Domestic abuse–informed practice needs behavioral clarity.
Build practical skills for assessment, documentation & case planning at our Live Remote CORE Training.
📅 Oct. 1, 2, 8 & 9 | 9 AM–4 PM CT
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Build practical skills for assessment, documentation & case planning at our Live Remote CORE Training.
📅 Oct. 1, 2, 8 & 9 | 9 AM–4 PM CT
💻 Live online
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#SafeAndTogether
October 2026 Live Remote Core Training – North America — Safe & Together Institute
Safe & Together Model Live Remote Core Training sessions will be delivered fully online through our Virtual Academy via Zoom. Each training is delivered across four days, and attendance at all fou...
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September 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Domestic abuse–informed practice needs behavioral clarity.
Build practical skills for assessment, documentation & case planning at our Live Remote CORE Training.
📅 Oct. 1, 2, 8 & 9 | 9 AM–4 PM CT
💻 Live online
shorturl.at/3dzvF
#SafeAndTogether
Build practical skills for assessment, documentation & case planning at our Live Remote CORE Training.
📅 Oct. 1, 2, 8 & 9 | 9 AM–4 PM CT
💻 Live online
shorturl.at/3dzvF
#SafeAndTogether
Some kids can't just tell you what happened. Too young, too scared, or coached to stay quiet. David Mandel's paper looks at what it actually takes to hear kids and center their best interests in domestic abuse cases.
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#YouthVoices #SafeAndTogether
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#YouthVoices #SafeAndTogether
Ensuring the Voice of the Child Is Heard and the Child’s Best Interests Are Considered in Domestic Abuse Cases — Safe & Together Institute
Authored by David Mandel , CEO and Founder of the Safe & Together Institute, this paper focuses on ensuring children's voices are heard in domestic abuse cases and how the Safe & Together Model aligns with Articles 3 and 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Key point
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August 27, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Some kids can't just tell you what happened. Too young, too scared, or coached to stay quiet. David Mandel's paper looks at what it actually takes to hear kids and center their best interests in domestic abuse cases.
tinyurl.com/bddcfzkz
#YouthVoices #SafeAndTogether
tinyurl.com/bddcfzkz
#YouthVoices #SafeAndTogether
A teen acting tough and a toddler losing skills they'd already learned can be the same abuse showing up two totally different ways.
Core Training helps practitioners read the signs at every age and stage.
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#YouthVoices #SafeAndTogether #CoreTraining
Core Training helps practitioners read the signs at every age and stage.
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#YouthVoices #SafeAndTogether #CoreTraining
August 15, 2026 at 12:17 AM
A teen acting tough and a toddler losing skills they'd already learned can be the same abuse showing up two totally different ways.
Core Training helps practitioners read the signs at every age and stage.
safeandtogetherinstitute.com/core-training
#YouthVoices #SafeAndTogether #CoreTraining
Core Training helps practitioners read the signs at every age and stage.
safeandtogetherinstitute.com/core-training
#YouthVoices #SafeAndTogether #CoreTraining
Today is International Youth Day. This year's theme: Different Contexts, Common Aspirations. Different circumstances, same hopes: to be heard, safe, and given a real shot at their future. For young people who've faced domestic abuse, we see your strength.
#InternationalYouthDay #SafeAndTogether
#InternationalYouthDay #SafeAndTogether
August 12, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Today is International Youth Day. This year's theme: Different Contexts, Common Aspirations. Different circumstances, same hopes: to be heard, safe, and given a real shot at their future. For young people who've faced domestic abuse, we see your strength.
#InternationalYouthDay #SafeAndTogether
#InternationalYouthDay #SafeAndTogether
The #SafeAndTogether project is a giveback program that aims to raise awareness of the reality of women & children in domestic violence situations, as well as help provide a safe space with their beloved pets.
Let's Help Keep Pet Parents & Their Pets Stay Together.
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Let's Help Keep Pet Parents & Their Pets Stay Together.
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Donate to Help Domestic Violence Victims and Pets Escape Abuse - Safe & Together
Safe & Together – No One Left Behind Research shows that over 10 million women experience domestic abuse each year. Of those, 47% don’t leave to get help because they can’t take their pets as only 10...
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October 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The #SafeAndTogether project is a giveback program that aims to raise awareness of the reality of women & children in domestic violence situations, as well as help provide a safe space with their beloved pets.
