💜A full room.

A shared purpose. A powerful day of learning and connection. PADV’s 2nd Annual Domestic Violence Mental Health Clinical Experience: Crisis Rooted in Compassion was an incredible day of learning, connection, reflection and care. Clinicians, advocates and helping professionals came together to deepen their knowledge, earn continuing education credits and QPR certifications, and leave equipped with trauma informed strategies and practical tools to better support survivors and the communities they serve. We are incredibly grateful to our presenters, Amira Abdulhafid, MPH, ICPS, Julie Whitford, Chelsea Piatt, and Sheril Campbell, our panelists Alexe Lopez, Ashley Smith, Rabeshia Clay, Renee Bryan and Courtney Johnson (Dixon) and community vendors GWINNETT COUNTY FAMILY VIOLENCE TASK FORCE INC, VIEWPOINT HEALTHCARE, INC., American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the Austin Tyler Foundation who shared their time, expertise and resources with us. A special thank you to Brownin Pettiford, who helped us begin the day grounded and centered with a calming sound bath experience. We also want to give a very special shoutout to Ladonna Roberts of the Austin Tyler Foundation for courageously sharing her story with us. Her voice and lived experience brought a powerful and deeply meaningful perspective to the day. 💜 And none of this would have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors. Thank you to Northside Hospital @northsidehosp, our Presenting Sponsor, and Kaiser Permanente @officialkpga, our Finding Courage Sponsor, for investing in this experience and in the professionals who show up every day to serve others. To everyone who attended, presented, partnered, sponsored and supported this SOLD OUT event: thank you for making our 2nd Annual Clinical Experience such a success! We left reminded that when we strengthen the people who care for others, we strengthen the entire community. 💜 #PADV #RootedInCompassion #ClinicalExperience #DomesticViolenceAwareness #TraumaInformedCare #QPR #MentalHealth #SurvivorSupport #HelpingProfessionals