This guide aims to build on existing tools and encourage health care providers to conduct full assessments with patients to encourage interventions that provide adequate treatments and recommendations for survivors of sexual violence. Publish Date 2011

This four-page fact sheet provides an overview of the U.S. National Rape Prevention and Education Program (RPE) including information on purpose, scope, and impact.  Publish Date 2011

This publication is provided as a starting point for professional organizations and educational institutions to prepare their helping professionals, including doctors, dentists, nurses, veterinarians, and beyond, to develop the skills and competencies needed to meet the needs of individuals who may have experienced abuse and violence. Publish Date

A one page fact sheet on the prevention on teen dating violence, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence.  This resource discusses the prevalence of these types of violence as a public health issue that is preventable.  It also discusses some current initiatives and plans for the future. Link to publication. Publish Date 2011

This report discusses the value and benefits of rethinking violence prevention.  It suggests an approach that identifies and deconstructs root causes of violence.  Of particular interest in this report is the discussion of the predictability of violence on a community or population wide level. View the full report. Publish Date

This two page fact sheet provides general information on the impact of sexual violence on survivors, significant others and communities. Publish Date 2010

This bulletin provides an overview of recommendations from survivors and reseachers about how to improve survivors’ experiences when interacting with the healthcare system.  Specific roles for advocates are discussed. Healthcare Issues and Survivors of Sexual Violence Publish Date 2010

This document aims to provide information for policy-makers and planners to develop data-driven and evidence-based programmes for preventing intimate partner and sexual violence against women. Publish Date 2010

  This document provides guidance for compassionate and effective care for adult and post-pubertal adolescent sexual assault patients. Publish Date 2009

This report presents national estimates of sexual activity, contraceptive use, and births among males and females 15-19 years of age in the United States in 2006-2008 from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). As previous data showed, having first sex at a younger age within the teen years is associated with more negative circumstances...