Directory of Organizations

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) serves as the nation’s principle information and resource center regarding all aspects of sexual violence. It provides national leadership, consultation and technical assistance by generating and facilitating the development and flow of information on sexual violence intervention and prevention strategies. The NSVRC works to address the causes and impact of sexual violence through collaboration, prevention efforts and the distribution of resources.

The NSVRC provides a wide range of technical assistance to programs funded under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Office on Violence Against Women. Learn more about us on our website.

 The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.

Lifeline Chat is a service of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, connecting individuals with counselors for emotional support and other services via web chat. All chat centers in the Lifeline network are accredited by CONTACT USA. Lifeline Chat is available 24/7 across the U.S.

The National Women’s Law Center has worked since its inception in 1972 to protect and advance the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect of their lives. The Center’s staff brings extensive expertise to major subject areas of family economic security, health, employment and education. The Center uses a variety of tools to maximize its impact in bringing women’s concerns to public policy makers, advocates and the public alike, including public policy research, monitoring and analysis; litigation, advocacy and coalition-building; and public education. One of the issues for the National Women’s Law Center is sexual harassment.

The NAAV, created in 2009, is a nonprofit organization serving as Oklahoma’s only tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalition. The staff of the NAAV has significant experience in addressing the needs of American Indian survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. The NAAV provides training, education, support, and technical assistance to member Indian service providers in a manner that enables those member service providers to establish and maintain culturally appropriate services designed to assist Indian women and the dependents of those women who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The NAAV is committed to increasing awareness of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking committed against Native women; enhancing the response to violence against Native women at the Tribal, Federal, and state levels; and identifying and providing technical assistance to coalition membership and tribal communities to enhance access to essential services to Native women victimized by sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The NAAV sponsors an annual event, specially addressing sexual assault, the American Indian Gathering of Voices: Addressing Sexual Assault in Indian Country. The event held at the Oklahoma State Capital features the work and services of the tribal domestic and sexual violence programs in Oklahoma, and utilizes the strong voice of tribal leaders, advocate and survivors. The annual event is attended by hundreds of individuals including state legislators, tribal and non-tribal government leaders, tribal and non-tribal advocacy organizations, tribal and non-tribal members of law enforcement and the judiciary, and tribal and non-tribal citizens.

The Network for Victim Recovery of DC (NVRDC) provides free, holistic, and comprehensive advocacy and legal services to victims of all types of crime regardless of income. We believe that victims deserve respect for their dignity in the aftermath of a crime. NVRDC seeks to empower crime victims in our nation’s capital by meeting them where they are and, in doing so, provide vital services in order to achieve justice and encourage self-determination.

Legal Services: Staff attorneys provide direct representation in civil protection orders (CPO) cases and Title IX administrative proceedings; in criminal court, they zealously defend victims’ rights throughout the entire criminal justice process.

Advocacy Services: NVRDC runs the advocacy portion of DC’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program, supporting a coordinated community response for survivors, including: hotline services, free transportation to and from the hospital, hospital advocacy and accompaniment, entry into therapeutic services, and referrals to legal services.

To access a medical forensic exam (aka. rape kit) in DC, please call the DC Victim Hotline and you will be connected to an NVRDC advocate! (844) 443-5732.

The Nevada CARES [Consent. Awareness. Relationships. Education for Students] project is based at the University of Nevada, Reno’s (UNR) Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies (CASAT).  The project focuses on developing and expanding outreach and education on interpersonal violence to students, faculty and staff across the UNR campus.

Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (formerly Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence)  provides statewide advocacy, education and support of the front-line organizations that help those impacted by domestic and sexual violence. We are here to support Nevada’s direct-service organizations that help serve victims of domestic and sexual violence and their families.

For over 20 years, NEARI Press has been providing nationally recognized “cutting edge” work with seriously emotionally disturbed children and youth as well as providing “state of the art” resources about sexual abuse prevention. Since NEARI's inception, we have served as a source of practical, cutting-edge information for professionals and the public about promising and best-practice interventions with those who sexually abuse or display sexual behavior problems. In our rapidly changing field, NEARI Press strives to bring you the best thinking to guide your work with at-risk children, youth and adults. As a nonprofit organization our mission is to ensure that the professionals working with these target populations have access to the best information, training, and skill building opportunities available.