NSVRC Blogs

What is the connection between Sexual Violence, Racial Injustice, and All Forms of Abuse?

March 8, 2023 NSVRC

This Q&A page is meant for white audiences struggling to understand how issues of racism and sexual violence are connected, and why preventing sexual violence requires ending white supremacy culture. It also explains white people’s role in making these changes.   How is the sexual violence movement tied together with the movement to end racial […]

Social Justice Booklist for Children, Teens, and Young Adults

March 8, 2023 NSVRC

Social justice means equal rights and equitable opportunities for all. True social change relies on actions and efforts at multiple levels, and it can begin with introducing youth to social justice books to help them better understand different cultures, people, and situations. Like adults, youth can identify inequity– they understand the world through their own […]

El tema central del Mes de concientización sobre la agresión sexual 2023

March 1, 2023 NSVRC

El mes de concientización sobre la agresión sexual (SAAM, por sus siglas en inglés) resalta el hecho de que la violencia sexual es un asunto generalizado y afecta a todas las personas en la comunidad. El SAAM busca concientizar a la población acerca de la violencia sexual e informar a las comunidades sobre cómo prevenirla. […]

New Data from CDC Shows Increased Violence and Trauma for Teens, and How Schools Can Be a Lifeline

March 1, 2023 Jennifer Benner and Jennifer Grove

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new report of findings from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The YRBS is a survey conducted every two years of a nationally representative sample of U.S. public and private high school students that monitors health-related behaviors and experiences including social determinants of health […]

Interview with One Love Foundation

February 13, 2023 Halle Nelson

This Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, we reached out to One Love Foundation to continue the ongoing conversation about teen dating violence education and prevention. As a nonprofit that facilitates educational workshops from elementary schools to college campuses, they excel in their ability to speak to young people about understanding abusive behaviors in relationships and what healthy […]

Guides for Self-Care this Holiday Season

December 20, 2022 Melissa Powers

Happy Holidays!  The holiday season can be a joyful and happy time but can also come with a ton of stress and anxiety (even if you welcome and enjoy the holiday season).  This time of year can also be a dark time for some especially for those who have lost someone.  Managing our mental health […]

Indigenous and Native Resource Page

December 14, 2022 sudharsan.ganesan

The following list is meant to connect folks with resources that address an array of issues in the Indigenous and Native community.   Survivor & Domestic Violence Resources A Toolkit for Action Tribal Community Response When a Woman Is Missing  from National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center   First Nations Sexual Health Toolkit from Native Youth Sexual […]

New Research: The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2016/2017 Report on Intimate Partner Violence

October 11, 2022 Jennifer Benner

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released a new report, The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 Report on Intimate Partner Violence. This report  highlights the most recent findings from the the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surivey (NISVS) specifically around experiences of intimate partner violence.  NISVS was […]