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Media Advocacy
Technical Assistance and Training
A
project of the California Department of Health Services, Maternal
and Child Health Branch,
Domestic Violence Section, Statewide Technical Assistance
and Training Project.
The Department
of Health Services, Maternal and Child Health Branch (MCH),
Domestic Violence Section has recently funded a new group
of contractors (along with their subcontractor partners) to
provide technical assistance and training, in relation to
specific component (or specialty) areas. TC-TAT received contracts
to carry out two of the components -- Prevention and Media
Advocacy. Together, the nine Statewide Technical Assistance
and Training (STAT) projects will support MCH-funded agencies
over the next three years. In the near future, you can find
more in-depth coverage of the STAT projects and their available
print and Internet resources on the SafeNetwork website, www.safenetwork.net.
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Media
Advocacy:
Transforming Communities: Technical Assistance and Training
Project (TC-TAT) is pleased to have this opportunity to provide
support, information, training, and technical assistance in
media advocacy, for both direct service and prevention MCH
grantees. TC-TAT will offer training in media advocacy during
the intensive TC Institutes, as well as at regional "cluster"
workshops and on-site technical assistance sessions.
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Specific focus areas within media advocacy include planning
a media campaign, speaking to the media, conducting focus groups,
developing key media messages, and other skills to enable domestic
violence groups to access the media and use it to shape social
messages or advance specific policy objectives.
Email us for more information, or check our calendar
listings |
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in 1997, TC's Technical Assistance Program has worked with domestic
violence organizations and allied agencies to promote effective
strategies to create safety and justice in diverse communities.
The Transforming Communities Training Curriculum builds on the
successful strategies carried out in TC projects and incorporates
research from the violence prevention and social movement fields.
What
participants in TC Trainings Say:
"Wow!
What a great training you presented -- informative, motivating,
challenging, enlightening, and FUN. I had a great time learning,
the activities were useful, working together with other participants
was great, and the presenters had so much valuable information
and insights to share."
"After
this, I believe I will be able to better participate in our
October media campaign."
"The
key message I take away is the importance of media outreach
to engage the communities we live in."
"I appreciated
the great feedback, ideas, participation of staff of domestic
violence agencies -- their motivation encouraged me!"
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