Supporting workers and preventing violence through economically supportive policies
NCCADV is dedicated to preventing violence by promoting workplace policies that understand how trauma can show up in DV work and within organizations. We focus on creating workplace policies that provide financial stability for members of the DV workforce. We’re excited to launch a new training program for our members called Healing Our Workplaces.
Background
Our 2022 Health Impact Assessment on Paid Family Leave in N. Carolina revealed issues like racial health disparities & gender pay gaps. The report also includes survivor stories that show the negative effects of not having paid leave. It found that Black and Hispanic adults are twice as likely to not have access to paid family leave compared to white adults.
As part of the national Restoryation Project, we teamed up with 23 other state domestic violence (DV) coalitions to collect stories about how COVID-19 affected the DV workforce. We found that workers in N. Carolina can experience burnout at higher rates compared to the national average.
Healing Our Workplaces Training Series:
The Healing Our Workplaces training series was created to address what we’ve learned about the impact of COVID-19 on workers. Our aim is to help workers achieve better economic stability by training them in trauma-informed workplace practices.
In this training series, we will focus on topics like paid family leave, sick/safe leave, and bereavement leave policies. We’ll also show you how to use the Trauma-Informed Organizational Policy (TIOP) framework to review and improve these policies. Plus we offer one-on-one coaching to help participants make these changes in their own organizations.
Success for this program means better health, educational, economic and social policies at an organizational level, which can help reduce violence in violence in our communities.
Impact
Ultimately, we want our biggest impact to be on DV workers across the state. By putting trauma-informed organizational policies into practice, we ensure that these supports continue even after the initial staff members are gone. These programs will have a lasting impact on people and communities. Children will be well cared for, parents will get the physical and emotional support they need, and workers will have the financial security to focus on thriving, not just surviving.
Want to Learn More?
We will be launching a self-placed introduction to Trauma-Informed Policy Training series in the Fall. Please contact prevention@nccadv.org with any questions.
More Information
- Prevent Violence NC – https://preventviolencenc.org
- Trauma Informed NC – https://traumainformednc.org
