This research brief explores the relationship between housing issues, homelessness, and sexual violence. The research reviewed indicates that residents of subsidized housing and people who are homeless experience disproportionate rates of sexual violence. This brief is part of the Housing and Sexual Violence Information Packet. This packet also includes: the National Survey of Advocates on...

Safe, affordable housing is not only a basic human right and need; safe, affordable housing is a critical component of the healing process for sexual violence victims and survivors. Too many victims and survivors lose their housing as a result of sexual violence or find themselves trapped in homes where they have to endure further...

  This annotated PowerPoint presentation is designed to help rural communities use community development strategies to address issues of sexual violence . Though its title suggests that it focused on prevention, many of the community development strategies discussed could be helpful in the improvement of intervention and response services. Publish Date 2003

The Vera Institute recently released a new guide for organizations that provide sexual violence, domestic violence, and disability services.  This guide seeks to increase avenues for partnership and collaboration between these three types of services, recognizing that people often face co-occurring issues.  The authors of the guide hope to provide background to help meet the...

This four-page fact sheet provides an overview of the U.S. National Rape Prevention and Education Program (RPE) including information on purpose, scope, and impact.  Publish Date 2011

This report discusses research and knowledge on sexual abusers and sex offenders, including the history of public knowledge around child sexual abuse.  It includes information on preventing child sexual abuse through evidence-based and community informed sex offender policy.  See the report online. Publish Date 2011

This publication is provided as a starting point for professional organizations and educational institutions to prepare their helping professionals, including doctors, dentists, nurses, veterinarians, and beyond, to develop the skills and competencies needed to meet the needs of individuals who may have experienced abuse and violence. Publish Date

The 2011 edition of The Resource celebrates NSVRC’s 10-year anniversary with articles on creative thinking in sexual violence prevention, collaboration between advocacy and sex offender management, engaging bystanders, and new research on public perceptions on sexual violence. Publish Date 2011

Two major models of prevention are commonly used in strategic planning: the Public Health Model and the Ecological Model. This bulletin examines the two models. Browse the rest of the Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Information Packet: overview, technical assistance bulletin, technical assistance guide on programs for adults, technical assistance guide for programs for children, resource...

This document provides a list of publications, websites, and prevention organizations that address child sexual abuse prevention. Browse the rest of the Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Information Packet: overview, technical assistance bulletin, technical assistance guide on programs for adults, technical assistance guide for programs for children, resource list, annotated bibliography, research brief, and online special...