners, administrators and systems, domestic violence experts,
survivors, and policy makers at all levels as they improve health
care's response to domestic violence. The HRC is funded by a
grant from the Family Violence Prevention & Services Program,
Family & Youth Services Bureau, Administration for Children and
Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is a
member of the Domestic Violence Resource Network.

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