This document was co-authored by staff of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center and National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, with significant input, guidance, and leadership from Black and women of color survivors and advocates. This resource makes connections between health equity and our work to prevent sexual and intimate partner violence. It centers the stories...
This infographic highlights the connections between risk and protective factors and social determinants of health at the various levels of the social ecology, and can be used to link sexual violence prevention with anti-oppression and related public health issues in order to create more effective change. Overview and introduction to the Infographic Examples of how...
Little is known about the national prevalence of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence among gay, lesbian, and bisexual women and men in the United States. Information at a national level focusing on these types of interpersonal violence based on the sexual orientation of U.S. adults has not been previously available. The National Intimate...
In September we hosted the three-part webinar series Nothing Without Us: Exploring Disability Justice, Access, and Art in Public Health, led by our colleagues at the Nothing Without Us Collective. We are sharing these recordings to increase access to this learning opportunity. This three-part webinar series invites preventionists, advocates, and public health professionals to reimagine violence...
The old saying goes, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” But what if all of the fish have gone downstream? What if his fishing rod broke? What if he’s too sick to go outside? What if he...
Video Version: Audio Only Version: In this podcast episode, NSVRC’s Communications Director Laura Palumbo, Communications Specialist Halle Nelson, and Multimedia Specialist Courtland Murray reminisced about our most listened to podcasts over the last five years. Participants: Communications Director Laura Palumbo Communications Specialist Halle Nelson Multimedia Specialist Courtland Murray This episode makes mention of the following...
After having been immersed in public health prevention for almost three decades, I celebrated my one-year anniversary working in sexual violence prevention with the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) at the 2025 National Sexual Assault Conference (NSAC). What a wonderful opportunity NSAC was to learn, share and connect! NSVRC sponsored a Prevention track of...
Please join us for the webinar series, Nothing Without Us: Exploring Disability Justice, Access, and Art in Public Health, led by our colleagues at the Nothing Without Us Collective. This three-part webinar series invites preventionists, advocates, and public health professionals to reimagine violence prevention through the lens of Disability Justice. Each session builds on the...
Each April, communities across the country come together to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It’s a time to raise our voices, support survivors, and take meaningful steps toward prevention. We are deeply grateful for every person who showed up this April. Survivors, advocates, educators, students, organizers, and community members all played a role in making...
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