https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/press-releases/new-data-reveals-high-awareness-among-us-adults-what-constitutes-sexual
Apr 03, 2017
April 3, 2017
Laura Palumbo, Communications Director
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
877-739-3895, ext. 128; lpalumbo@nsvrc.org
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Lower Levels of Awareness About Sexual Assault Among Men and Young Adults as April’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month Kicks Off
Enola, PA — As Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) kicks off, new research conducted by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center in
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/preventionista/cost-rape
Mar 28, 2017
Earlier this year, the American Journal of Preventative Medicine released research on the cost of rape. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study, “Lifetime Economic Burden of Rape Among U.S. Adults”, takes into account the criminal justice costs, property loss or damage, lost work productivity, and short-and long-term physical and mental health treatment for victims. The lifetime cost per victim is a staggering $122,461.
The findings from this study offer a unique look at the costs of rape, and the importance of investing in the response to - and prevention of - sexual violence. The NSVRC
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/saam/8-ways-get-involved-sexual-assault-awareness-month
Mar 24, 2017
This April, it’s easier than ever to show your support for survivors and for sexual violence prevention. Check out some of the simple but impactful ways you can get involved below.
1. Print and Hang a Poster
This year’s SAAM poster calls on individuals to use their voice to change the culture. Posters are available for free download in both English and Spanish. Whether you’re hanging it around your campus, community, or at your workplace, posters are a great way to share the message that we all have a role to play in ending sexual violence.
2. Attend a Local SAAM Event
Connect with
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/preventionista/innovations-evaluation
Mar 09, 2017
The NSVRC is pleased to announce the release of a new report, Innovations in Evaluation: A Report on Evaluation in the Field of Sexual Violence Prevention.
This report, authored by Stephanie M. Townsend, PhD, highlights six state- and local-level approaches to evaluation and explores organizational and individual factors of evaluation capacity. It offers a glimpse into the evaluation efforts of these programs in New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania. It’s exciting to see the various ways way in which state and community programs have implemented evaluation initiatives.
We
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/preventionista/new-study-released-highlights-green-dot-high-schools
Mar 08, 2017
This blog post was written by Mo Lewis, Prevention Specialist at NSVRC
A report was released this month detailing a five-year study of the Green Dot program in Kentucky high schools. Green Dot is a bystander intervention program that trains students to recognize behaviors and situations that could lead to violence (“red dots”) and identify ways to safely intervene (“green dots”).
This randomized control trial (RCT) was held for five years, and included 26 high schools in Kentucky. Students were surveyed annually, and findings show that student-level sexual violence perpetration rates were
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/feminism/rosa-parked-herself-where
Feb 28, 2017
by Maria Jirau-Torres, MA, Language Access Coordinator for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Rosa Parks wouldn’t give up her seat on the bus to a white man. She worked all day too and was tired. But the truth is actually a tad different than the popular story about Ms. Rosa Parks and equally impressive and inspiring. I address her as Ms. Parks because I would get quite a look from my elders in my culture by addressing my elder by their first name. I’m NOT going there; Respect. Ms. Rosa refused to give her seat on that bus not because she was physically tired as most think. She
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/press-releases/initiative-end-sexual-violence-one-generation-announces-contest-newsmakers
Feb 20, 2017
Laura Palumbo
877-739-3895 ext. 128lpalumbo@nsvrc.org
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Raliance introduces The RALLYs, a new contest to award journalistic achievement in covering sexual violence.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Raliance, in partnership with The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, announces the launch of the The RALLYs awards to honor the highest level of journalistic achievement in covering sexual violence. Together these national leaders recognize the importance of sexual violence reporting and the critical role journalists play in educating the public on this widespread, but
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/feminism/look-celia-slave
Feb 15, 2017
By Suzanne Estrella, Staff Attorney at PCAR
Celia’s story is vividly captured in Celia, a slave, by Melton A. McLaurin.
A must read. The author takes the reader on a journey through Celia’s victimization and the subsequent trial that determines her fate. While many would not support Celia’s actions, there is something admirable about her character, and her fight for freedom from oppression.
Celia amazes me. She was a child, age 14, when she was purchased and first raped by her owner. She lived in a cabin a short distance from the home the slave owner occupied, and was repeatedly raped by him
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/press-releases/our-commitment-racial-justice
Jan 25, 2017
January 25, 2017
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR)/National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) considers racial justice critical to the movement to address and end sexual violence. We seek to uphold racial equality and oppose racism in all forms. Committing to racial justice propels sexual violence prevention work forward and helps to dismantle power imbalances that have long-existed in the United States.
In the United States, communities of color have experienced systemic prejudice and racism. Sexual violence has historically been used as a tool of oppression. Black
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/our-commitment-racial-justice
Jan 25, 2017
January 25, 2017
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) / National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) considers racial justice critical to the movement to address and end sexual violence. We seek to uphold racial equality and oppose racism in all forms. Committing to racial justice propels sexual violence prevention work forward and helps to dismantle power imbalances that have long-existed in the United States.
In the United States, communities of color have experienced systemic prejudice and racism. Sexual violence has historically been used as a tool of oppression. Black
