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.
- Apr 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, nominal relocation expenses, equipment, software to assist in carrying out virtual services, and supplies required to meet the emergency needs of survivors.
- Mar 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 year’s work together.
Check out Respect Together's 2024 Year in Review
- Dec 12, 2024
- NSVRC
April 2025 is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) - Join our collective call to action to prevent sexual abuse, assault, and harassment.
- Apr 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.
- Apr 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?
- Jan 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 housing is also a tool for preventing violence.
- Dec 07, 2023
- NSVRC
Sexual Assault Awareness Month calls attention to the fact that sexual violence is widespread and impacts every person in the community. SAAM aims to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities on how to prevent it.
- Sep 26, 2023
- NSVRC
Guest blog post by Laura Lorenz, PhD, MEd and Diana Weggler, Photovoice Worldwide
Since 1992, Photovoice has been used by people all over the world as an action research tool to create positive change. A participatory visual approach using photographs and captions, Photovoice creates opportunities for people with valuable lived experience—referred to as co-researchers or co-creators—to have a voice in the decisions that affect their health, lives, and communities.
- Apr 26, 2023
- NSVRC
How can bias and discrimination impact survivors with developmental disabilities (DD) within the LGBTQIA+ community?
Survivors with DD within the LGBTQIA+ community often experience bias and discrimination which impacts their access to services. Too often, people do not understand or personally know individuals with disabilities or who are LGBTQIA+.
Below are some of the ways bias and discrimination plays a role in this issue or impacts survivors of sexual violence: