This collection provides information on the short- and long-term impacts on health, information for healthcare professionals in various fields, and information on training professionals in the prevention and intervention of sexual violence with their patients.

Practicing Prevention: Healthcare and Sexual Violence

The NSVRC works with the following national healthcare provider associations that have been funded by the CDC to expand their leadership role in addressing sexual violence prevention.

• Understand scope and impact of the problem of sexual violence
• Work towards primary prevention
• Enhance services for early identification of those at-risk or involved in violence
• Collaborate with other healthcare providers and sexual violence experts
• Work within your organization to make organizational changes
• Advocate for public policy