Research Opportunity: Want To Help Improve Services for Sexual Assault Survivors?

Want to help improve services for sexual assault survivors
  NSVRC is partnering with Phoenix Gender-Based Violence Lab to conduct research for a trauma-informed needs assessment that addresses the needs, experiences, and priorities of survivors and their communities. About the Study The goal of this study is to better understand the current needs, challenges, and strengths within communities when it comes to supporting people...
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NSVRC spoke with FEDUP to discuss the gaps in eating disorder treatment for survivors who are gender minorities.
"Congratulations to our 2024 Gail Burns-Smith Award Winners!" NSVRC and ATSA logos on the bottom. Congratulations text is in white against a teal background, surrounded by gold stars and a gold trophy graphic.
For the first time, the Gail Burns-Smith Award honors two advocates who are bridging support for survivors with treatment for those who cause sexual harm. HARRISBURG, PA – The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) and the Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA) are pleased to honor Dr. Alissa Ackerman and...
Emergency Contraception (EC): A Guide for Sexual and Domestic Violence Advocates
Emergency Contraception is an essential tool for survivors. It is crucial that advocates are knowledgeable about ED and how to provide survivors with information.
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Avalon Healing Center is on a mission to provide free, professional services to survivors of sexual assault 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Even under pre-pandemic conditions, this is a mighty task. We sat down with Kimberly Hurst, founder and CEO of Avalon Healing to understand how the pandemic created new barriers to sexual...
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I wrote this blog 18 months after the SARS-CoV2 virus landed with an American passenger in Washington state. In March 2020, the virus was declared a pandemic, and the world went into quarantine. For some people, this was a welcome respite from their daily commute and a chance to spend more time with family. For...
Sexual Violence in Disasters
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....
Resources for Survivors of Violence, Disasters, and Other Traumatic Experiences
You are not alone. Even in disasters, help is available.
Resources for Service Providers
Disasters require us to re-imagine our work and how we serve survivors.
Resources for Friends and Family of Survivors
The support of caring friends and family members can make a world of difference for survivors.
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