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Children The impact of sexual violence on children.
Colleges and Universities Sexual violence on college and university campuses.
Community Organizing Organizing communities to respond to sexual violence.
Disasters The way natural disasters influence the perpretation of sexual violence and response to survivors.
Elders The impact of sexual violence on the elderly.
Faith-Based The intersection of sexual violence and faith communities.
Forensic Exams Processes related to forensic exams of sexual assault victims.
Harassment Sexual harrassment in any setting, including the workplace and in public.
Healing from Sexual Violence The experience of survivors recovering from acts of sexual violence.
Health and Medicine The intersection of sexual violence and healthcare, including medical practices and health policy.
Intersections of Sexual Violence The intersection of sexual violence and forms of oppression.
Intimate Partners Sexual violence perpetrated by an intimate partner, including domestic violence.
Laws and Policies The response of government to sexual violence by creating laws and policies.
Media The portrayal of sexual violence in media, news, art, and entertainment.
Men The impact of sexual violence on people who identify as men.
Military The intersection of sexual violence and military service, including survivors and offenders who are service members and institutional responses.
Offenders and Offending People who perpetrate sexual violence, including management and treatment.
Prevention Activities and concepts related to the prevention of sexual violence, including education and awareness raising.
Primary and Secondary (K-12) Education Sexual violence in K-12 educational settings.
Prisons Sexual violence experienced by people who are incarcerated, including institutional responses.
Research Academic research and statistics about sexual violence.
Risk Reduction Activites and concepts that may reduce the risk of experiencing sexual violence, including the concept of self-defense.
Services for Survivors Providing services to survivors of sexual violence, including counseling and advocacy.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Activities and concepts related to the observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Sexual Assault Response Teams The organization and conduct of community sexual assault response teams (SART).
Sexual Violence Concepts related to sexual violence that are not covered by other topics.
Stalking The intersection of sexual violence and the behavior of stalking.
Technology The intersection of sexual violence and the emergence of new technologies, including ways that technologies impact perpretration and response.
Trafficking and Exploitation The intersection of sexual violence and organized sexual exploitation, including human trafficking and forced or coerced sex work.
Women The impact of sexual violence on people who identify as women.
Workplace Sexual violence in workplace settings, including employment policies and institutional response.