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Responding to Survivors with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Overview for Sexual Assault Advocates

This guide was developed for local rape crisis advocates who may be asked to work with a survivor with autism.  It is a brief primer on autism, how persons who have autism may respond to a traumatic event and the importance of working with disability providers in a collaborative fashion. There are resource lists for advocates as well as organizational tools designed to assist programs who want to better serve the disability communities.

Emily Bigger Mon, 10/15/2018 - 14:52

Long live the Latino and Hispanic feminism

Throughout the Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated in the United States, we want to give special recognition to the feminist movements that have fought for the rights of Latin American and...

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Communicate more effectively about sexual harassment, abuse, and assault

Learn how to put research into action to reframe sexual harassment, abuse, and assault and communicate more effectively about prevention.

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Planning media relations throughout the year

This resource, part of the Media relations toolkit, provides a brief calendar of holidays, anniversaries, and other observances that can be used as angles for talking about prevention.

Emily Bigger Tue, 10/02/2018 - 10:51
Contributing to news coverage

This resource, part of the Media relations toolkit, explains how to use editorial pages, opinion pieces, and letters to the editor to bring attention to issues related to sexual violence prevention. It also includes a sample letter to the editor.

Emily Bigger Tue, 10/02/2018 - 10:45
Crafting a media advisory to engage journalists

This resource, part of the Media relations toolkit, explains the difference between a media advisory and a press release, provides tips on distributing a media advisory, and includes a sample media advisory.

Emily Bigger Tue, 10/02/2018 - 10:40