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How to Create a Trauma Informed Workplace
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The Mental Health Landscape

#SAAM2023 Glossary of Terms
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This list does not include all the terms and definitions related to systems that maintain unearned privileges and unjust oppressions. As we work towards a future without sexual violence, advocates, survivors, and communities must respond to a complex reality that center the needs of those most impacted by systemic oppression.

A Survivor’s Guide to Understanding Therapeutic Healing Pathways
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Given that our SAAM 2023 theme is all about drawing connections, it’s vital to reflect on one of the most important connections we can make-the one with ourselves. The path to healing is a complex journey. Therapeutic outlets are one of the most common ways survivors of trauma express, process, and find closure in their lives. Although therapy and counseling are becoming increasingly common, the sheer number of options available can be overwhelming-especially when one is at the start of their healing journey.

What are the connections between Transphobia, Racism and Sexual Violence?
Making Connections Transphobia, Racism, and Sexual Violence

What is Transphobia?

Transphobia “is the hatred of transgender people… typically accompanied by the belief that trans people don’t deserve respect or rights.” It can encompass fear or hatred towards transgender people, or the belief or idea that transgender people aren’t real or are somehow not valid in their own identity. Transphobia is deeply institutionalized and causes direct harm and loss of life for transgender people.  

What is the connection between Language Access, Sexual Violence, and Racism?
Making connections: Language access, sexual violence, and racism

What is Language Access?

What is the connection between Media, Sexual Violence, and Systems of Oppression?
Making Connections, Media, Sexual Violence, and Systems of Oppression

How powerful is the media in creating social norms?

What is the connection between Housing Inequality, Sexual Violence, and White Supremacy?
Making Connections, Housing Inequality, Sexual Violence, and White Supremacy

What is the state of housing inequality in the United States?

What is the Connection Between Mass Violence, Racism, and Sexual Violence?
Making Connections, Mass Violence, Racism, and Sexual Violence

How are acts of mass violence connected to white supremacy?

What is the connection between Sexual Violence, Racial Injustice, and All Forms of Abuse?
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This Q&A page is meant for white audiences struggling to understand how issues of racism and sexual violence are connected, and why preventing sexual violence requires ending white supremacy culture. It also explains white people’s role in making these changes.

 

How is the sexual violence movement tied together with the movement to end racial injustice?

At its heart, doing the work of sexual violence prevention is:

Social Justice Booklist for Children, Teens, and Young Adults
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Social justice means equal rights and equitable opportunities for all. True social change relies on actions and efforts at multiple levels, and it can begin with introducing youth to social justice books to help them better understand different cultures, people, and situations.