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Educate – Support – Protect – Empower
Program Agenda
8:30am-9:15am – Registration & Resource Fair
Check in and conference materials
Community organizations and service providers available for confidential support and referrals
9;15am-9:30am / Opening Ceremony
Welcome and purpose of conference
Acknowledgement of partners and sponsors
Setting respectful and trauma informed tone/
9;30am-10:30am
Panel Discussion
The Family Place Vanessa Baum Senior Director of Community Education, Parkland VIP Sheyla Camacho Sr. Health Educator Victim Intervention Program Rape Crisis Center
Awareness to Action; Protecting, Supporting, and Empowering Survivors
Understanding the dynamics of domestic violence
Community responsibility and collective impact
10:40am-11:25 am Breakout Table Sessions– Bilingual English & Spanish
Recognizing Warning Signs & Responding Safely
Trauma Informed Care and Survivor Support
Prevention Through Education and Early Intervention
11:30am-12:00 / Moderator - Telemundo/NBC
Panel Discussion / Lead Sgt Smeal GPPD /Mary Meaker Texas Health Resources / Dra. Aaliyah Miranda Senior Director Community Education / Mary Dominguez-Santini Hispanic Heritage Ambassadors DFW
Community Collaboration; Working together to end Domestic Violence
Service providers, law enforcement, healthcare, and advocacy perspectives
12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch - Door Prizes / Networking / Impact Story
Special Guest Speaker Rev. Starla Abraham Regional Administrator for Base-Faith & Community Engagement Department Family Protective Services
Continued engagement with community partners
Informal discussions and resource connections
1:00-1:30pm Legal Rights, Protective orders & Safety Planning Session
1:30pm Call to Action -Mary Dominguez-Santini
Raise Your Voice! Alza La Voz!
This event is for everyone not just survivors of Domestic Violence!
Domestic violence affects thousands of Texas families every year, crossing every community, culture, age, and economic background. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, more than 250,000 family-violence offenses were reported statewide in 2024.
Even more alarming, the Texas Council on Family Violence reports that 161 Texans were killed by an intimate partner in 2024, and 71% of those homicides involved a firearm. The organization also found that 75% of victims killed had sought help to end or escape the abuse.
These numbers remind us why “Raise Your Voice! Alza La Voz!” is so important. This conference is about more than awareness—it is about prevention, education, resources, safety, and empowering survivors to know they are not alone.
By bringing together law enforcement, advocates, community organizations, professionals, and survivors, we can help break the cycle of violence.
Listen. Speak Up. Offer Help. Support Victims.
Together, we can raise our voices and help create safer families and stronger communities.
Mary Dominguez-Santini
President
Hispanic Heritage Ambassadors DFW
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