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.
- Julio 25, 2024
- NSVRC
This 30-minute course explains why plain language is important for messaging about sexual violence and provides opportunities to practice using plain language.
- Julio 25, 2024
- NSVRC
This 30-minute course explores how the general public understands sexual violence. It provides opportunities to practice reframing messages about sexual violence to get at root causes and ultimately change how people understand it.
- Julio 25, 2024
- NSVRC
This 30-minute course teaches you how to create effective messages about preventing sexual harassment, abuse, and assault. It includes slide visuals, audio narration, and interactive quizzes to help you practice what you learn.
- Julio 18, 2024
- NSVRC
Sexual abuse and harassment in US correctional facilities remains a critical issue, with thousands of cases reported annually. These incidents are significantly underreported, however, owing to barriers including fear of retaliation, stigma, and lack of confidentiality. In 2003, lawmakers passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) with unanimous, bipartisan support and charged the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission with developing standards that were released in 2012. Over a decade later, fewer than half of states, territories, and the District of Columbia are in full compliance
- Enero 18, 2024
- NSVRC
A series of tip sheets on working with men. Topics include reaching men, addiction, transmasculine survivors, forensic exams, incarcerated men, resources for men, and quick reference links for advocates. This resource is part of Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Violence.
- Diciembre 12, 2023
- NSVRC
In this episode, Mo talks with Jess about the policy scorecard he created in partnership with the New Mexico Department of Health to help evaluate community-level prevention efforts. New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs:
- Diciembre 04, 2023
- NSVRC
In this final episode of our Housing for Prevention series, Brittany Eltringham from NRCDV, Louie Marven from NSVRC, and Mo Lewis from NSVRC draw connections between the conversations in each of the three episodes and share their insights, highlighting the many ways prevention is linked to housing. This episode is part of a series on housing for prevention that we co-created with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. Show Notes: Homelessness & Adverse Childhood Experiences National Resource Center on Domestic Violence Safe Housing Partnerships
- Noviembre 27, 2023
- NSVRC
In this collaborative episode of our Housing for Prevention series, Janae Sargent and Ashleigh Klein-Jimenez from ValorUS talk with Gabby Boyle from the Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center in Lawrence, KS. This episode originally aired on July 27, 2023, on Valor's podcast channel PreventConnect, under the title "Housing Justice as Prevention." It was part of their series previewing workshops at the National Sexual Assault Conference. This episode is part of a series on housing for prevention that we co-created with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. Original
- Noviembre 21, 2023
- NSVRC
In this episode of our Housing for Prevention series, Caroline LaPorte and Gwendolyn Packard from the STTARS Indigenous Safe Housing Center talk with Melissa Brings Them about her work in the Native communities in South Minneapolis with those struggling with homelessness and addiction. This episode is part of a series on housing for prevention that we co-created with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. STTARS Indigenous Safe Housing Center: https://www.niwrc.org/housing National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: https://nrcdv.org/
- Noviembre 02, 2023
- NSVRC
In the second part of a two-part episode, Mo talks with DeAnn Alcantara Thompson and Sid Jordan about Mapping Prevention, a community participatory action research project that helped shape the direction of prevention funding in King County, WA. Learn more about Mapping Prevention Dakota Camacho: https://www.dakotacamacho.com/ Darin Dorsey: https://www.rootingmovements.org/about-us The Coalition to End Gender-Based Violence: https://endgv.org API Chaya: https://apichaya.org