Jennifer Benner is the Resource and Technical Assistance Coordinator at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) where she coordinates the development of resources on a range of sexual violence prevention and intervention topics including resources on bystander intervention and trauma informed care. She joined the NSVRC in 2010 after completing her Master’s in Public Policy and a graduate certificate in Women, Policy, and Political Leadership at American University.
- Feb 12, 2019
- Jennifer Benner
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. This round-up provides resources for advocates to help educate teens about teen dating violence.
- Jan 03, 2019
- Jennifer Benner
NSVRC partnered with retired sex crimes detective Justin Boardman to bring you a series of webinars called “Through the Lens of Law Enforcement.”
- Sep 19, 2018
- Jennifer Benner
Stories can be powerful, and sometimes it takes just one person to tell their story so others are empowered to come forward.
- May 15, 2018
- Jennifer Benner
Educators fill a unique role in caring for and nurturing students, which provides a powerful opportunity to minimize the impact of trauma on a child’s life and help foster resiliency.
- Feb 13, 2018
- Jennifer Benner
Check out NSVRC’s newest video podcast series “Resilience in Children.” In this two part video podcast series Casey Keene from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence talks about resilience in children after experiencing trauma. In these videos she explains that children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences can thrive. In part one Casey explains what resilience is and in part two, how to foster resilience in children.