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By the University at Buffalo
A symposium, “Recognizing and Responding to Domestic Violence,” will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, 955 Main St., Buffalo.
Free and open to the public, the symposium is designed to increase awareness, deepen understanding, and equip participants with practical tools to support those who may be experiencing abuse. It will explore often overlooked signs of domestic violence, common patterns and cycles of abuse, ways to safely respond and offer support, and resources within our community.
Registration is available online.
The schedule is as follows:
•4:30 p.m.: A light dinner from Alibaba Kebab will be served.
•5:30 p.m.: Anyango Kamina, Ph.D., assistant dean for trainee and faculty development in the Jacobs School, will give welcoming remarks, followed by the keynote address, “Recognizing and Responding to Domestic Violence” by Catharine Miles-Kania, CEO of the Family Justice Center of Erie County Inc.
•6 p.m. Case study-based discussions will be led by Kelly Gast, community outreach manager of the Family Justice Center.
•6:30 p.m.: Panel discussion with local experts including Abrar Abdelfadell, advocate, Family Justice Center; Samantha Bordonaro, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine and assistant dean for student and academic affairs in the Jacobs School; Lt. David Mann, Buffalo Police Department and chair, Racial Equity Roundtable’s Juvenile Justice Works Coalition; and Judith Olin, clinical professor and director, Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic, UB School of Law.
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