The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of March of 2021 provided millions of dollars in funding for rape crisis centers to help support sexual assault survivors and continued delivery of victim support services. The funds allocated by ARP are intended to provide much-needed assistance including: counseling, mobile advocacy, telehealth, teletherapy, peer support,temporary housing, rental assistance,...
NSVRC staff worked with an advisory group of organizations and leaders at local, state, and national levels supporting Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian American and Pacific Islander survivors of sexual violence to create this infographic, which highlights large-scale issues that are exacerbated by disasters and provides guiding questions and inspiration for how to prevent sexual...
Preventing Sexual Violence in Disasters and Public Health Emergencies This infographic explores what disasters are and what they have to do with sexual violence.
As we’ve learned from our research on sexual violence in disasters, crises further magnify pre-existing social inequalities and violence. Stalking is no exception. The crime of stalking is highly misunderstood, often misportrayed in the media, but extremely pervasive and harmful. Stalking is commonly defined as “recurrent and unwanted intrusive behavior toward another individual that causes...
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The past two years have been a period of rapid change. Since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, NSVRC has been paying keen attention to the ways in which the pandemic has impacted not only survivors, but also service providers, advocates, activists, and communities at large. In remaining loyal to the importance of showcasing community...
This guide draws from research, reporting, and the lived experiences of survivors to explore the connections between sexual violence and disasters, the inequities that shape them both, the lessons to be learned from the resilience of survivors and their communities, and opportunities for all of us to prevent sexual violence before, during, and after disasters....
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