November 5, 2025
Food Access is Vital for Survivors and Sexual Violence Prevention
The old saying goes, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” But what if all of the fish have gone downstream? What if his fishing rod broke? What if he’s too sick to go outside? What if he […]
September 30, 2025
After having been immersed in public health prevention for almost three decades, I celebrated my one-year anniversary working in sexual violence prevention with the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) at the 2025 National Sexual Assault Conference (NSAC). What a wonderful opportunity NSAC was to learn, share and connect! NSVRC sponsored a Prevention track of […]
September 11, 2025
Steering with Data: Five Lessons on Program Evaluation
NSVRC was honored to have Dr. Sarah DeGue speak at our RPE Evaluator Community of Practice about lessons learned in evaluating prevention programs. This blog post provides a recap of the highlights from that discussion and is reprinted with permission from the author. You can view the original blog here and learn more about the work of […]
August 21, 2025
Nothing Without Us: Exploring Disability Justice, Access, and Art in Public Health
Please join us for the webinar series, Nothing Without Us: Exploring Disability Justice, Access, and Art in Public Health, led by our colleagues at the Nothing Without Us Collective. This three-part webinar series invites preventionists, advocates, and public health professionals to reimagine violence prevention through the lens of Disability Justice. Each session builds on the […]
August 14, 2025
Research Opportunity: Want To Help Improve Services for Sexual Assault Survivors?
NSVRC is partnering with Phoenix Gender-Based Violence Lab to conduct research for a trauma-informed needs assessment that addresses the needs, experiences, and priorities of survivors and their communities. About the Study The goal of this study is to better understand the current needs, challenges, and strengths within communities when it comes to supporting people […]
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NSVRC provides research & tools to advocates working on the frontlines to end sexual harassment, assault, and abuse with the understanding that ending sexual violence also means ending racism, sexism, and all forms of oppression.