Let's Help Keep Pet Parents & Their Pets Stay Together.
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Let's Help Keep Pet Parents & Their Pets Stay Together.
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When domestic abuse is framed as “conflict,” accountability can become blurred.
In this blog, Nic Douglas explains why coercive control must be named for what it is: a deliberate pattern of behaviour used to dominate another person.
Read: tinyurl.com/49j8kpkx
#CoerciveControl #SafeAndTogether
In this blog, Nic Douglas explains why coercive control must be named for what it is: a deliberate pattern of behaviour used to dominate another person.
Read: tinyurl.com/49j8kpkx
#CoerciveControl #SafeAndTogether
March 18, 2026 at 11:14 PM
When domestic abuse is framed as “conflict,” accountability can become blurred.
In this blog, Nic Douglas explains why coercive control must be named for what it is: a deliberate pattern of behaviour used to dominate another person.
Read: tinyurl.com/49j8kpkx
#CoerciveControl #SafeAndTogether
In this blog, Nic Douglas explains why coercive control must be named for what it is: a deliberate pattern of behaviour used to dominate another person.
Read: tinyurl.com/49j8kpkx
#CoerciveControl #SafeAndTogether
Survivors aren’t “failing to protect”—they’re protecting in the face of danger.
It’s time to recognize their strengths and shift how systems respond.
Read our research briefing: tinyurl.com/bdbvy9cz
#SurvivorStrengths #SafeAndTogether
It’s time to recognize their strengths and shift how systems respond.
Read our research briefing: tinyurl.com/bdbvy9cz
#SurvivorStrengths #SafeAndTogether
Domestic Violence Survivors’ Parenting Strengths — Safe & Together Institute
Focusing on the impact of domestic violence on children, in many ways, has been synonymous with a “failure to protect” approach to mothers who are domestic violence survivors. This approach can come w...
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December 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Survivors aren’t “failing to protect”—they’re protecting in the face of danger.
It’s time to recognize their strengths and shift how systems respond.
Read our research briefing: tinyurl.com/bdbvy9cz
#SurvivorStrengths #SafeAndTogether
It’s time to recognize their strengths and shift how systems respond.
Read our research briefing: tinyurl.com/bdbvy9cz
#SurvivorStrengths #SafeAndTogether
⏰ Early bird ends 1 Jan! Join us in Sydney, 17–19 March 2026, for the Asia Pacific Coercive Control & Children Conference. #SafeAndTogether #DVInformed #ChildSafety
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December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
⏰ Early bird ends 1 Jan! Join us in Sydney, 17–19 March 2026, for the Asia Pacific Coercive Control & Children Conference. #SafeAndTogether #DVInformed #ChildSafety
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Safety. Dignity. Connection.
On #HumanRightsDay, we’re reminding systems that domestic abuse is a human rights issue — not a relationship issue. #SafeAndTogether
On #HumanRightsDay, we’re reminding systems that domestic abuse is a human rights issue — not a relationship issue. #SafeAndTogether
December 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Safety. Dignity. Connection.
On #HumanRightsDay, we’re reminding systems that domestic abuse is a human rights issue — not a relationship issue. #SafeAndTogether
On #HumanRightsDay, we’re reminding systems that domestic abuse is a human rights issue — not a relationship issue. #SafeAndTogether
In rural communities, proximity can create blind spots. Long drives, limited cell service, and "everyone knows everyone" become tools of control—not just geography. Effective practice requires systematic perpetrator pattern documentation.
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#SafeAndTogether #ChildWelfare
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#SafeAndTogether #ChildWelfare
Close Enough to Miss It: Understanding Proximity and Power in Rural Responses to Domestic Abuse — Safe & Together Institute
By Leah Vejzovic, LMSW, North America Regional Manager, Safe & Together Institute When people picture rural life, they often imagine safety—open spaces, familiar neighbors, and a slow...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
In rural communities, proximity can create blind spots. Long drives, limited cell service, and "everyone knows everyone" become tools of control—not just geography. Effective practice requires systematic perpetrator pattern documentation.
tinyurl.com/56ujrc7r
#SafeAndTogether #ChildWelfare
tinyurl.com/56ujrc7r
#SafeAndTogether #ChildWelfare
True child safety starts with listening to survivors. 💜
When professionals partner with survivors—instead of pushing them away—families stay safer and systems get stronger.
