https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/press-releases/longtime-treatment-provider-and-collaborator-david-damora-receive-national
Sep 03, 2020
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Harrisburg, PA — The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) and the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) are pleased to honor David D’Amora with the 2020 Gail Burns-Smith Award. David is known for building relationships between criminal justice agencies, treatment providers, and victim advocates. He is currently a Senior Policy Advisor with the Council of State Governments Justice Center.
Presented jointly by ATSA and NSVRC, this award is named in honor of Gail Burns-Smith, one of the first advocates who recognized and spoke
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/combing-through-my-covid-hair-aces-research
Sep 01, 2020
I remember where I was when I first heard about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), or potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood and can impact future violence victimization and perpetration as well as lifelong health. It was the late 1990s, my combat boots were as worn out as my purple hair, and I was working at a sexual assault prevention program on a college campus. I held onto the boots for many more years, but this research helped me to let go of old thinking about healing from sexual harm and talk about the link between childhood trauma and adult health in new
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/making-connection-sexual-violence-and-oppression-infographic
Ago 13, 2020
We know that how we communicate about sexual violence and health inequities matters. We also know that certain groups of people are at higher risk for sexual violence, and that those same people are also the most impacted by inequitable systems and oppression in our society. NSVRC has released an infographic on the connections between sexual violence and all forms of oppression.
By providing a guide to framing these realities, we can better understand how to contextualize information and statistics so the connection between oppression and sexual violence is clear. We hope this infographic
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/five-takeaways-first-ever-completely-virtual-sexual-assault-awareness-month
Ago 11, 2020
On this episode of Resource on the Go, we discuss how this year's Sexual Assault Awareness Month drastically changed due to COVID-19 and the broader takeaways we can all continue to apply to our prevention and outreach work. Topics covered: why all our work should be accessible, Black Lives Matter and its connection with sexual violence prevention, the importance of vulnerability in our work, and continuing the momentum of change in outreach strategies going forward.
Listen to Resource on the Go Episode 3: Five Takeaways from the First-Ever Completely Virtual Sexual Assault Awareness Month
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/lessons-learned-implementing-green-dot-community
Ago 05, 2020
On this episode of Resource on the Go, NSVRC's Evaluation Coordinator Sally Laskey talks with Dr. Victoria Banyard, Professor and Associate Director at the Center on Violence Against Women and Children, Rutgers School of Social Work, and Robin P. Christopherson, the Executive Director of MCVP Crisis and Prevention Center, to discuss what they have learned in a CDC-funded research project to evaluate Green Dot Community.
Listen to Resource on the Go Episode 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Green Dot Community
Episode 2 Transcript
Additional Resources:
Green Dot For Communities
For more
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/what-community-level-prevention-anyway
Jul 23, 2020
In the anti-sexual violence field, we talk a lot about community-level prevention. But what does that mean? And what does community-level prevention look like?
In the first episode of our new podcast, Resource on the Go, NSVRC's Prevention Director Jennifer Grove and Prevention Specialist Mo Lewis discuss what community-level prevention really means. Hear them grapple with the many uses of the word “community,” learn the litmus test they use to help figure out if something is really community-level prevention, and get more familiar with the ways we discuss this level of the Social
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/military-sexual-trauma-resource-list
Jul 21, 2020
The tragic death of Private First Class Vanessa Guillén has brought the nation’s attention, once again, to the scope and impact of sexual harassment and assault on the ranks of our military.
Just like in communities everywhere — sexual assault, harassment, and abuse in the military is commonplace and underreported. In the military, an emphasis on unit cohesion and the hierarchical structure could deter victims from coming forward. Victims who do report experiencing sexual violence during their military service (often refered to as military sexual trauma) have described being ostracized
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/introducing-our-new-podcast-resource-go
Jul 09, 2020
We’re always looking for creative ways to share what we and our partners are working on through platforms like our YouTube channel, online campus, and social media pages. That’s why we’ve launched our new podcast, Resource on the Go.
Podcasts have quickly become the soundtracks to many of our daily lives. Wherever you are and wherever you’re going, Resource on the Go will help keep you up-to-date with the latest tools and information for those working to respond to and prevent sexual harassment, abuse, and assault.
Each episode, we’ll share insights on responding to and preventing
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/library-open-and-resilient
Jul 07, 2020
Coming off of the heels of the virtual American Library Association’s 2020 annual conference, I find myself reflecting on the resiliency of libraries as a whole. In a time of turbulence and uncertainty, it was encouraging for me to learn what other libraries and librarians are doing within their states and communities. The virtual platform was certainly not as warm and inviting as attending in person, but I walked away feeling a sense of pride in this profession.
That pride continues as I am eager to let everyone know that the Respect Together Libraries are open and continuing to thrive
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/nsvrcpcar-support-chrystul-kizer
Jun 30, 2020
Chrystul Kizer is a Black 19-year-old survivor of childhood sexual abuse and assault who was released on bond last week after having been jailed for two years awaiting trial for killing the person who trafficked her for commercial sexual exploitation. Chrystul is a sex trafficking survivor whose self-defense and survival was criminalized.
Chrystul is not alone in facing the criminalization of survival. Black women and girls who experience sexual and domestic violence and other forms of abuse are at greater risk for incarceration due to racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression.
At a