Licensed Social Worker, Rachel Ramirez, is recognized for innovative education initiatives and clinical research collaborations to support concussion awareness for all advocates and survivors if DV/IPV.

Rachel Ramirez, LISW-S, RA, is the Founder and Director of the Center on Partner-Inflicted Brain Injury within the Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN). The Center provides statewide, national, and international leadership expertise to increase system-level collaboration and raise awareness for the unaddressed public health crisis of brain injury caused by violence. Under Rachel’s leadership, the Center has developed numerous resources, virtual trainings, and an in- person training and technical assistance series that has helped DV professionals in over 25 states, 4 countries, and at multiple national and international conferences. In her 14 years at ODVN, Rachel has also spearheaded initiatives on mental health and substance abuse and helped DV programs implement trauma-informed approaches in their work. She co-authored the ODVN’s publication “Trauma-Informed Approaches: Promising Practices and Protocols for Ohio’s Domestic Violence Programs” in 2010, with revisions published in 2019, as well as multiple journal articles on the experience of brain injury among survivors and the perceptions of this experience among DV service providers. As a bilingual licensed independent social worker and a registered advocate in Ohio, Rachel has been able to provide comprehensive services at the individual and organizational levels throughout her career.