The Resource Newsletter of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center: Spring/Summer 2006
Law Enforcement Training in Indian Country, SAAM Awards, Rape and Sexual Assault Reporting Laws, and more . . .
Publish Date
Spring/Summer 2006
Preventing Pregnancy from Sexual Assault: Four Action Strategies to Improve Hospital Policies on Provision of Emergency Contraception
This toolkit provides facts about emergency contraception for rape survivors, tools and strategies to assess the need for increased access, and four strategies to increase access. The four strategies discussed are legislation, administrative efforts, litigation and voluntary efforts.
Materiales sobre violencia sexual en español (Resources in Spanish on Sexual Violence)
Esta guía nacional provee descripciones y información sobre recursos disponibles en español sobre la violencia sexual. (This national guide provides descriptions and information on sexual violence resources that are available in Spanish.)
Publish Date
Updated 2008
Sexual Violence and HIV: A Technical Assistance Guide for Victim Service Providers
This guide provides information on the prevalence of sexual violence and HIV, types of available HIV testing and treatment, benefits and risks of such testing and treatment, victims’ possible fears surrounding HIV, sexual offender testing, and steps victim service professionals can take to meet the needs of sexual violence
La violencia sexual durante desastres: Guía de planificación para la prevención y respuesta
A través de esta guía, escrita por Alisa Klein, el lector podrá obtener información importante sobre la violencia sexual y los desastres. Con esta información, cualquier comunidad podrá comprender mejor la conexión entre ambos fenómenos y preparar mejores respuestas para casos de desastre. La guía ofrece una variedad de recomendaciones, desde sugerir pequeños cambios hasta desarrollar planes integrales, hacer preparativos y coordinar un cambio de políticas de gran alcance.
Hurricanes Katrina/Rita and Sexual Violence: Report on Database of Sexual Violence Prevalence and Incidence Related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
In the weeks immediately following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a group of professionals from the fields of rape victim advocacy, law enforcement, emergency medicine, and prosecution began work on developing an anonymous database to measure the extent of sexual violence committed in the aftermath of these hurricanes. This preliminary report is based on the first six months of data collection.
Publish Date
2006
Report on the National Needs Assessment of Sexual Assault Response Teams
This report includes findings from a national needs assessment that was conducted in 2005 with support from the Office for Victims of Crime. The goals of the survey were to (1) record the organization and administration of Sexual Assault Response Teams (SART) nationally as an introductory “portrait” of collaborative responses and (2) collect data about SART training and technical assistance needs for inclusion in a forthcoming National SART Toolkit.
Publish Date
2006
Global Perspectives on Sexual Violence: Findings from the World Report on Violence and Health
This report summarizes the sexual violence information found in the World Report on Violence and Health from the World Health Organization. It looks at prevalence and risk factors of sexual violence, as well as promising sexual prevention approaches from around the world.
Publish Date
2004
Perspectivas globales de la violencia sexual: Conclusiones del informe mundial sobre la violencia y la salud
Este reporte, ahora en español, es un resumen de la información sobre la violencia sexual en el Reporte Mundial en Violencia y Salud de la Organización Mundial de Salud. El cual incluye información acerca de la prevalecía y factores de riesgo de la violencia sexual, así como métodos prometedores de prevención alrededor del mundo. En inglés.
Publish Date
September 2005