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A Message of Hope and Unity: Reflections from King Charles on Christmas, and Our Call to Come Together for Our Future in the United States: www.circle4future.org/news/a-messa...
A Message of Hope and Unity: Reflections from King Charles on Christmas, and Our Call to Come Together for Our Future in the United States
The CIRCLE wishes you a joyful holiday and a Merry Christmas, with hope and action for our nation's future.
www.circle4future.org
December 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A Message of Hope and Unity: Reflections from King Charles on Christmas, and Our Call to Come Together for Our Future in the United States: www.circle4future.org/news/a-messa...
🎄 Merry Christmas
At IVAT, we are here to support survivors year-round. If you need resources, connection, or a safe place to reach out, our doors and hearts are open.
Wishing you gentleness, comfort, and moments of warmth this holiday season. ❤️💚
Music by www.youtube.com/watch?v=aldV...
At IVAT, we are here to support survivors year-round. If you need resources, connection, or a safe place to reach out, our doors and hearts are open.
Wishing you gentleness, comfort, and moments of warmth this holiday season. ❤️💚
Music by www.youtube.com/watch?v=aldV...
December 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🎄 Merry Christmas
At IVAT, we are here to support survivors year-round. If you need resources, connection, or a safe place to reach out, our doors and hearts are open.
Wishing you gentleness, comfort, and moments of warmth this holiday season. ❤️💚
Music by www.youtube.com/watch?v=aldV...
At IVAT, we are here to support survivors year-round. If you need resources, connection, or a safe place to reach out, our doors and hearts are open.
Wishing you gentleness, comfort, and moments of warmth this holiday season. ❤️💚
Music by www.youtube.com/watch?v=aldV...
🌺 Affiliated Training Tuesday!
Some of the toughest cases in family court involve allegations of child sexual abuse—this engaging, day-long institute helps you navigate them with clarity and confidence.
👉 Register today: tinyurl.com/23HIreg
Some of the toughest cases in family court involve allegations of child sexual abuse—this engaging, day-long institute helps you navigate them with clarity and confidence.
👉 Register today: tinyurl.com/23HIreg
December 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🌺 Affiliated Training Tuesday!
Some of the toughest cases in family court involve allegations of child sexual abuse—this engaging, day-long institute helps you navigate them with clarity and confidence.
👉 Register today: tinyurl.com/23HIreg
Some of the toughest cases in family court involve allegations of child sexual abuse—this engaging, day-long institute helps you navigate them with clarity and confidence.
👉 Register today: tinyurl.com/23HIreg
🌟 Register now for Early Bird Pricing🌟
Join us for a 10-month, 40-hour Comprehensive Certification Course on Child & Adolescent Dissociation — beginning January 12, 2026.
Led by internationally recognized experts Fran S. Waters, DCSW and Renée P. Marks, PhD.
Join us for a 10-month, 40-hour Comprehensive Certification Course on Child & Adolescent Dissociation — beginning January 12, 2026.
Led by internationally recognized experts Fran S. Waters, DCSW and Renée P. Marks, PhD.
December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🌟 Register now for Early Bird Pricing🌟
Join us for a 10-month, 40-hour Comprehensive Certification Course on Child & Adolescent Dissociation — beginning January 12, 2026.
Led by internationally recognized experts Fran S. Waters, DCSW and Renée P. Marks, PhD.
Join us for a 10-month, 40-hour Comprehensive Certification Course on Child & Adolescent Dissociation — beginning January 12, 2026.
Led by internationally recognized experts Fran S. Waters, DCSW and Renée P. Marks, PhD.
With 100+ breakout sessions at the 23rd Hawai'i Summit, we're making it easier to find the conversations you care about. Here are a few sessions exploring how technology can both support healing and connection and contribute to harm, inequity, and risk.
👉 Register today at tinyurl.com/23HIreg
👉 Register today at tinyurl.com/23HIreg
December 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
With 100+ breakout sessions at the 23rd Hawai'i Summit, we're making it easier to find the conversations you care about. Here are a few sessions exploring how technology can both support healing and connection and contribute to harm, inequity, and risk.
