The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is pleased to announce the continuation of the Just Rural Training and Technical Assistance project.

Through this project, the NSVRC provides comprehensive training and technical assistance targeted to OVW Rural Grantees related to sexual violence with a focus on child sexual assault.  Specific project events include:

The NSVRC facilitated a webinar “Uniquely Rural: Creating Effective Campaigns about Sexual Assault.” Learn how to create comprehensive campaigns about sexual violence that meet the unique needs of your rural community.

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The NSVRC has created the Just Rural podcast series to share insights and ideas regarding programs, practices and research related to sexual assault in rural areas. The interviewees represent a variety of disciplines, agencies and regions of the country.

Recent years have witnessed growing attention to the needs of rural victims and survivors of sexual violence. Rural providers of intervention and prevention services, researchers and policymakers increasingly see the sociocultural, economic and service structure characteristics of rural areas as unique.