Build your skills in partnering with survivors: tinyurl.com/yz2wfwu7
#SafeAndTogether #SurvivorVoices
When professionals partner with survivors—instead of pushing them away—families stay safer and systems get stronger.
Build your skills in partnering with survivors: tinyurl.com/yz2wfwu7
#SafeAndTogether #SurvivorVoices
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
True child safety starts with listening to survivors. 💜
When professionals partner with survivors—instead of pushing them away—families stay safer and systems get stronger.
Build your skills in partnering with survivors: tinyurl.com/yz2wfwu7
#SafeAndTogether #SurvivorVoices
When professionals partner with survivors—instead of pushing them away—families stay safer and systems get stronger.
Build your skills in partnering with survivors: tinyurl.com/yz2wfwu7
#SafeAndTogether #SurvivorVoices
🌺 It takes a village to strengthen families.
Join Dr. Inez Fainga'a-Manu Sione & Shane Senituli at the 2026 #SafeAndTogether Asia Pacific Conference. #TwoWaysStrong #Pasifika
Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/bdhvpj7h
Join Dr. Inez Fainga'a-Manu Sione & Shane Senituli at the 2026 #SafeAndTogether Asia Pacific Conference. #TwoWaysStrong #Pasifika
Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/bdhvpj7h
December 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
🌺 It takes a village to strengthen families.
Join Dr. Inez Fainga'a-Manu Sione & Shane Senituli at the 2026 #SafeAndTogether Asia Pacific Conference. #TwoWaysStrong #Pasifika
Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/bdhvpj7h
Join Dr. Inez Fainga'a-Manu Sione & Shane Senituli at the 2026 #SafeAndTogether Asia Pacific Conference. #TwoWaysStrong #Pasifika
Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/bdhvpj7h
Australia’s family courts show what’s possible with court-wide perpetrator pattern frameworks and aligned child welfare agencies—a roadmap for domestic abuse–informed custody decisions. safeandtogetherinstitute.com/blog/from-australia-to-the-world
#FamilyCourt #SafeAndTogether #FamilyLaw
#FamilyCourt #SafeAndTogether #FamilyLaw
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Australia’s family courts show what’s possible with court-wide perpetrator pattern frameworks and aligned child welfare agencies—a roadmap for domestic abuse–informed custody decisions. safeandtogetherinstitute.com/blog/from-australia-to-the-world
#FamilyCourt #SafeAndTogether #FamilyLaw
#FamilyCourt #SafeAndTogether #FamilyLaw
Men’s programs work when survivors feel safer, not just when men finish sessions.
See how Safe & Together reframes accountability: safeandtogetherinstitute.com/blog/can-mens-behaviour-change-programs
#SurvivorAdvocacy #SafeAndTogether #Accountability #MensBehaviourChange #DomesticAbuseInformed
See how Safe & Together reframes accountability: safeandtogetherinstitute.com/blog/can-mens-behaviour-change-programs
#SurvivorAdvocacy #SafeAndTogether #Accountability #MensBehaviourChange #DomesticAbuseInformed
November 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Men’s programs work when survivors feel safer, not just when men finish sessions.
See how Safe & Together reframes accountability: safeandtogetherinstitute.com/blog/can-mens-behaviour-change-programs
#SurvivorAdvocacy #SafeAndTogether #Accountability #MensBehaviourChange #DomesticAbuseInformed
See how Safe & Together reframes accountability: safeandtogetherinstitute.com/blog/can-mens-behaviour-change-programs
#SurvivorAdvocacy #SafeAndTogether #Accountability #MensBehaviourChange #DomesticAbuseInformed
Perpetrators cause, worsen, and weaponize survivors’ struggles. The Safe & Together framework helps us see what’s really driving risk. Listen: safeandtogetherinstitute.com/podcast/seas...
#MentalHealth #SubstanceUse #SafeAndTogether #DomesticAbuseInformed #ProfessionalDevelopment
#MentalHealth #SubstanceUse #SafeAndTogether #DomesticAbuseInformed #ProfessionalDevelopment
Season 3 Episode 12: Weaponize & Fabricate: How Domestic Violence Perpetrators’ Behaviors Intersect with Survivors’ Mental Health and Substance Misuse Issues — Safe & Together Institute
About This Episode Toxic Trio. Triple Play. Trifecta. All over the globe, professionals working with families have shorthand jargon that reflects the prevalence of the complex mixture of issues that...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Perpetrators cause, worsen, and weaponize survivors’ struggles. The Safe & Together framework helps us see what’s really driving risk. Listen: safeandtogetherinstitute.com/podcast/seas...
