https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/nsvrc-library
Dec 18, 2018
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center library is overflowing with great materials, containing more than 44,000 unique titles and growing every day. NSVRC staff members share four of the collection’s resources you might want to grab for your own library. Looking for research materials? Search the database at www.nsvrclibrary.org.
Ask: Building Consent Culture edited by Kitty Stryker
What is consent? How do we ask for it, how do we give it, and what would a consent culture look like? This anthology works to answer those questions, serving up various perspectives on consent. Ask groups
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/get-inside-scoop-sexual-assault-awareness-month-2019
Dec 17, 2018
A conversation with Susan Sullivan, Prevention Campaign Specialist at NSVRC
April may feel like it’s a long time away, but now is the perfect time to start planning for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) 2019. Get a sneak peek at the upcoming campaign from Susan Sullivan, NSVRC’s Prevention Campaign Specialist.
Can you give a quick rundown of what the 2019 theme involves?
The 2019 theme focuses on consent, and the slogan is “I Ask.” The campaign will champion the power of asking — whether it be asking to hold someone’s hand, for permission to share personal information with others, or if a
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/lend-hand-when-disaster-strikes
Dec 14, 2018
Last year’s hurricane season was the most destructive in the history of the United States. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria devastated parts of Texas, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Houses and businesses were left without power, flooding drove people from their homes, and infrastructure was destroyed. Even now, in many areas, that damage has still not been fixed.
Along with the dangerous weather conditions and effect on communities, natural disasters also bring with them a heightened risk of sexual violence. Factors like crowded conditions, being housed with strangers
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/all-resources-you-need-online
Dec 13, 2018
NSVRC’s newly designed website is now home to two new online toolkits. If you’re a preventionist who wants to learn more about evaluation or a member of a sexual assault response team (SART) that needs some direction, these resources will help get you started!
The process of evaluating a sexual violence prevention program can be overwhelming — there are so many different methods and types of evaluation. The Evaluation Toolkit is here to help. Full of tools to help prevention workers increase their capacity to do evaluation work, this toolkit provides accessible, reasonable, and effective
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/welcoming-yolanda-edrington-nsvrcs-new-director
Dec 12, 2018
Since its opening in 2000, the National Sexual Violence Center was under the direction of Karen Baker — until April 2018, when Yolanda Edrington was named the new NSVRC Director.
Edrington first started working at NSVRC in 2017 as associate director, and then served as interim director before being officially promoted to director earlier this year. Edrington has more than 15 years of experience in leadership and community engagement.
Being NSVRC Director involves managing NSVRC’s operations, including collaborating with national partners and creating and sharing resources on sexual violence
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/turning-midstream-changes-roaring-river
Dec 11, 2018
Turning midstream changes into a roaring river:
How RALIANCE and MOCSA pivoted to help more children
By Joshua King and Rene McCrearyMetropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA)
In 2017, the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA) partnered with RALIANCE through a Category 2 grant to provide therapy for Youth with Problematic Sexual Behaviors (YPSB). This at-risk population is often mislabeled as “sex offenders,” and research shows they can benefit greatly from counseling. However, families, caregivers, and service providers are often uninformed about how or
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/community-voices-fall-2018
Dec 10, 2018
For every issue of The Resource, we reach out to you, our partners and community members, to learn more about your work in the movement.
We asked:
How can organizations ensure that the needs of communities of color are at the center of sexual violence prevention and response?
Hire people of color into leadership and decision-making positions within your organization. If you’re a non-profit, place these individuals on your board. If you’re designing programs or initiatives targeted to serve POCI [people of color and indigenous] communities, include them in the design process, not just at the
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/five-action-steps-good-sexual-health
Dec 06, 2018
The Five Action Steps to Good Sexual Health:
A new, practical roadmap for the public
By Susan GilbertNational Coalition for Sexual Health
Americans are eager to improve their sexual health, but they face many challenges to doing so, including valuing themselves, treating partners well, building positive relationships, and communicating openly about sex and sexual health, according to research conducted by the National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH).
In response, the NCSH, which consists of over 100 leading health and medical organizations and experts, including NSVRC, launched the “Five
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/cost-rape
Dec 04, 2018
The cost of rape: Applying an economic burden estimate to advance prevention
By Sarah DeGueDivision of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sexual violence exacts a high toll on survivors, their loved ones—and, ultimately, on all of us. Although decades of research demonstrate the harmful, and costly, impacts of sexual violence on the physical, psychological, social, and economic well-being of
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/facing-race-tarana-burke-sexual-violence-and-work-racial-equity
Nov 28, 2018
My first Facing Race conference was two years ago in Atlanta, GA just two days after the 2016 Presidential election. I wrote a blog about my experience attending this racial justice conference.
Two years later, I was again at Facing Race, this time with far more of my colleagues in sexual violence prevention, including “Me Too” movement founder Tarana Burke, who gave Saturday’s keynote address. Burke addressed the 3,500 attendees in Detroit discussing the ways all our social justice movements have the opportunity to address sexual violence.
The mirror she held up to the crowd admonished us to
