https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/saam/what-connection-between-mass-violence-racism-and-sexual-violence
Mar 08, 2023
How are acts of mass violence connected to white supremacy?
Research has demonstrated that there is a positive correlation between mass violence like shootings and white supremacist ideologies. White supremacy has always been synonymous with acts of terrorism and in the desire to commit large scale murder and violence against its victims: - immigrants, LGBTQ folks, people of the Jewish faith, its naysayers, but mainly Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in the United States.
It is a common misconception that mental illness is the sole driving force of mass
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/saam/what-connection-between-sexual-violence-racial-injustice-and-all-forms-abuse
Mar 08, 2023
This Q&A page is meant for white audiences struggling to understand how issues of racism and sexual violence are connected, and why preventing sexual violence requires ending white supremacy culture. It also explains white people’s role in making these changes.
How is the sexual violence movement tied together with the movement to end racial injustice?
At its heart, doing the work of sexual violence prevention is:
a refusal to accept abuses of power in the world,
a commitment to stopping those same abuses from continuing, and
providing space for victims to reclaim
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/saam/social-justice-booklist-children-teens-and-young-adults
Mar 08, 2023
Social justice means equal rights and equitable opportunities for all. True social change relies on actions and efforts at multiple levels, and it can begin with introducing youth to social justice books to help them better understand different cultures, people, and situations.
Like adults, youth can identify inequity– they understand the world through their own personal interactions that develop over time. These interactions mold their sense of self and how they view others, including those from different racial, ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Teaching youth what equity is
https://www.nsvrc.org/es/es/blogs/saam/2023/el-tema-central-del-mes-de-concientizacion-sobre-la-agresion-sexual-2023
Mar 01, 2023
El mes de concientización sobre la agresión sexual (SAAM, por sus siglas en inglés) resalta el hecho de que la violencia sexual es un asunto generalizado y afecta a todas las personas en la comunidad. El SAAM busca concientizar a la población acerca de la violencia sexual e informar a las comunidades sobre cómo prevenirla.
El tema central del Mes de concientización sobre la agresión sexual 2023 es “Trazando conexiones: la prevención exige equidad”. La campaña hace un llamado a todas las personas, comunidades, organizaciones e instituciones al cambio: en nosotros mismos, así como en los
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/new-data-cdc-shows-increased-violence-and-trauma-teens-and-how-schools-can-be-lifeline
Mar 01, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new report of findings from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The YRBS is a survey conducted every two years of a nationally representative sample of U.S. public and private high school students that monitors health-related behaviors and experiences including social determinants of health and protective factors.
According to the survey data from 2021 and 2022 , the number of teen girls who have reported experiencing sexual violence has increased (from 15% in 2017 to 18% in 2021). This is the first report
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/interview-one-love-foundation
Feb 13, 2023
This Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, we reached out to One Love Foundation to continue the ongoing conversation about teen dating violence education and prevention. As a nonprofit that facilitates educational workshops from elementary schools to college campuses, they excel in their ability to speak to young people about understanding abusive behaviors in relationships and what healthy behaviors look like. Started in honor of the late Yeardley Love, a college student killed by her abusive boyfriend, One Love Foundation works each day to prevent such tragedies from happening
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/teen-dating-violence-prevention-resources-2023-update
Feb 03, 2023
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). The theme for this year is “Be About It!” This theme was selected by the love is respect Youth Council and is a continuation of last year’s theme “Talk about it.”
Teen dating violence includes physical, emotional, sexual, or digital abuse in a current dating relationship or by a former dating partner. Young people experience violence at alarming rates. According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey:
Over 71% of women and over 55% of men first experienced intimate partner violence (sexual or physical violence,
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/library/guides-self-care-holiday-season
Dec 20, 2022
Happy Holidays! The holiday season can be a joyful and happy time but can also come with a ton of stress and anxiety (even if you welcome and enjoy the holiday season). This time of year can also be a dark time for some especially for those who have lost someone. Managing our mental health is important regardless of the time of year, but it is also essential during the holidays. Being around family or not being around family, triggers surrounding food, not having enough food, and a packed holiday schedule can be stressful and sometimes harmful. The stress and pressure
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/indigenous-and-native-resource-page
Dec 14, 2022
The following list is meant to connect folks with resources that address an array of issues in the Indigenous and Native community.
Survivor & Domestic Violence Resources
A Toolkit for Action Tribal Community Response When a Woman Is Missing from National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
First Nations Sexual Health Toolkit from Native Youth Sexual Health
Indian Country Resource from the US Department of Justice
Indigenizing Love Toolkit from Western States Center
Missing Indigenous Sisters Tools Initiative from National Indigenous Women's
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/library/reflecting-sacred-people-celebrating-native-american-heritage-month
Nov 22, 2022
The holiday season is coming at us in full force. Before Halloween was over, stores began putting out anything sparkly, red/green, and Santa like, shoving anything having to do with Thanksgiving to a back corner. For many Americans, Thanksgiving is a time to come together to celebrate, despite what many of us learned in school about Thanksgiving. For many Native Americans, this is not a time of celebration. The entire month of November is dedicated to National Native American Heritage Month. One thing we can do at this time is to uplift the perspective and contributions of Native Americans.
