Intersections of Sexual Violence

It's important to look at the existing research and explore the correlation between opioids and sexual violence.

Sexual violence is inextricably linked to oppression – and we won’t ever end sexual violence without ending oppression.

There are many reasons this day can be difficult for survivors and their loved ones.

These two examples show how we can use our knowledge of risk and protective factors to prevent sexual violence in the real world.

Risk and protective factors are a framework of things that can increase or decrease the likelihood of sexual violence perpetration.

For the last several years, the opioid epidemic has been making headlines with growing frequency. From political podiums to religious pulpits, from Facebook comments to front page news, everyone is talking about people overdosing on opioids and what can be done about it.

Another Black man died in Ed Buck’s apartment. The anti-sexual violence movement needs to speak out.

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

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.