Sexual Violence Content Topic Results
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April 2011
Forging New Collaborations: A Guide for Rape Crisis, Domestic Violence, and Disability Organizations
Publisher(s):Vera Institute of Justice’s Center on Victimization and Safety has created a roadmap for bringing together agencies at the intersection of violence and disability so that they can create a new and effective approach to safety, healing, and accessibility to services for their clients.
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- General Material
March 2011
Exclusive: 1 in 5 Air Force women victim of sexual assault, survey finds
Publisher(s):This news report discusses the prevalence of sexual assault among women serving in the air force, according to new survey results. According to the survey, a vast number of these assaults are committed by male airmen against female airmen, and these crimes are largely underreported.
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- General Material
March 2011
Air force officials focus on sexual assault prevention
Publisher(s):This news story written by the Air Force Secretary of Public Affairs discusses the plan to review strategies to prevent sexual assault in the Air Force, based on guidance from the militarys Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Team. This action follows the release of survey findings on the scope of the problem of sexual assault in the military.
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- NRCDV Publications
March 2011
What do I need to know about women in the military, even if I don’t work at a military installation?
Publisher(s): A growing number of women are serving in the US military. NRCDV's March 2011 TA Question of the Month provides information on women in the military in order to help service providers respond effectively to the needs of female veterans who experience domestic and sexual violence.
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- General Material
March 2011
Struggling to Survive: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning Homeless Youth on the Streets of California
Publisher(s):This report reviews the reasons why LGBTQ youth become homeless and the challenges they face on the street, including being forced into trafficking and sex work due to difficulties they face in finding jobs.
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- General Material
March 2011
Domestic Violence and the Military: The Traumatic Impact on Women Webinar Materials
Publisher(s):This webinar focused on the nature and impact of trauma and how men and women may respond differently. Taking a gender-specific look at what female military veterans experience after combat stress and trauma, presenters explored how this trauma impacts personal, family and professional lives. They also discussed the need for greater gender-specific response and advocacy to improve the overall health and wellness of female vets.
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- General Material
March 2011
Respecting Elders, Protecting Elders: Untangling the Mystery of What Sexual Assault Advocates Need to Know About the Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse
The purpose of this article is to strengthen advocates’ and coalitions’ capacity to analyze their reporting and confidentiality obligations, and to help them located the information they need to analyze how to provide safe and victim-centered advocacy.
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- Training Tools
March 2011
SART Toolkit: Resources for Sexual Assault Response Teams
Publisher(s):This toolkit is a collection of resources for communities that are considering building a SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) or those that want to improve their existing coordinated response to victims of sexual assault. Effective SARTs leverage the knowledge that each component of the multidisciplinary team brings to the response. By using the tools in this resource, and by working with the strengths of each agency, SARTs are able to provide a coordinated response to ensure the needs of victims are met.
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- General Material
March 2011
2010 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members: Overview Report on Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):This report presents the results on issues related to sexual assault from the 2010 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (WGRA 2010).
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February 2011
1 in 4 Callers to the National Domestic Violence Hotline Report Birth Control Sabotage and Pregnancy Coercion
Publisher(s):This page highlights findings from the first national survey to measure the extent of reproductive coercion experienced by callers to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
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- General Material
February 2011
Military Academies: Rape, Sexual Assault, And Sexual Harassment
Publisher(s):This document is an analysis based on the Department of DefenseÍs Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies as well as two surveys commissioned by the Department of Defense that examine gender relations in U.S. military academies.
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February 2011
A Review of Spanish-Language Literature from Latin America on Sex Trafficking
Publisher(s):This technical report provides a Spanish-language literature review of resources on sex trafficking from Latin America.