Dr. Louisa Gilbert to discuss gender-based violence on Social Impact LIVE

February 12, 2020

In this episode of Social Impact LIVE on 2/18 at noon, Dr. Louisa Gilbert will discuss developing interventions for gender-based violence—violence that is directed at an individual based on their biological sex or gender identity. Tune in via Facebook; registration link below.

From the School of Social Work:

February 18, 12:00 - 12:30 pm

In this episode of Social Impact LIVE, host Richard Hara (bio) sits down with Professor Louisa Gilbert (bio), to talk about the work that has consumed much of her professional career: developing interventions for gender-based violence—violence that is directed at an individual based on his or her biological sex or gender identity. Gilbert will explain that one of her interventions, known as Project WINGS, which was originally developed for women who use drugs in community corrections in New York City, is now scaling up for implementation globally—initially, in Kyrgyzstan, India, Ukraine and Georgia. At the same time, WINGS will be tested for its effectiveness in helping other key affected populations of women, including women who engage in sex work and women who are migrants or internally displaced. NOTE: Danil Nikitin (bio), a CSSW alumnus who recently received a UNDP grant to scale up WINGS as a community-level intervention and develop a WINGS app, may join the episode via Skype (to be confirmed).

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More about Project WINGS

photo of four women with caption "addressing intimate partner violence..."

Intervention for Women Who Use Drugs: WINGS (Women Initiating New Goals of Safety) 

The Social Intervention Group (SIG), co-founded by Director Dr. Nabila El-Bassel 30 years ago, conducts several research projects and creates interventions including Project WINGS. WINGS is an evidence-based screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment service tool designed to identify intimate partner and gender based violence among women who use drugs. The intervention enables participating women to develop safety planning strategies and strengthen their social support networks. WINGS can be delivered in one to two sessions and has been integrated with HIV counseling and testing and linkage to HIV treatment interventions.

infographic summarizing how WINGS works