BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 RDATE:20200308T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 RDATE:20201101T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200225T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200225T193000 SUMMARY:Blackout Girl the Film Pre-screening/Q&A DESCRIPTION:About this Event Hosted by the National Crime Victim Law I nstitute\, this is an evening dedicated to exploring crime victim recover y resilience through a look at the relationship between trauma and addict ion and the role victims' rights can play. What is Blackout Girl the Fil m (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blackout-girl-the-film-documentary-pre-sc reening-qa-tickets-89325933271) about? Shining a light on dark secrets reveals the path to recovery. This documentary tells the story of a 12-year old girl who is raped during an alcohol-induced blackout\, begin ning a ten-year journey into darkness. Jennifer Storm's story teaches us important lessons about the role of trauma in addiction and illuminates a new pathway to recovery. "Our secrets keep us sick."These words changed everything for Jennifer Storm. With her wrists still stinted and bandage d from a brutal and nearly fatal suicide attempt\, Jennifer was just days into rehab when she heard those words. Jen realized that her silence fed her shame and that her shame kept her bound to her addiction. And she wa sn't alone. Up to 90% of women with addiction issues report a history of sexual abuse or severe violence. In spite of this\, the prevalent treatm ent modalities in drug and alcohol addiction do not directly deal with tr auma. Based on her highly acclaimed autobiography\, Blackout Girl is the story of Jennifer Storm's descent into addiction and despair after b eing raped\, and her subsequent triumph over darkness as she moved past h er trauma to become the leading voice for victims in Pennsylvania and a n ational advocate for victims' rights. Jennifer's story demonstrates how rape\, childhood abuse\, and other traumatic experiences create a fer tile ground for addiction and other self-destructive behaviors and offers insight into what the recovery\, mental health treatment\, and legal com munities need to do to help victims become survivors. As the #MeToo move ment has demonstrated\, crime survivors are the most powerful voices in h elping us understand the impact of trauma. We'll hear from Jennifer about how she turned her trauma into triumph. By giving victims the microphone and listening\, we can learn to be better allies. Ultimately\, Blac kout Girl is a story of hope\, meant to inspire the many victims of assau lt struggling with addiction. For more information about Blackout Girl th e Film\, please visit Jennifer Storm's website. (https://graduate.lclark. edu/current_students/contribute/)Ticket Cost: Tickets are $10 and incl ude snacks and drinks (non-alcoholic). No one will be turned away for lac k of funds. Contact us at ncvli@lclark.edu with questions. About the Aut hor and Producer Jennifer Storm has appeared on The Today Show\, ABC W orld News\, E! News\, and in countless newspapers and magazines including Time Magazine\, Rolling Stone\, Cosmopolitan\, Marie Claire\, for her ex pertise on victim experiences. The National Crime Victim Law Institu te is proud to bring this important story of recovery and resilience. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
About this Event
Hosted by the National Crime Victim Law Institute\, this is an eve
ning dedicated to exploring crime victim recovery resilience through a lo
ok at the relationship between trauma and addiction and the role victims'
rights can play.
What is Blackout Girl the Film about?
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Shining a light on dark secrets reveals the path to reco
very.
This documentary tells the story of a 12-year old girl who is raped during an alcohol-induced blackout\, beginning a ten-year jo urney into darkness. Jennifer Storm's story teaches us important lessons about the role of trauma in addiction and illuminates a new pathway to re covery.
"Our secrets keep us sick."
Up to 90% of wo men with addiction issues report a history of sexual abuse or severe viol ence. In spite of this\, the prevalent treatment modalities in d rug and alcohol addiction do not directly deal with trauma.
B ased on her highly acclaimed autobiography\, Blackout Girl is the story o f Jennifer Storm's descent into addiction and despair after being raped\, and her subsequent triumph over darkness as she moved past her trauma to become the leading voice for victims in Pennsylvania and a national advo cate for victims' rights.
Jennifer's story demonstrates how r ape\, childhood abuse\, and other traumatic experiences create a fertile ground for addiction and other self-destructive behaviors and offers insi ght into what the recovery\, mental health treatment\, and legal communit ies need to do to help victims become survivors.
As the # MeToo movement has demonstrated\, crime survivors are the most powerful v oices in helping us understand the impact of trauma. We'll hear from Jennifer about how she turned her trauma into triumph. By giving vic tims the microphone and listening\, we can learn to be better allies. p>
Ultimately\, Blackout Girl is a story of hope\, meant to inspire the many victims of assault struggling with addiction. For more informat ion about Blackout Girl the Film\, please visit Jennifer Storm's website. p>
Ticket Cost:
Tickets are $10 and include snacks and drinks (non-alcoholic). No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Contact us at ncvli@lclark.edu with questions.
Ab
out the Author and Producer
Jennifer Storm has appeared
on The Today Show\, ABC World News\, E! News\, and in countless newspape
rs and magazines including Time Magazine\, Rolling Stone\, Cosmopolitan\,
Marie Claire\, for her expertise on victim experiences.
The National Crime Victim Law Institute is proud to bring this important stor y of recovery and resilience.