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. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College Health Association, and the International Association of Forensic Nurses are funded to create educational and support materials that will foster the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for their members to address sexual violence prevention in their practices and communities.

• 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