Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention: Last Warning Shot 

Tuesday June 3rd 2025 • 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Communication and Media Building - 500 W Livingston St, Orlando, FL 32801

About the Event

Join us for a powerful one-day training with two of the nation’s leading experts on domestic violence and strangulation prevention: Casey Gwinn, J.D. and Gail Strack, J.D. from the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention.


This training is designed for law enforcement, prosecutors, advocates, medical professionals, and frontline responders who work with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Participants will gain critical skills to better identify, document, and respond to non-fatal strangulation—an often overlooked yet highly lethal form of abuse.


Learn how to:

  • Recognize the signs and symptoms of strangulation
  • Understand the long-term medical risks
  • Collaborate across systems for survivor safety and offender accountability


Agenda


8:00 am - Welcome

8:15 - 11:30 - Understanding Lethality, the Need for Training & All things Medical 

  • Understanding Lethality & the Need for Training
  • The Need for a Stand-alone Law & Training
  • Anatomy & Physiology
  • Identifying the Signs & Symptoms
  • The Short & Long-Term Consequences

11:30 – 12:15 - Lunch on your own 

12:15 -4:00 pm Strangulation Investigations, How Do You Prove It – All Things Legal, Advocacy

  • Trauma-Informed Interviewing & Top questions to ask
  • Conducting the Investigation & Need for Follow-up
  • Successful Prosecution Strategies
  • Use of Experts
  • Use of Risk Assessment Tool
  • Educating Victims – Short & Long Term Consequences
  • Best Practices, Resources & Implementation



This is a must-attend training for anyone committed to saving lives and improving outcomes for survivors. 


Sponsored by Alliance For Hope International, Harbor House of Central Florida and University of Central Florida's Violence Against Women Cluster. 

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Communication and Media Building - 500 W Livingston St, Orlando, FL 32801

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Communication and Media Building

500 W Livingston St, Orlando, FL 32801


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Parking Address: Amelia Garage PG3

441 Ronald Blocker Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801

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