NSVRC Blogs

All the resources you need – online!

December 13, 2018 sudharsan.ganesan

Whether you want to learn about evaluation or sexual assault response teams, these resources will help get you started!

Welcoming Yolanda Edrington, NSVRC’s new director

December 12, 2018 sudharsan.ganesan

Yolanda Edrington was named the new NSVRC Director, bringing more than 15 years of experience in leadership and community engagement.

Turning midstream changes into a roaring river

December 12, 2018 Joshua King and Rene McCreary

Obstacles are expected during project implementation, especially in the field of sexual violence prevention. But what happened in this instance was different. MOCSA and RALIANCE agreed that we could, and should, strive to continue our efforts.

Community Voices – Fall 2018

December 10, 2018 sudharsan.ganesan

We reached out to you, our partners and community members, to learn about your work in the movement.

The Five Action Steps to Good Sexual Health

December 6, 2018 Susan Gilbert

How we feel about ourselves and how we interact with others has a big impact on our sexual health.

The Cost of Rape

December 4, 2018 Sarah DeGue

Sexual violence exacts a high toll on survivors, their loved ones—and, ultimately, on all of us.

Facing Race: Tarana Burke, sexual violence and the work for racial equity

November 28, 2018 sudharsan.ganesan

“Whiteness is our default way of talking about sexual violence. But it cannot be.”

New from CDC: Violence Prevention in Practice

November 26, 2018 Jennifer Grove

Learn about CDC’s latest resource, created to assist communities in their efforts to plan, implement, and evaluate sexual violence prevention strategies.

Centering Trans Survivors in the #MeToo Movement

November 8, 2018 Damary Rodriguez

It has been over a year since the Harvey Weinstein allegations broke and brought attention to the #MeToo movement. It is amazing to see survivors sharing their stories but often marginalized folks, in particular trans people, are left out of the conversation.

Forensic nurses and their role in sexual assault evidence collection

November 2, 2018 sudharsan.ganesan

We checked in with a forensic nurse to learn about the role these nurses play after a victim experiences sexual assault.