NSVRC Blogs

Ending Sexual Violence in Communities of Color Means Talking About Anti-Blackness

February 1, 2019 Damary Rodriguez

The first step to healing is learning about anti-Blackness and how we perpetuate it. Here are a few articles discussing anti-Blackness within different communities of color and some ways to combat it.

It Takes a Village: Sexual Violence Prevention and the Opioid Epidemic

January 30, 2019 Karla Vierthaler

How is the primary prevention of sexual violence linked to substance abuse, and how can we connect both of these public health issues?

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“I Didn’t Sign Up for This!” How to Teach Evaluation to People who Hate Evaluation

January 15, 2019 Sally Laskey

This is a guest blog post from Mo Lewis, NSVRC Prevention Specialist and Sally J. Laskey, NSVRC Evaluation Coordinator Looking back at 2018, one of our favorite moments was presenting at the Evaluation 2018 conference in Cleveland. The theme of the conference was Speaking Truth to Power and we embraced that theme by talking frankly […]

Inspirational Reads for 2019

January 10, 2019 Melissa Powers

The New Year is upon us and with it may come new challenges, goals, and anticipations. As always, it is important that we take time for ourselves.

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Black, Proud, & Holding Mainstream Accountable

January 9, 2019 Tatiana Piper

Over the past few days, my timeline has been overflowing with responses following the premiere of the Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly”. People are going through it and struggling to process.

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The Challenging and Rewarding Work of Serving Teen Survivors

January 8, 2019 Karla Vierthaler

As sexual assault advocates, we serve anyone who seeks services, including children, adults, people in later life, and youth. Certain age groups across the lifespan can be challenging for advocates to work with for a range of reasons outside the survivor’s control.