Lauren Weingarten
Lauren Weingarten (she/her) is a survivor, credentialed victim advocate, certified trauma support specialist, and community builder. She is the voice and founder of MTMV Community Support Network, one of the first social media-based support communities established for survivors & supporters of survivors. Her work has shaped how we talk about trauma and sexual violence online. She is passionate about community as justice and leading conversations surrounding mental health, trauma, and survivor-informed care.
Lauren works both directly with survivors and their supporters leading support groups, workshops, and trainings. As a consultant, she works with many organizations and institutions that serve the survivor community. She created the MTMV Community Support Network to build and foster community amongst survivors and their supporters.
Lauren in grateful for all those who have paved the way so she can do this work. She acknowledges the labor, passion, and fortitude for the many who have come before her. Black women have been at the forefront of this work from the beginning and we would not be here without them. Special shout out to Recy Taylor, Tarana Burke, and Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris.
Lauren has created and facilitated trainings on Building Online Communities for Survivors on behalf of the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA). Additionally, she frequently leads How to Better Support The Survivors In Your Life and other survivor writing & storytelling workshops. Her knowledge and experience allows her to thrive as a consultant in areas surrounding trauma-informed care and practices, building communities, sexual violence awareness, and safer sets for tv/film production. She is currently consulting with University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public on research surrounding how high-profile abuses cases impact survivors and their communities and various law firms on how to foster survivor-informed care for their clients.
Notable Professional Trainings
Rainn NSAH 20 hour Online Training
Office of Victim of Crime 40-hour Victim Advocate Training
Creating a Trauma-Informed Workplace
Responding to Anti-trans Cultures of Hate
Group Therapy: Evidence Based Strategies
Seeking Safety Facilitator Training
Comprehensive Victim Interviewing
Enhancing Sexual Assault Services
Domestic Abuse in Later Life
Trauma-informed Approaches to Hate Violence
Echo Training Trauma & Resiliency Train the Trainer Summer Academy
Trauma-Informed Peer Support Across the Lifespan
Intimate Partner Violence in LGBTQ+ Communities
ASL Level 3.0
Away from MTMV you can find her taking long walks or eating pizza with her pup named Tofu.
