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...

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 issue of the Partners in Social Change Newsletter includes various articles on the topic of engaging men in the movement to end sexual violence.  Topics include guiding principles for men in the movement, reaching queer and trans men, and a “Framework for Engaging Average Joe,” among others. Publish Date 2011

This fact sheet provides an overview of key U.S. national research studies currently available on sexual violence with specific attention to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS). Publish Date 2011

A collection of resources that provides a grounding for the most relevant information available online about and for rural communities as they build more effective responses to sexual violence. Publish Date 2011

The Existe Ayuda Toolkit provides a variety of resources and information to help service providers in working with spanish-speaking populations.  This project aims to increase cultural competence and accessibility of services.  The glossaries, presentations, and tools available on this site should assist both spanish-speaking and non-spanish-speaking advocates to provide information, services, and referrals to Latin@s...

This presentation, from the NSVRC 2010 Just Rural! Conference for OVW Rural Grantees, addresses a variety of topics, including Latin@ culture, family roles and structure, community characteristics and a glossary. Publish Date 2010

  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

This research report discusses the findings of a study conducted largely in a border town in Mexico.  The researcher conducted in-depth interviews with individuals directly engaged in the sex trade.  According to the report, previous information on human trafficking relied heavily on information provided by agencies responding to it, including advocacy groups and law enforcement,...

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...