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Based on feedback from the field, the National Sexual Assault Housing Collaborative crafted this toolkit to enhance community coordination and  improve access to housing services for survivors of sexual assault. The toolkit dives into why survivors of sexual assault have housing needs, builds knowledge around common housing concepts (emergency transfer, continuums of care), explores funding opportunities, and provides tools for advocates to hone their skills when addressing housing requests. Available in English and Spanish.

This guide was created to support advocates and organizations working with survivors of domestic and sexual violence by clearly outlining the federal laws that protect survivors’ access to services.

This document was created by national gender-based violence (GBV) housing advocates to serve as a resource for state and local sexual assault (SA), domestic violence (DV), human trafficking (HT), and culturally specific organizations providing homeless/housing services to survivors of SA, DV, dating violence, stalking, and HT. This resource will be updated periodically.

Technology is evolving quickly, and artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming part of more and more everyday experiences. This guide was created to support survivors of domestic violence in making informed, confident choices about AI use.

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming embedded in nearly every profession, and victim services are no exception. This guide is designed to share practical guidance and help victim service providers (VSPs) and other advocates make informed, mission-aligned decisions about whether and how to use AI tools in the context of victim services.

The National Center for Victims of Crime has published a guide to help victims and advocates navigate media coverage. Learn how to use this guide and get tips about how to protect survivors, including those of domestic violence, from unwanted attention, how to leverage coverage for positive results, and more.

This resource describes the key differences between HMIS and a comparable database; provides an overview of HUD, FVPSA, and VAWA data requirements; outlines 2017 SAGE reporting requirements; and offers helpful tools for choosing a comparable database.

This Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ) explores the impact of mandatory reporting on survivors of domestic violence and offers strategies for advocates navigating reporting requirements. 

With search engines offering an abundance of information, it has become increasingly difficult for shelter locations to remain confidential. Programs can take steps to hide their confidential shelter address, but it is also imperative that programs understand how their shelter location information gets shared, how to lessen risk of shelter disclosure, and the different ways to get the shelter location off of the internet. This resource is available in English and Spanish.

This guidance from the Social Security Administration, available in English and Spanish, reviews the process for victims of domestic violence to obtain a new social security number.