Strangulation 101: One-Day Virtual Training

This virtual strangulation 101 training is for all interested police officers, prosecutors, advocates, judges, doctors, nurses, EMS first responders, and mental health professionals across the USA! This virtual training will feature the leading trainers in the world on the topic of handling strangulation assault cases in domestic and sexual violence incidents. This training welcomes any professional working with victims of child abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse, and sexual assault who wants to improve their response to the handling of near and non-fatal strangulation cases. Strangulation has been identified as one of the most lethal forms of violence. Please join us to learn about emerging best practices, new research, new tools, new protocols, case law, and ways to address your cases and how you can save lives!

“For many years, we didn’t realize the seriousness of strangulation due to the lack of visible injuries and the lack of training. We would see it in police reports and hear victims say over and over ‘he choked me.' But it wasn’t until the deaths of two teenagers in San Diego in 1995 that we started to put it all together. Today we know that strangulation is one of the most accurate predictors for a subsequent homicide. If a victim is strangled even one time, she is 7x more likely to be killed by her abuser. Even If the victim is lucky enough to survive, she may have still suffered brain damage due to the lack of oxygen, other internal injuries, delayed or long-term consequences.” 

• The History of Strangulation

• The Need for Strangulation Training

• Understanding the Lethality of Strangulation

• Link Between Officers and Mass Shootings

• Medical Signs and Symptoms of Strangulation Assaults

• Long-Term Consequences, Delayed Death, and Fatal Strangulation

• Pulseless Electrical Activity in Strangulation Cases

• Investigative Strategies, Report Writing, and Interviewing Witnesses

• New Strategies in Clinical Documentation of Strangulation Signs and Symptoms

• Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Survivors

• Development of Local Experts

• Use of Experts in Court, Including Tips for Testifying

• Best Practices in Advocacy for Survivors of Non-Fatal Strangulation

• The Science of Hope

Any professional handling...

• Sexual Assault
• Domestic Violence
• Child Abuse
• Elder Abuse or Human Trafficking
• Law Enforcement
• Prosecutors
• Court Staff, Judges
• Medical Providers
• Paramedics, EMTs
• Advocates
• Civil Legal Attorneys
• Psychologists
• MFTs
• LCSWs