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The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is the leading nonprofit in providing information and tools to prevent and respond to sexual violence. NSVRC translates research and trends into best practices that help individuals, communities and service providers achieve real and lasting change. The center also works with the media to promote informed reporting. Every April, NSVRC leads Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a campaign to educate and engage the public in addressing this widespread issue. NSVRC is also one of the three founding organizations of Raliance, a national, collaborative initiative dedicated to ending sexual violence in one generation.
August 21, 2025 NSVRC
Please join us for the webinar series, Nothing Without Us: Exploring Disability Justice, Access, and Art in Public Health, led by our colleagues at the Nothing Without Us Collective. This three-part webinar series invites preventionists, advocates, and public health professionals to reimagine violence prevention through the lens of Disability Justice. Each session builds on the […]
August 14, 2025 NSVRC
NSVRC is partnering with Phoenix Gender-Based Violence Lab to conduct research for a trauma-informed needs assessment that addresses the needs, experiences, and priorities of survivors and their communities. About the Study The goal of this study is to better understand the current needs, challenges, and strengths within communities when it comes to supporting people […]
June 16, 2025 NSVRC
With much anticipation, registration is open for the National Sexual Assault Conference (NSAC) in Anaheim, California on August 26-28, 2025. The newly-established Sexual Assault Capacity Building Centers (SACBCs), created by Respect Together and the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, are collaborating to provide opportunities for learning at the conference. The SACBCs are funded through […]
April 18, 2025 NSVRC
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of March of 2021 provided millions of dollars in funding for rape crisis centers to help support sexual assault survivors and continued delivery of victim support services. The funds allocated by ARP are intended to provide much-needed assistance including: counseling, mobile advocacy, telehealth, teletherapy, peer support,temporary housing, rental assistance, […]
March 10, 2025 NSVRC
Collectively, Respect Together and our main divisions, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center and the Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect, have accomplished so much this past year. Our community, supporters, and partners play an integral role in each of our successes. This Year in Review reflects on some key highlights and outcomes of this past […]
December 12, 2024 NSVRC
April 2025 is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) – Join our collective call to action to prevent sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. Sexual Assault Awareness Month calls attention to the fact that sexual abuse, assault, and harassment are widespread and impact every person and community. SAAM aims to raise public awareness about sexual violence and […]
August 5, 2024 NSVRC
Public transportation is one of the most common environments where people sexually harass and abuse others. There are a number of factors that contribute to this frequency, including perceptions of anonymity, crowded conditions, and the momentary nature of public transportation where someone may be able to leave before the victim even realizes what happened. […]
April 18, 2024 NSVRC
Help us mark the SAAM Day of Giving by donating to support our work. Your gift enables us to support survivors, share our resources, and engage the public in preventing sexual assault.
April 15, 2024 NSVRC
By Emma Halper, Joan Tabachnick, and Rachel King Where is the guidance for conversations about concerning sexual behavior among college students? Where are the conversations about a wide range of sexual behaviors, intentions, motivations, and situations? While there are no easy answers to such complex student interactions, there is a piece of the puzzle […]
January 23, 2024 NSVRC
These four episodes are part of a series on housing for prevention that we co-created with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. Our organizations collaborate on an initiative that supports advocates in meeting the housing needs of survivors. And, in reflecting on that work together, we became eager to talk about the ways that […]
