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In Her Shoes: What Would You Choose? Understanding the Impossible Decisions of Survivors
SESSION INFO
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Session Type: Workshop
What would you do if you had to choose between your safety and your child’s stability, or between escaping violence and risking homelessness? In Their Shoes: What Would You Choose? is an immersive, scenario-based workshop that places participants in the lives of individuals experiencing domestic violence. This training deepens understanding of how survivors’ decisions intersect with the work of probation, parole, and other justice system professionals. Participants will navigate realistic situations that highlight the barriers survivors face, the impact of system responses, and the importance of coordinated community efforts. Through guided reflection and discussion, attendees will explore practical ways to enhance victim safety, increase offender accountability, and strengthen trauma-informed supervision practices. This powerful experience challenges participants to see domestic violence through a new lens, and to apply that insight in their daily interactions and case management.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Kylee Elliott
Senior Program Coordinator, Georgia Commission on Family Violence
Kylee Elliott is the Senior Program Coordinator for Training and Engagement at the Georgia Commission on Family Violence. She leads statewide messaging and content development, and previously created and expanded GCFV’s Support for Survivors of Murder-Suicide Project—the first of its kind in the U.S., which provides direct support, advocacy, and specialized programming for survivors impacted by intimate partner murder-suicide. Kylee spent a decade directing legal advocacy at a community-based domestic violence and sexual assault center. She chairs the Georgia TPO Forum, is a board member for the National Homicide Roundtable, and is a member of the Georgia Suicide Stakeholder Task Force. A recognized expert witness in family violence, Kylee provides training across the country on topics including safety planning, stalking, murder-suicide response, and grief. She is a certified trainer in QPR suicide prevention, SPARC stalking victimization, and grief and loss support.
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