Training & Outreach at the Office of Family Safety
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Training Program
The goal of the Office of Family Safety’s Training Program is to improve the standardization, scope, and quality of trainings offered to Metro employees, partner agencies, and the community at large. We continually update our curricula to reflect best practices and current information.
In 2024, OFS trained over 16,000 individuals on topics related to interpersonal violence.
Trainings offered cover topics such as:
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence in the Workplace
- Sexual Assault
- Trauma
- Safety Planning
- Strangulation Prevention and Response
- Orders of Protection
- Stalking
- Human Trafficking
- Cultural Humility
OFS also collaborate with a team of local and national trainers to provide additional topical trainings as needed. Training partners include MNPD’s Family Intervention Program, Sexual Assault Center, Nashville Children’s Alliance, Mary Parrish Center, You Have the Power, the Office of the District Attorney, FiftyForward Victory Over Crime, the TN Department of Children’s Services, the Legal Aid Society, and more.
For a list of all of the training topics covered by our Family Safety Center partner agencies FSC Partner Training Directory here.
View the Office of Family Safety’s Toolkit for Trauma-Informed Training Facilitation.
Our office can design a training specifically tailored to your organization’s needs, so feel free to reach out to us using the ‘Speaker Request’ button above!
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Outreach Program
Our outreach efforts focus on making sure the community knows about the services available to victims and survivors of interpersonal violence. As part of our outreach work, we attend community events, speak to media, and create and distribute printed materials about the work of our Safety Centers.
Additionally, our outreach team plans events inside and outside of our Safety Centers to raise awareness of issues related to our work.
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If you would like to volunteer to represent the Office of Family Safety at community events, festivals, or fairs, see here for related volunteer opportunities.
With a general inquiry or for more information you can contact our Training Team at OFSTrainingTA@jisnashville.gov
& our Outreach Team at OFSOutreach@jisnashville.gov.