👉 Register today at tinyurl.com/23HIreg
👉 Register today at tinyurl.com/23HIreg
📢 Public Health Alert: The Resurgence of Measles in the U.S.
Despite decades of progress, measles is making a comeback—driven by recent policy changes and funding cuts that have weakened vaccination efforts.
👉 Read the article:
www.circle4future.org/news/measles...
#Vaccinate #Measles
Despite decades of progress, measles is making a comeback—driven by recent policy changes and funding cuts that have weakened vaccination efforts.
👉 Read the article:
www.circle4future.org/news/measles...
#Vaccinate #Measles
December 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
📢 Public Health Alert: The Resurgence of Measles in the U.S.
Despite decades of progress, measles is making a comeback—driven by recent policy changes and funding cuts that have weakened vaccination efforts.
👉 Read the article:
www.circle4future.org/news/measles...
#Vaccinate #Measles
Despite decades of progress, measles is making a comeback—driven by recent policy changes and funding cuts that have weakened vaccination efforts.
👉 Read the article:
www.circle4future.org/news/measles...
#Vaccinate #Measles
🌟 Register now for Early Bird Pricing🌟
Join us for a 10-month, 40-hour Comprehensive Certification Course on Child & Adolescent Dissociation — beginning January 12, 2026.
Led by internationally recognized experts Fran S. Waters, DCSW and Renée P. Marks, PhD.
Join us for a 10-month, 40-hour Comprehensive Certification Course on Child & Adolescent Dissociation — beginning January 12, 2026.
Led by internationally recognized experts Fran S. Waters, DCSW and Renée P. Marks, PhD.
December 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🌟 Register now for Early Bird Pricing🌟
Join us for a 10-month, 40-hour Comprehensive Certification Course on Child & Adolescent Dissociation — beginning January 12, 2026.
Led by internationally recognized experts Fran S. Waters, DCSW and Renée P. Marks, PhD.
Join us for a 10-month, 40-hour Comprehensive Certification Course on Child & Adolescent Dissociation — beginning January 12, 2026.
Led by internationally recognized experts Fran S. Waters, DCSW and Renée P. Marks, PhD.
🌺 Affiliated Training Tuesday!
PC-CARE Phase 1 Training is an introductory workshop open to anyone and serves as the first step toward PC-CARE provider certification.
Register today: tinyurl.com/23HIreg
#IVAT #IVATHawaiiSummit #CulturalHealing #TraumaHealing #CollectiveHealing #ParentChildCare
PC-CARE Phase 1 Training is an introductory workshop open to anyone and serves as the first step toward PC-CARE provider certification.
Register today: tinyurl.com/23HIreg
#IVAT #IVATHawaiiSummit #CulturalHealing #TraumaHealing #CollectiveHealing #ParentChildCare
December 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🌺 Affiliated Training Tuesday!
PC-CARE Phase 1 Training is an introductory workshop open to anyone and serves as the first step toward PC-CARE provider certification.
Register today: tinyurl.com/23HIreg
#IVAT #IVATHawaiiSummit #CulturalHealing #TraumaHealing #CollectiveHealing #ParentChildCare
PC-CARE Phase 1 Training is an introductory workshop open to anyone and serves as the first step toward PC-CARE provider certification.
Register today: tinyurl.com/23HIreg
#IVAT #IVATHawaiiSummit #CulturalHealing #TraumaHealing #CollectiveHealing #ParentChildCare
Silence allows violence to continue. Education, awareness, and accountability help break generational cycles.
Let’s choose courage — together.
#BreakTheCycle #16Days #NoExcuse
Let’s choose courage — together.
#BreakTheCycle #16Days #NoExcuse
December 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Silence allows violence to continue. Education, awareness, and accountability help break generational cycles.
Let’s choose courage — together.
#BreakTheCycle #16Days #NoExcuse
Let’s choose courage — together.
#BreakTheCycle #16Days #NoExcuse
🕎 Hanukkah reminds us that even the smallest light can break through the deepest darkness.
For anyone who has survived trauma or abuse, this holiday is more than candles and celebration — it’s a symbol of resilience, courage, and the quiet ways you continue showing up for yourself every single day.
