The Blue Bench Webinars
A Parent’s Guide to Talking About Consent and Healthy Boundaries (Sept. 10, 2025)
The Blue Bench's Community Education Director, Kaity Gray, and Community Educator, Madeleine Herrera, will provide parents with usable knowledge to develop consistent and clear vocabulary, build children's social-emotional skills, and how to keep the conversation going.
Please email Parker Reed, Community Engagement Coordinator, to receive a link to the recorded presentation: PReed@thebluebench.org
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This resource guide will summarize and reinforce important topics from our September webinar. You can find effective prevention strategies for parents, personal body safety training, how to build a safety team, and more in our resource guide.
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Esta guía de recursos resumirá y reforzará temas importantes de nuestro seminario web de septiembre. Encontrará estrategias de prevención eficaces para padres, capacitación sobre seguridad corporal, cómo formar un equipo de seguridad y más en nuestra guía de recursos.
Serving and Supporting 2SLGBTQI+ Survivors: How Intersections of Identity Impact Individuals (June 11, 2025)
The Blue Bench is here to help you gain insight into systemic and cultural barriers faced by 2SLGBTQI+ survivors, grow your awareness of 2SLGBTQI+-specific resources, and strengthen your practices for providing support.
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This resource guide outlines definitions for different identities talked about in our presentation, downloadable images of the "Power and Control Wheel" and "How Trauma Can Affect Your Window of Tolerance," and additional supportive steps and resources.
If you would like to request a Spanish version of the above resource guide, please email us at communityed@thebluebench.org.
Compassionate Conversations: How to Respond When Someone Discloses Sexual Assault (April 16, 2025)
Listening, believing, and supporting your loved one in a positive way can greatly influence their healing process. The Blue Bench presents tips on how to better support those around us. Contact us to get a link to our recorded webinar: communityed@thebluebench.org
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This resource guide outlines important information from our April 16th webinar, Compassionate Conversations: How to Respond When Someone Discloses a Sexual Assault. You can find information on The Blue Bench community education programs, consent, supportive phrases to use, and other resources.
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Esta guía de recursos presenta información importante de nuestro seminario web del 16 de abril, "Conversaciones compasivas: Cómo responder cuando alguien revela una agresión sexual". Encontrará información sobre los programas educativos comunitarios de The Blue Bench, el consentimiento, frases de apoyo y otros recursos.