#MentalHealth #SubstanceUse #SafeAndTogether #DomesticAbuseInformed #ProfessionalDevelopment
#MentalHealth #SubstanceUse #SafeAndTogether #DomesticAbuseInformed #ProfessionalDevelopment
Perpetrators can exploit survivors’ mental health or substance use to maintain control.
Hear David & Ruth share practical strategies for practitioners to protect survivors in this podcast episode: tinyurl.com/yve4mwpx
#SafeAndTogether #ChildProtection
Hear David & Ruth share practical strategies for practitioners to protect survivors in this podcast episode: tinyurl.com/yve4mwpx
#SafeAndTogether #ChildProtection
Season 3 Episode 2: Perpetrators’ Weaponization of Mental Health and Addiction Against Survivors — Safe & Together Institute
About This Episode Have you ever seen survivors’ mental health or substance use issues turned against them by a domestic violence perpetrator? Have you been concerned about a domestic violence surviv...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Perpetrators can exploit survivors’ mental health or substance use to maintain control.
Hear David & Ruth share practical strategies for practitioners to protect survivors in this podcast episode: tinyurl.com/yve4mwpx
#SafeAndTogether #ChildProtection
Hear David & Ruth share practical strategies for practitioners to protect survivors in this podcast episode: tinyurl.com/yve4mwpx
#SafeAndTogether #ChildProtection
Courts play a crucial role in child safety. The Ohio Supreme Court’s guide shifts focus to perpetrators’ behaviors, helping legal and child welfare professionals prioritize safety and accountability.
Read more: tinyurl.com/38jpsh6c
#ChildSafety #SafeAndTogether #DVInformed
Read more: tinyurl.com/38jpsh6c
#ChildSafety #SafeAndTogether #DVInformed
October 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Courts play a crucial role in child safety. The Ohio Supreme Court’s guide shifts focus to perpetrators’ behaviors, helping legal and child welfare professionals prioritize safety and accountability.
Read more: tinyurl.com/38jpsh6c
#ChildSafety #SafeAndTogether #DVInformed
Read more: tinyurl.com/38jpsh6c
#ChildSafety #SafeAndTogether #DVInformed
Blame doesn't make families safer—clarity does.
Hear Scottish survivors & practitioners on shifting from victim-blaming to perpetrator accountability. Your behavior is a parenting choice.
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#SurvivorCentered #ChildSafety #SafeandTogether
Hear Scottish survivors & practitioners on shifting from victim-blaming to perpetrator accountability. Your behavior is a parenting choice.
🎧 tinyurl.com/2ks6ynsy
#SurvivorCentered #ChildSafety #SafeandTogether
October 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Blame doesn't make families safer—clarity does.
Hear Scottish survivors & practitioners on shifting from victim-blaming to perpetrator accountability. Your behavior is a parenting choice.
🎧 tinyurl.com/2ks6ynsy
#SurvivorCentered #ChildSafety #SafeandTogether
Hear Scottish survivors & practitioners on shifting from victim-blaming to perpetrator accountability. Your behavior is a parenting choice.
🎧 tinyurl.com/2ks6ynsy
#SurvivorCentered #ChildSafety #SafeandTogether
Advocates play a key role in shaping child welfare responses to domestic violence. Practical solutions, child-safety framing, and respectful collaboration drive real change.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/2h44k3ha
#ChildSafety #DomesticViolenceInformed #SafeAndTogether
Learn more: tinyurl.com/2h44k3ha
#ChildSafety #DomesticViolenceInformed #SafeAndTogether
October 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Advocates play a key role in shaping child welfare responses to domestic violence. Practical solutions, child-safety framing, and respectful collaboration drive real change.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/2h44k3ha
#ChildSafety #DomesticViolenceInformed #SafeAndTogether
Learn more: tinyurl.com/2h44k3ha
#ChildSafety #DomesticViolenceInformed #SafeAndTogether
For 20 years, the Safe & Together Model has helped systems move beyond “mother-blaming” to real accountability: keeping children safe and together with survivors.
This conference marks that milestone—and looks ahead to the next decade of change.
#SystemsChange #SafeAndTogether
This conference marks that milestone—and looks ahead to the next decade of change.