For anyone who has survived trauma or abuse, this holiday is more than candles and celebration — it’s a symbol of resilience, courage, and the quiet ways you continue showing up for yourself every single day.
December 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🕎 Hanukkah reminds us that even the smallest light can break through the deepest darkness.
For anyone who has survived trauma or abuse, this holiday is more than candles and celebration — it’s a symbol of resilience, courage, and the quiet ways you continue showing up for yourself every single day.
For anyone who has survived trauma or abuse, this holiday is more than candles and celebration — it’s a symbol of resilience, courage, and the quiet ways you continue showing up for yourself every single day.
In the U.S., 1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
Violence is never “normal.”
Awareness is the first step — action is the next.
#16Days #NoMore #EndViolence
Violence is never “normal.”
Awareness is the first step — action is the next.
#16Days #NoMore #EndViolence
December 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In the U.S., 1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
Violence is never “normal.”
Awareness is the first step — action is the next.
#16Days #NoMore #EndViolence
Violence is never “normal.”
Awareness is the first step — action is the next.
#16Days #NoMore #EndViolence
✈️ We've been keeping an eye on airfare for March and had to let you know — prices are low right now! Now's a great time to book your flight and give yourself a meaningful holiday gift: time to learn, reconnect, and recharge in paradise.
Hotel and travel info: www.ivatcenters.org/hawaii-hotel...
Hotel and travel info: www.ivatcenters.org/hawaii-hotel...
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
✈️ We've been keeping an eye on airfare for March and had to let you know — prices are low right now! Now's a great time to book your flight and give yourself a meaningful holiday gift: time to learn, reconnect, and recharge in paradise.
Hotel and travel info: www.ivatcenters.org/hawaii-hotel...
Hotel and travel info: www.ivatcenters.org/hawaii-hotel...
🌟 Register now for Early Bird Pricing🌟
Join us for a 10-month, 40-hour Comprehensive Certification Course on Child & Adolescent Dissociation — beginning January 12, 2026.
Led by internationally recognized experts Fran S. Waters, DCSW and Renée P. Marks, PhD.
Join us for a 10-month, 40-hour Comprehensive Certification Course on Child & Adolescent Dissociation — beginning January 12, 2026.
Led by internationally recognized experts Fran S. Waters, DCSW and Renée P. Marks, PhD.
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🌟 Register now for Early Bird Pricing🌟
Join us for a 10-month, 40-hour Comprehensive Certification Course on Child & Adolescent Dissociation — beginning January 12, 2026.
Led by internationally recognized experts Fran S. Waters, DCSW and Renée P. Marks, PhD.
Join us for a 10-month, 40-hour Comprehensive Certification Course on Child & Adolescent Dissociation — beginning January 12, 2026.
Led by internationally recognized experts Fran S. Waters, DCSW and Renée P. Marks, PhD.
🌺 👀 HI Summit Sneak Peek 👀🌺
These presentations explore barriers and opportunities in LGBTQ+ care, offer actionable tools for practitioners, and uplift community-centered models of resilience.
🔍 Want to see more sessions? tinyurl.com/23HIreg
#IVAT #IVATHawaiiSummit #LGBTQCare
These presentations explore barriers and opportunities in LGBTQ+ care, offer actionable tools for practitioners, and uplift community-centered models of resilience.
🔍 Want to see more sessions? tinyurl.com/23HIreg
#IVAT #IVATHawaiiSummit #LGBTQCare
December 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🌺 👀 HI Summit Sneak Peek 👀🌺
These presentations explore barriers and opportunities in LGBTQ+ care, offer actionable tools for practitioners, and uplift community-centered models of resilience.
🔍 Want to see more sessions? tinyurl.com/23HIreg
#IVAT #IVATHawaiiSummit #LGBTQCare
These presentations explore barriers and opportunities in LGBTQ+ care, offer actionable tools for practitioners, and uplift community-centered models of resilience.
🔍 Want to see more sessions? tinyurl.com/23HIreg
#IVAT #IVATHawaiiSummit #LGBTQCare
In 2024, IVAT provided 660 hours of trauma-informed therapy to 61 clients, helping survivors reclaim their lives. Your support ensures we can continue this vital work.
