Restoration: Sovereignty & Safety Magazine for Native Women
This special issue of Restoration highlights the growing movement to address sexual violence against native women.
Publish Date
June 2010
Opening the Door: An Advocate's Guide to Housing and Sexual Violence
The occurrence of sexual violence is related to one’s access to safe and affordable housing. This is true for both sexual violence perpetration and vic
timization. Oppression can both heighten risk and compound the barriers that sexual violence victims and survivors encounter in housing arenas.
Housing and Sexual Violence: Overview of National Survey
In 2008, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center partnered with the Victims Rights Law Center, National Sexual Assault Coalition Resource Sharing Project, Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault, University of New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania Community Legal Services to develop and conduct a national survey on housing and sexual violence
Housing and Sexual Violence Technical Assistance Bulletin
Sexual violence and housing are intricately linked by several factors including access to affordable housing, various forms of oppression and sex offend
Housing and Sexual Violence Fact Sheet
Safe, affordable, and stable housing can be a protective factor against both sexual violence perpetration and victimization. This two-page fact sheet offers information on the impact of housing costs, housing and various forms of oppression, and how advocates can help.
Sexual Violence and Homelessness
This bulletin discusses the links between homelessness and sexual violence, barriers to receiving services and information on what rape crisis centers can do to meet the needs of people who are homeless.
Publish Date
March 2006
IT'S ALL ONE CURRICULUM: GUIDELINES AND ACTIVITIES FOR A UNIFIED APPROACH TO SEXUALITY, GENDER, HIV, AND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION
This guide provides information on developing gender literate sexuality education designed for policymakers, curriculum developers, and educators in order to develop sexuality/HIV education materials that also teach critical thinking about gender norms and roles.
Publish Date
2009
Reaching Migrant Farm Workers: A Technical Assistance Bulletin for Sexual Violence Advocates and Counselors
Focused on the farming industry, the bulletin describes the risk factors for sexual violence for migrant workers, barriers to reporting, legal rights and advocacy strategies.
Publish Date
2007
Poverty and Sexual Violence Building Prevention and Intervention Responses: a guide for counselors and advocates
This guide includes definitions and discussion of terms; a review of current literature showing the links between sexual violence and poverty; a philosophical framework for economic advocacy; strategies for applying economic advocacy to the work; concluding thoughts; tools and resources; and fact sheets.
Publish Date
2007
Why It Matters: Rethinking Victim Assistance for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Victims of Hate Violence and Intimate Partner Violence
This report, the product of a 2009 survey of victim assistance providers and LGBTQ anti-violence programs throughout the United States, describes widespread gaps in victim services for LGBTQ victims of crime and recommends steps to improve both the services and their accessibility.
Publish Date
2010