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NSVRC Blogs by Megan Thomas

Megan Thomas is the Communications Specialist at NSVRC. She manages the national newsletter The Resource, as well as editing, reviewing, and designing publications.

Child Risk Assessment Instruments
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This resource discusses the potential risk factors and treatment targets that should be assessed when working with children. Publish Date

Adult Risk Assessment Instruments
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This resource includes adult risk assessment instruments as well as measures of protective factors.  Publish Date

Adolescent Risk Assessment Instruments
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This resource provides a list of tools commonly used to determine adolescent risk and protective factors. Publish Date

Incorporating Cultural Responsiveness in Services
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This resource provides examples of incorporating cultural responsiveness in services. Publish Date

Crime Victim Compensation Discussion for SARTs
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Sexual assault response teams can use this sample agenda for talking about victim compensation at a meeting. Publish Date

The Three Ts of Mission Accountability for Improved SART Outcomes
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This tool helps guide SARTs from transactional habits to transformational practices. Publish Date

SART Agenda Topic Request Form
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This document is easily adaptable for a SART that requires or chooses a formal way to submit meeting requests. Using something like this document or adapting this document to your local needs will ensure accountability and transparency to make sure all topics from all participants are included in a timely manner on agendas. Publish Date

Sample SART Meeting Minutes
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This document is easily adaptable for any SART and is a highly formal version of meeting minutes. Taking objective meeting minutes that are accessible to everyone in the SART supports buy-in and provides a historical record for decisions or concerns and follow-up tasks. Publish Date

Sample SART Meeting Agenda
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This document is easily adaptable for any SART and is a highly formal version of an agenda. Agendas that clearly set expectations for upcoming meetings increase transparency, particularly around decision-making, that allow member organizations to make informed decisions about preparation and attendance. Publish Date

Data Collection Sources for SARTs
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This document, adapted by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, provides examples of the type of data you can collect from different agencies.  Publish Date