SART Membership {“preview_thumbnail”:”/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/rqhvTlsJCXY.jpg?itok=wsQtVvOD”,”video_url”:”https://youtu.be/rqhvTlsJCXY”,”settings”:{“responsive”:1,”width”:”854″,”height”:”480″,”autoplay”:0},”settings_summary”:[“Embedded Video (Responsive).”]} Whether you are starting a SART, joining an existing SART, or have been a member of the same SART for a while, being thoughtful and informed about team membership is important. This section of the SART Toolkit will help you consider possible members to include in your SART and...

[1] Sexual violence is an encompassing term the victim support community widely uses, but has no legal ramifications. [2] National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 2010, What is Sexual Violence?Retrieved June 6, 2017, from LINK [3] Lydia Guy, 2008, “Re-visioning the Sexual Violence Continuum,” Shifting the Paradigm: Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence,Linthicum, MD: American College of...

[1] Megan Clarke, Lisi Martinez Lotz, and Carolina Alzuru, n.d., Best Practices in the Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Guidance for CCR/SART Response Protocols , North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault and North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Retrieved March 6, 2018, from LINK [2] Megan Greeson and Rebecca Campbell, 2012,...

  Building Relationships {“preview_thumbnail”:”/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/IiYgQCQ0ckY.jpg?itok=fn2IqxSX”,”video_url”:”https://youtu.be/IiYgQCQ0ckY”,”settings”:{“responsive”:1,”width”:”854″,”height”:”480″,”autoplay”:0},”settings_summary”:[“Embedded Video (Responsive).”]} Developing the relationships needed to form and maintain a strong SART is crucial to SART success and takes a committed effort, both in action and time. SARTs serve to enhance relationships, simply by creating opportunities for people to come together. [12] Your SART can enhance relationships between members through...

  Build Your SART This section of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Toolkit explores building a SART, including community readiness, building relationships, and planning for success. SARTs may not be right for every community, or they may be right in the future but not the present. Anyone seeking to develop or champion a SART...

What is a Sexual Assault Response Team? “Collaboration strengthens the response of individual agencies and unites them into a coordinated team approach. No one agency can successfully handle all aspects of a sexual assault. Each agency is important and has its strengths and limitations. Effective multidisciplinary teams generate a stronger response and produce more effective...

Welcome to the SART Toolkit Sexual assault response teams (SARTs) are multidisciplinary, interagency teams that promote collaboration to support victims of sexual assault and hold offenders accountable. SARTs began forming in the United States more than 30 years ago and continue to form across the country as needed. By nature, SARTs are unique to their...

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