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The Effectiveness of Sexual Assault Services in Multi-Service Agencies

This Applied Research paper examines whether organizational affiliation and structure affect the quantity and quality of sexual assault services. The paper offers recommendations for future research evaluating the effectiveness of rape crisis centers.

The Effectiveness of Sexual Assault Services in Multi-Service Agencies

NSVRC/PCAR Support Chrystul Kizer

Chrystul Kizer is a sex trafficking survivor whose self-defense and survival was criminalized.

Anti-Racist Resources Our Team Is Reading Now

We share some resources on the connections between racism and sexual violence.

Housing, Homelessness, and Sexual Violence - Annotated Bibliography

This annotated bibliography highlights research articles documenting studies on the relationship between sexual violence, housing, and homelessness. The bibliography summarizes ...

Foundations of Advocacy Training Manual

The Resource Spring 2020

The Spring 2020 edition of The Resource focuses on expanding prevention — whether that's through innovative partnerships, social change initiatives, or new media through wh...

A Guide for Friends and Family of Sexual Violence Survivors

This 23-page guide from the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape contains a general overview of sexual violence. It includes some tips on communication, the common questions and conce...

Online Learning on Your Schedule

NSVRC's online learning campus hosts dozens of free online courses anyone can take. Check out these course lists to get you started in your area of interest.

NSVRC Evaluation Toolkit Case Studies - Conducting a Statewide Survey Focused on Risk and Protective Factors

This case example provides an overview of how one state created and used a survey to identify risk and protective factors for sexual violence. Read more case examples through the NSVRC Evaluation Toolkit. https://www.nsvrc.org/prevention/evaluation-toolkit/s17

Here is a blog about this case study: https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/not-faint-heart-conducting-statewide-surveys

Not for the Faint of Heart: Conducting Statewide Surveys

Evaluators from Michigan share what they learned after conducting a statewide survey.