S6_Ep 6: Policy Matters @ Maitri - Presentation 3

About this episode

This episode discusses child marriages in the US and a federal proposal to address the issue, featuring an interview with Casey Swegman.

Welcome to Policy Matters, a quarterly presentation from Maitri Policy Advocacy, where we discuss public policies that shape the prevention, intervention, and overall attention to domestic violence within our communities.In our third presentation of Policy Matters, we interview Casey Swegman of Tahirih Justice Center on the prevalence of child marriages in the US and learn about the upcoming federal proposal to address child marriages nationally.Casey Carter Swegman is a national expert on serving immigrant survivors of gender-based violence. As the Director of Public Policy at the Tahirih Justice Center she oversees Tahirih’s state and federal policy advocacy focused on improving protections for immigrant survivors while simultaneously seeking long-term, systemic change. She engages in extensive domestic and international training and outreach and serves as a liaison to local agencies and service providers working to strengthen the capacity of their local community to respond to the needs of immigrant survivors. Before her role as Director of Public Policy, Casey spent over 10 years in direct service with immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking…

People in this episode

Host: Maitri

Guest: Casey Swegman

Topics covered

• domestic violence
• child marriages
• public policy
• immigrant survivors

Keywords

• Maitri Policy Advocacy
• Tahirih Justice Center
• gender-based violence

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Policy Matters @ Maitri, Policy Matters, Unchained At last

Places: US, Tahirih, California, Asia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal

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