💛 Stand with survivors this giving season.
www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=...
#EndViolence #TraumaHealing #IVATImpact
💛 Stand with survivors this giving season.
www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=...
#EndViolence #TraumaHealing #IVATImpact
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In 2024, IVAT provided 660 hours of trauma-informed therapy to 61 clients, helping survivors reclaim their lives. Your support ensures we can continue this vital work.
💛 Stand with survivors this giving season.
www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=...
#EndViolence #TraumaHealing #IVATImpact
💛 Stand with survivors this giving season.
www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=...
#EndViolence #TraumaHealing #IVATImpact
Ending gender-based violence starts with the conversations we have at home, in schools, and in our communities.
Teach respect. Model accountability. Raise boys who uplift women.
#Respect #16Days #EndGBV #CreateChang
Teach respect. Model accountability. Raise boys who uplift women.
#Respect #16Days #EndGBV #CreateChang
December 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Ending gender-based violence starts with the conversations we have at home, in schools, and in our communities.
Teach respect. Model accountability. Raise boys who uplift women.
#Respect #16Days #EndGBV #CreateChang
Teach respect. Model accountability. Raise boys who uplift women.
#Respect #16Days #EndGBV #CreateChang
Today marks Human Rights Day, the final day of the 16 Days of Activism.
The campaign ends — but our commitment continues.
Let’s build a future where women and girls live free from fear, online and offline.
#HumanRightsDay #16Days #EndViolence
The campaign ends — but our commitment continues.
Let’s build a future where women and girls live free from fear, online and offline.
#HumanRightsDay #16Days #EndViolence
December 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Today marks Human Rights Day, the final day of the 16 Days of Activism.
The campaign ends — but our commitment continues.
Let’s build a future where women and girls live free from fear, online and offline.
#HumanRightsDay #16Days #EndViolence
The campaign ends — but our commitment continues.
Let’s build a future where women and girls live free from fear, online and offline.
#HumanRightsDay #16Days #EndViolence
Survivors don’t need judgment — they need support. Your voice can be the one that breaks the silence.
Believe survivors. Support survivors. Stand with survivors.
#BelieveSurvivors #16Days #SupportNotSilence
Believe survivors. Support survivors. Stand with survivors.
#BelieveSurvivors #16Days #SupportNotSilence
December 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Survivors don’t need judgment — they need support. Your voice can be the one that breaks the silence.
Believe survivors. Support survivors. Stand with survivors.
#BelieveSurvivors #16Days #SupportNotSilence
Believe survivors. Support survivors. Stand with survivors.
#BelieveSurvivors #16Days #SupportNotSilence
🌺 Affiliated Training Tuesday!
We're excited for this full-day immersive workshop for helping professionals who want to integrate movement, art, storytelling, music, and play into trauma-informed practice — ethically and with cultural humility.
👉 Register today: tinyurl.com/23HIreg
We're excited for this full-day immersive workshop for helping professionals who want to integrate movement, art, storytelling, music, and play into trauma-informed practice — ethically and with cultural humility.
👉 Register today: tinyurl.com/23HIreg
December 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🌺 Affiliated Training Tuesday!
We're excited for this full-day immersive workshop for helping professionals who want to integrate movement, art, storytelling, music, and play into trauma-informed practice — ethically and with cultural humility.
👉 Register today: tinyurl.com/23HIreg
We're excited for this full-day immersive workshop for helping professionals who want to integrate movement, art, storytelling, music, and play into trauma-informed practice — ethically and with cultural humility.
👉 Register today: tinyurl.com/23HIreg
Cyberstalking. Online harassment. Image-based abuse.
Digital violence harms mental, emotional, and physical safety.
This year’s 16 Days theme challenges us to protect women and girls online too.
#EndDigitalViolence #16Days #SafetyOnline
Digital violence harms mental, emotional, and physical safety.
This year’s 16 Days theme challenges us to protect women and girls online too.
#EndDigitalViolence #16Days #SafetyOnline
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Cyberstalking. Online harassment. Image-based abuse.
Digital violence harms mental, emotional, and physical safety.
This year’s 16 Days theme challenges us to protect women and girls online too.
