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https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/silence-speaks-secrets-revealed
Jul 14, 2019
A conversation with Carolyn FornoAssistant Director, Women's Coalition of St. Croix September 4, 2018, marked the world premiere of Silence Speaks, Secrets Revealed, a weekly radio drama designed to educate about child sexual abuse prevention. For 26 weeks, the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix played the show across the airwaves, with each scripted episode followed up by a live call-in show to answer questions and let listeners know how to access support. NSVRC chatted with Carolyn Forno, the Assistant Director of the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix, about the creation of the show and its impact
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/what-changes-has-your-program-seen-metoo
Jul 12, 2019
Community Voices For every issue of The Resource, we reach out to you, our partners and community members, to learn more about your work in the movement. We asked: What changes has your program seen since #MeToo?   We’ve seen fewer women apologize for needing our services! Women are now less likely to say, “Oh well, I’m sure someone has it worse than me!” -Verity, Sonoma County’s Rape Crisis Center   Creating a position for prevention! -Alla Hassan   Both of the women’s trauma groups are full and the men’s is close behind... -Alli Ramirez    So many friends and even
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/raliance-recognizes-leaders-movement-honors-awards
Jul 11, 2019
This April, RALIANCE held its inaugural Honors Awards event to celebrate leaders who are working to create a world free of sexual harassment and assault. This event, held in Washington, DC, recognized four individuals who have made change in services, policies, and industry standards.  The 2019 Honors Awards recipients were:  Dr. Christine Ford, RALIANCE Person of the Year  Last September, Dr. Ford testified in the confirmation hearing of Justice Brett Kavanuagh. Her decision to share her experience shed light on the way we respond to and support survivors of sexual assault and abuse. Her
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/getting-message
Jul 10, 2019
Getting on message: New resources to help advocates communicate about prevention  By Pamela Mejia and Daphne MarvelBerkeley Media Studies Group Sexual violence is upsetting to think about, so people often try to avoid talking about it. That means that one key fact often gets lost: sexual harassment, abuse, and assault don’t have to be just a fact of life. What will it take to help advocates, practitioners, and anyone who wants to play a role in prevention illustrate that prevention is possible, that it’s happening, and that everyone can take concrete steps to be part of it?   Five years
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/we-can-project-incorporating-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities-communities
Jul 01, 2019
By Joanna Dragan, STTARS Program Supervisor at SPHS CARE Center When we were planning our sexual violence prevention strategies for the 2013-14 year with one of the counties in our service area, the population identified as most underserved and highly vulnerable to victimization was the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) community.  As a sexual violence services center, we had long recognized that more prevention work needed to include this population. While we had some applicable prevention resources, our staff felt out of their comfort zone implementing the
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/how-north-carolina-prioritizes-diversity-and-inclusion-across-state
Jun 28, 2019
  by Glorina Stallworth, Rape Prevention and Education Program Manager at the NC Department of Health and Human Services and Molly Marcotte, Prevention and Evaluation Program Manager at the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault                 Partnerships are vital to effective prevention efforts. We connected with two of our colleagues in North Carolina to find out more about how they work together to prioritize diversity and inclusion in their state.  How have you prioritized diversity and inclusion in your state’s prevention efforts? What are some examples of how this
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/celebrating-pride-though-film
Jun 26, 2019
June is a very significant month for many people for many reasons. However, the Respect Together community stands in celebration with many others around the country and world as we celebrate Pride Month. We also recognize the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. The Stonewall Uprising was a riot started by Black and Latinx trans women, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. It’s important to honor these revolutionaries as they have, at times, been erased from the story of Stonewall.  We support all genders and races throughout the work that we do, and as the Respect Together library
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/june-all-colors-more-tolerance-and-respect
Jun 24, 2019
Although several streets in capital cities of Latin America will display plenty of rainbow flags during June, numbers are not encouraging when it comes to violence faced by LGBTQ communities: Currently Brazil has the highest rates of violence with 445 registered homicides in 2017.  A few days ago I was reading a report published by the Organization of American States, which depicted with a great concern the high rates of physical and mental violence that thousands of members of the LGBTQ community face on a daily basis in Latin America due their sexual orientation and identity. It is
https://www.nsvrc.org/es/blogs/por-mas-tolerancia-y-respeto-pintemos-el-mes-de-junio-de-todos-los-colores
Jun 24, 2019
Aunque las calles de las capitales de la región se tornan de muchos colores durante el mes, las cifras no son nada alentadoras para las comunidades LGBTI: Brasil encabeza el listado de violencia con 445 asesinatos registrados en el 2017.  Hace un par de días leía un informe publicado este año por la Organización de Estados Americanos, en el que con gran preocupación se resaltaban los altos índices de violencia física y mental a la que miles de personas LGBTI están expuestas a diario en América Latina por el hecho de su orientación o identidad sexual. Aún más inquietante es la aparición
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/look-research-sexual-violence-and-opioids
Jun 21, 2019
We’ve talked a lot about the link between the opioid epidemic and sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. In a series of blog posts, NSVRC explored the need for rape crisis centers to be part of a community response to opioid overdoses, how the prevention of opioid addiction and sexual violence are connected, and how race impacts the opioid epidemic. It felt important to also look at the existing research and explore the correlation between opioids and sexual violence. As you can see in our annotated bibliography, there is still very little research being done on the connections between