Esta guía explora cómo los programas de servicios duales o de multiservicios pueden proveer servicios comprehensivos que atienden la gama completa que los sobrevivientes con experiencias variadas experimentan –yendo más allá de una respuesta inmediata a una crisis, a realmente cubrir, en su totalidad, la amplia gama de situaciones que afectan a los sobrevivientes, tanto...

This guide explores how dual/multi-service programs can provide comprehensive services that address the entire scope of survivors’ experiences — going beyond immediate crisis response to supporting a wide range of both immediate and long-term issues that affect survivors’ whole selves. For more resources from the Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative (SADI) click here. Publish Date April...

This tool assists dual/multi-service programs with restructuring their intake forms and procedures to align with approaches that are more survivor-focused and trauma-informed. Recommendations include building forms and procedures from a place of establishing relationship, safety, trust, cultural relevance, choice, collaboration and empowerment with survivors. For more resources from the Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative (SADI) click...

As sexual assault advocates, we serve anyone who seeks services, including children, adults, people in later life, and youth. Certain age groups across the lifespan can be challenging for advocates to work with for a range of reasons outside the survivor’s control.

This manual provides a brief overview on the unique issues young people who are sexual violence survivors face.  Also included are tip sheets on working with teen survivors, information on confidentiality and mandated reporting laws, information on the teen brain, an annotated bibliography of recent research, and more. Publish Date 2018

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This guide was developed for local rape crisis advocates who may be asked to work with a survivor with autism.  It is a brief primer on autism, how persons who have autism may respond to a traumatic event and the importance of working with disability providers in a collaborative fashion. There are resource lists for advocates...

Stories can be powerful, and sometimes it takes just one person to tell their story so others are empowered to come forward.

Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault Introduction to Immigrant Victims Specialized information and training is required of SARTs to serve any victim population. Victims of sexual assault who are immigrants are no different. SARTs that receive specific training and develop protocols and policies on responding to immigrant victims will improve outcomes for sexual assault survivors and...

Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault Introduction to Immigrant Victims Specialized information and training is required of SARTs to serve any victim population. Victims of sexual assault who are immigrants are no different. SARTs that receive specific training and develop protocols and policies on responding to immigrant victims will improve outcomes for sexual assault survivors and...