#SystemsChange #SafeAndTogether
October 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
For 20 years, the Safe & Together Model has helped systems move beyond “mother-blaming” to real accountability: keeping children safe and together with survivors.
This conference marks that milestone—and looks ahead to the next decade of change.
#SystemsChange #SafeAndTogether
This conference marks that milestone—and looks ahead to the next decade of change.
#SystemsChange #SafeAndTogether
Awareness isn’t enough. Professionals need tools to keep children safe, support survivors & hold perpetrators accountable.
For 15+ years, @safeandtogether.bsky.social has led this global shift
Learn more: safeandtogetherinstitute.com
#SafeAndTogether #SystemsChange
For 15+ years, @safeandtogether.bsky.social has led this global shift
Learn more: safeandtogetherinstitute.com
#SafeAndTogether #SystemsChange
October 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Awareness isn’t enough. Professionals need tools to keep children safe, support survivors & hold perpetrators accountable.
For 15+ years, @safeandtogether.bsky.social has led this global shift
Learn more: safeandtogetherinstitute.com
#SafeAndTogether #SystemsChange
For 15+ years, @safeandtogether.bsky.social has led this global shift
Learn more: safeandtogetherinstitute.com
#SafeAndTogether #SystemsChange
🌟 Transform your child welfare practice with our Core Training!
Build skills to hold perpetrators accountable, strengthen assessments, & improve outcomes for families—all through a survivor-centered lens.
👉 Register: safeandtogetherinstitute.com/core-training
#SafeAndTogether #ChildWelfare
Build skills to hold perpetrators accountable, strengthen assessments, & improve outcomes for families—all through a survivor-centered lens.
👉 Register: safeandtogetherinstitute.com/core-training
#SafeAndTogether #ChildWelfare
Core Training — Safe & Together Institute
Safe & Together’s four-day Core Training is designed to give practitioners a skills-oriented foundation for domestic abuse–informed practice. This training provides key skills and learnings for partic...
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September 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🌟 Transform your child welfare practice with our Core Training!
Build skills to hold perpetrators accountable, strengthen assessments, & improve outcomes for families—all through a survivor-centered lens.
👉 Register: safeandtogetherinstitute.com/core-training
#SafeAndTogether #ChildWelfare
Build skills to hold perpetrators accountable, strengthen assessments, & improve outcomes for families—all through a survivor-centered lens.
👉 Register: safeandtogetherinstitute.com/core-training
#SafeAndTogether #ChildWelfare
Diverse experiences strengthen domestic abuse–informed work—but only with a shared framework that centers perpetrator patterns and survivor strengths.
How does your team align different perspectives while staying focused on the source of harm?
#DiverseTeams #SafeAndTogether
How does your team align different perspectives while staying focused on the source of harm?
#DiverseTeams #SafeAndTogether
September 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Diverse experiences strengthen domestic abuse–informed work—but only with a shared framework that centers perpetrator patterns and survivor strengths.
How does your team align different perspectives while staying focused on the source of harm?
#DiverseTeams #SafeAndTogether
How does your team align different perspectives while staying focused on the source of harm?
#DiverseTeams #SafeAndTogether
Build teams that thrive with domestic abuse–informed practices: normalize consultation on perpetrator patterns, foster peer mentorship, debrief complex cases, and share knowledge widely. Supportive teams need intentional, evidence-based approaches—not just good intentions.
#SafeAndTogether
#SafeAndTogether
September 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Build teams that thrive with domestic abuse–informed practices: normalize consultation on perpetrator patterns, foster peer mentorship, debrief complex cases, and share knowledge widely. Supportive teams need intentional, evidence-based approaches—not just good intentions.
#SafeAndTogether
#SafeAndTogether
Real change happens when teams build shared language and coordinated approaches. Core Training strengthens teams to deliver survivor-centered support and keep child safety front and center.
👉 Learn more: shorturl.at/weEIH
#SafeAndTogether #ChildWelfareTeams
👉 Learn more: shorturl.at/weEIH
#SafeAndTogether #ChildWelfareTeams
September 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Real change happens when teams build shared language and coordinated approaches. Core Training strengthens teams to deliver survivor-centered support and keep child safety front and center.
👉 Learn more: shorturl.at/weEIH
#SafeAndTogether #ChildWelfareTeams
👉 Learn more: shorturl.at/weEIH
#SafeAndTogether #ChildWelfareTeams