The NSVRC collects information and resources to assist those working to prevent sexual violence and to improve resources, outreach and response strategies. This page lists resources on this website that have been developed by NSVRC staff.
- September 09, 2020
- Chad Sniffen
NSVRC’s Evaluation Coordinator Sally Laskey talks with clinical psychologist and researcher Dr. Sabrina Liu about how community-level protective factors — conditions that may reduce the risk for sexual violence perpetration — can support youth resilience and health.
- September 02, 2020
- Chad Sniffen
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.
- August 31, 2020
- Chad Sniffen
In this episode of Resource on the Go, Training Specialist Louie Marven, Communications Specialist Megan Thomas, and Communications Director Laura Palumbo share all about NSVRC’s new online learning tool that explores how to use plain language to communicate more effectively about sexual assault, abuse, and harassment. Go behind the scenes to learn how and why the course was developed as well as key lessons learned from NSVRC’s messaging work.
- August 13, 2020
- Emily Bigger
Certain groups of people experience sexual violence at higher rates. We’ve all read or heard this type of statement before, right? We know that sexual violence is inextricably tied to oppression, but how do we communicate effectively about this? Learn more with this infographic. Publish Date August 2020
- August 11, 2020
- Chad Sniffen
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. Episode 3 Transcript Takeaways from the First-Ever Completely Virtual Sexual Assault Awareness Month This year, for the
- July 23, 2020
- Chad Sniffen
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
- July 21, 2020
- Emily Bigger
A new analysis on workplace sexual violence has been published, providing a new window into workplace-related sexual violence. This analysis provides information into specific types of sexual violence people have experienced by a workplace-related perpetrator and offers a closer look at the perpetrators of these behaviors. Publish Date July 2020
- June 04, 2020
- Emily Bigger
This annotated bibliography highlights research articles documenting studies on the relationship between sexual violence, housing, and homelessness. The bibliography summarizes studies published between 2010 – 2020 on sexual violence experienced at different stages of the lifespan by people who have experienced homelessness or housing instability. Current research suggests that people who have experienced homelessness are at an increased risk for experiencing sexual violence, and that sexual violence is a risk factor for homelessness and housing instability
- May 12, 2020
- Megan Thomas
The Spring 2020 edition of The Resource focuses on expanding prevention — whether that's through innovative partnerships, social change initiatives, or new media through which we share survivor stories. In this issue, you'll find: Tips about partnering with corporations from organizations that have done it successfully A spotlight on the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence's anti-oppression and inclusion work A look at popular podcasts that intersect with the movement to end sexual assault A milestone marking how the conversation around prevention has
- April 10, 2020
- Emily Bigger
This case example provides an overview of how one state created and used a survey to identify risk and protective factors for sexual violence. Read more case examples through the NSVRC Evaluation Toolkit. Here is a blog about this case study: https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/not-faint-heart-conducting-statewide-surveys Publish Date April 2020