#EndDigitalViolence #16Days #SafetyOnline
Digital violence harms mental, emotional, and physical safety.
This year’s 16 Days theme challenges us to protect women and girls online too.
#EndDigitalViolence #16Days #SafetyOnline
You don’t have to be an expert to make a difference.
✨ Speak up
✨ Check in
✨ Share resources
✨ Challenge harmful norms
✨ Support survivors
Every action matters.
#16Days #TakeAction #EndGBV
✨ Speak up
✨ Check in
✨ Share resources
✨ Challenge harmful norms
✨ Support survivors
Every action matters.
#16Days #TakeAction #EndGBV
December 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
You don’t have to be an expert to make a difference.
✨ Speak up
✨ Check in
✨ Share resources
✨ Challenge harmful norms
✨ Support survivors
Every action matters.
#16Days #TakeAction #EndGBV
✨ Speak up
✨ Check in
✨ Share resources
✨ Challenge harmful norms
✨ Support survivors
Every action matters.
#16Days #TakeAction #EndGBV
Gender-based violence doesn’t just happen behind closed doors. It happens online, at work, in schools, and in our communities.
This 16 Days of Activism, let’s speak up — and stand up — for safety everywhere.
#EndGBV #16Days #OrangeTheWorld
This 16 Days of Activism, let’s speak up — and stand up — for safety everywhere.
#EndGBV #16Days #OrangeTheWorld
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Gender-based violence doesn’t just happen behind closed doors. It happens online, at work, in schools, and in our communities.
This 16 Days of Activism, let’s speak up — and stand up — for safety everywhere.
#EndGBV #16Days #OrangeTheWorld
This 16 Days of Activism, let’s speak up — and stand up — for safety everywhere.
#EndGBV #16Days #OrangeTheWorld
Stop the Silence® - A Department of IVAT - is launching Cohort 9 of the Post-Graduate Certificate in Child Trauma & Protection.
Learn more: ivatcenters.org/stop-the-silence
Register today: tinyurl.com/enrollnowcohort9
Learn more: ivatcenters.org/stop-the-silence
Register today: tinyurl.com/enrollnowcohort9
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December 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Stop the Silence® - A Department of IVAT - is launching Cohort 9 of the Post-Graduate Certificate in Child Trauma & Protection.
Learn more: ivatcenters.org/stop-the-silence
Register today: tinyurl.com/enrollnowcohort9
Learn more: ivatcenters.org/stop-the-silence
Register today: tinyurl.com/enrollnowcohort9
Too often, trafficked youth are misidentified as offenders, punished for their exploitation, and denied the support they desperately need. Join Mikayla Simeral, Director of Training Advancement at Shared Hope International, to learn more on Jan. 20!
👉 ivat.ce21.com/item/crimina...
👉 ivat.ce21.com/item/crimina...
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Too often, trafficked youth are misidentified as offenders, punished for their exploitation, and denied the support they desperately need. Join Mikayla Simeral, Director of Training Advancement at Shared Hope International, to learn more on Jan. 20!
👉 ivat.ce21.com/item/crimina...
👉 ivat.ce21.com/item/crimina...
This Giving Tuesday, we’re inviting you to help change a life in a meaningful way.
❤️ Every $40 You Give = One Hour of Therapy for a Child or Adult
💛 Donate on December 2 & Make an Immediate Impact
➡️https://www.ivatcenters.org/donate
Your generosity fuels hope.
❤️ Every $40 You Give = One Hour of Therapy for a Child or Adult
💛 Donate on December 2 & Make an Immediate Impact
➡️https://www.ivatcenters.org/donate
Your generosity fuels hope.
December 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This Giving Tuesday, we’re inviting you to help change a life in a meaningful way.
❤️ Every $40 You Give = One Hour of Therapy for a Child or Adult
💛 Donate on December 2 & Make an Immediate Impact
➡️https://www.ivatcenters.org/donate
Your generosity fuels hope.
❤️ Every $40 You Give = One Hour of Therapy for a Child or Adult
💛 Donate on December 2 & Make an Immediate Impact
➡️https://www.ivatcenters.org/donate
Your generosity fuels hope.