WELLWVU, Office of Wellness and Health Promotion will be hosting Law Enforcement Trainings on Trauma and Sexual Assault this week.

The training is offered as part of the Campus Safety Grant program on April 20-21 at The Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown. The registration fee for the training is FREE and covered through the grant. Continuing education is being offered free of charge for law enforcement and attorneys and for a $10 fee for social workers.

Presenters include Viktoria Kristiansson from Aequitas: the Prosecutors Resource on Violence against Women and Detective Tim Meachum from the University of Richmond. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the training ends at about 4:30 p.m.

Ms. Kristiansson will be discussing investigating and prosecuting alcohol facilitated sexual assault, and overcoming the consent defense. Detective Meachum will discuss victim centered interviewing.

Onsite registration is available or contact O.Suzanne Moore at 304-293-0821 to pre-register.

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04/20/2016

CONTACT: Alison Tartaglia, Health Educator, WELLWVU
304-293-3571, alison.tartaglia@mail.wvu.edu

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