Day one: 

Objective – Recognize the root causes of trauma.

Throughout the first day of the Summit, stakeholders, community-based organizations, and community residents will learn:

1) What trauma is – and what it is not

2) Trauma’s effects on brain and body

3) How certain behaviors are used to manage overwhelming feelings connected to trauma. Participants will gain the knowledge needed to move from treating the side effects to healing the root causes, which can lead to collective healing.

Creating Resiliency

Objective – Design intentional practices that lead to resiliency.

Developing resiliency to toxic environmental factors prevents trauma reactions for future generations and normalizes collective healing as a daily practice. Through healing sessions, both traditional and non-traditional, will give access to community-based organizations that are already providing the space for healing, thus breaking the mold on what is “normal” and creating the network to empower survivors to become thrivers!

Moving Forward with Strength and Self-Determination

Objective – Set a course of action for community healing.

An in-depth knowledge of trauma, combined with practices designed to create resiliency, prepares us to collectively design an action plan that promotes community healing. Day Three will highlight Asset Based Community Development and normalize expectations that the community can move forward with strength and self-determination.

Day Two: 

Impact and Partnership in the Field of Health and DV

Objective - Creating opportunities to foster relationships, engage in reflection, and advance collective strategies. Offering programming that leaves participants feeling inspired, connected, challenged,

renewed, and activated.

Latest Health Findings and Promising Practices

Highlighting the most recent promising practices and innovative partnership approaches that address or examine: The ways in which domestic/sexual violence impacts individual and community health

and well-being. Connections between domestic/sexual violence, other forms of violence, and systems

that perpetuate harm and oppression. Shared community-based, social justice, and public health solutions and prevention approaches.

3. Innovative Research

Featuring new research about risk and protective factors, physical/mental health effects of violence, health and advocacy-based innovations, and prevention; and partnerships between health management systems, providers, public health and other programs, legal systems, social service agencies, and domestic violence advocates.

4. Prevention and Intervention

Featuring health and domestic violence policy strategies that support improved health and public health responses to violence and prevention. Emphasizing prevention and intervention strategies relevant to diverse cultures, races, classes, ethnicity, religions, physical abilities, ages, genders, sexual identities, geographic settings, and communities.

Dear Presenters,

Thank you for your commitment to the Kingdom Builder's Family Life Center's Changing the Narrative Domestic Violence Conference on October 10-11, 2024. We are excited to have you as a vital part of this meaningful initiative. As we prepare for the event, we want to ensure that you have all the necessary information and guidelines to make the experience successful for both you and our attendees.

**Slideshow and Materials Submission:**
Upon submitting your presenter form, we kindly request that you send us your slideshow, complete with all relevant content, no later than July 31, 2024. This will allow our team to review and prepare for the event effectively. Your presentation will be an essential part of our program, and your timely submission is greatly appreciated.

Please submit your slideshow to g.jenkins@kbflc.org.

**Headshot and Bio:**
In addition to your presentation, we also require an approved headshot and a brief bio. These materials will be used for promotional purposes and will help attendees become more acquainted with you as a presenter. Please send your headshot and bio, which should be no more than 150 words, to g.jenkins@kbflc.org by the same deadline, July 31, 2024.

**Technical Requirements:**
We will provide technical support during the event, but it's essential to ensure that your presentation is compatible with standard equipment and software. 

**Presenter Time and Format:**
You will be allotted 75 minutes for your presentation. We recommend allocating time for Q&A to engage with the audience effectively. Make sure to rehearse your presentation to ensure it fits within the allocated time.

**Promotion and Social Media:**
We encourage presenters to promote their participation in the event on their own social media channels and networks. Please use the event hashtag #changingthenarrativedvconference and mention @kbflc when sharing event-related content.

**Attending the Event:**
Presenters are encouraged to attend the event Your presence and participation in other event activities are highly valued.

**Forfeiture of Presenter Spot:**
Please be aware that failure to meet the deadline for slideshow, headshot, and bio submission by July 31, 2024, may result in the forfeiture of your presenter spot. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in adhering to these deadlines.

If you have any questions or require further assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to Gabrielle Jenkins at g.jenkins@kbflc.org. We are here to ensure your presentation is seamless and impactful.

Thank you for your dedication and support in making the Changing the Narrative Domestic Violence Conference a success. We look forward to an enlightening and inspiring event together.