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End Violence Against Women International with Grace Frances

AEDR Editorial Team

Aug 12, 2025|Dispatch in Depth

Grace Frances, Director of Community Partnerships, talks about the organization End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) and how it relates to emergency dispatch. She discusses the array of resources that EVAWI provides, including an annual conference and monthly webinars, and how emergency dispatchers often set the tone for a survivor of gender-based violence on their journey to justice.

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Asking the Right Questions with Meridith Jensen and Ricardo Martinez

AEDR Editorial Team

May 13, 2025|Dispatch in Depth

This combined episode with the hosts of Dispatch in Depth, Tell Me Exactly, and Within the Trenches took place at NAVIGATOR 2025. Attendees were invited to share their answers to the following questions: What facts would you tell someone who doesn’t think emergency dispatchers are first responders? What stories would you tell them? What would you say to other first responders who don’t think emergency dispatchers are first responders?

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