Victims Who Have Disabilities Most people will experience a disability at some point in their lives. The disability could be — permanent, something an individual was born with or acquired early in life; temporary, such as a broken leg; connected to aging, such as hearing or vision loss; the result of a disease, such as...

Victims Who Have Disabilities Most people will experience a disability at some point in their lives. The disability could be — permanent, something an individual was born with or acquired early in life; temporary, such as a broken leg; connected to aging, such as hearing or vision loss; the result of a disease, such as...

Cultural and Ethnic Communities SARTs should consider racial justice critical in addressing and ending sexual violence. Committing to racial justice propels sexual violence prevention work forward and helps to dismantle power imbalances that have long existed in the United States. SARTs should commit to using their power and privilege to ensure that the needs of...

Cultural and Ethnic Communities SARTs should consider racial justice critical in addressing and ending sexual violence. Committing to racial justice propels sexual violence prevention work forward and helps to dismantle power imbalances that have long existed in the United States. SARTs should commit to using their power and privilege to ensure that the needs of...

Meeting Needs for Language Assistance Providers The diversity of demographics and languages among the American population has important implications for SARTs. Victims of sexual assault may have limited English proficiency, be Deaf or hard-of-hearing, or have sensory or communication disabilities. According to 2011 Census data, approximately 21 percent of Americans ages 5 years and older...

Meeting Needs for Language Assistance Providers The diversity of demographics and languages among the American population has important implications for SARTs. Victims of sexual assault may have limited English proficiency, be Deaf or hard-of-hearing, or have sensory or communication disabilities. According to 2011 Census data, approximately 21 percent of Americans ages 5 years and older...

Cultural Responsiveness Victim-centered SART responses need to provide competent, culturally relevant, and responsive care. SARTs and member organizations can choose from a variety of trainings based in cultural competency or cultural responsiveness. The concept of “cultural competency” often includes a well-meaning but misguided notion that service providers can reach some predetermined level of expertise in...

Cultural Responsiveness Victim-centered SART responses need to provide competent, culturally relevant, and responsive care. SARTs and member organizations can choose from a variety of trainings based in cultural competency or cultural responsiveness. The concept of “cultural competency” often includes a well-meaning but misguided notion that service providers can reach some predetermined level of expertise in...

Culture and Diversity Part of providing a victim-centered, trauma-informed response is serving the person reporting a crime as a unique individual with distinct cultural, language, and experiential perspectives and realities. Given the goal of SARTs to improve systems’ responses to sexual assault, all team members need to respect the culture and diversity of all victims....

Culture and Diversity Part of providing a victim-centered, trauma-informed response is serving the person reporting a crime as a unique individual with distinct cultural, language, and experiential perspectives and realities. Given the goal of SARTs to improve systems’ responses to sexual assault, all team members need to respect the culture and diversity of all victims....