Raising Awareness Content Topic Results

Our favorite childhood stories tend to stick with us. NRCDV's June 2019 TA Question of the Month explores the power of children's books in creating social change.

This story features lessons learned from three coalitions in Alaska, Ohio, and Rhode Island that implemented approaches to engage men and boys in IPV prevention: Alaska Men Choose Respect, Ohio Men’s Action Network (OHMAN), and Ten Men.

Offers an overview of the psychological impacts of sexual abuse on boys, drawing attention to the emotional aftermath and the silence that often surrounds their experiences.

The resource provides 20 practical ways for individuals, communities, schools, businesses, and professionals to help prevent and combat human trafficking and support survivors.

Discover essential strategies to protect neurodivergent individuals from sexual abuse, by learning the subtle behavioral warning signs, age-appropriate prevention techniques, and trauma-informed support methods tailored specifically for children and adults on the autism spectrum

"The webinar will look at strategies for helping one of the most vulnerable groups in detention: people who identify as LGBTI. Featuring an LGBTI survivor of sexual abuse in detention, the webinar will cover high incidence of prior trauma among LGBTI prisoners and barriers they face in accessing LGBTI-sensitive support services. The presenters will highlight the ways that advocates can use the Prison Rape Elimination Act standards as a tool to ensure the safety and dignity of LGBTI prisoners."

Explores how race, incarceration, and stigma intersect to shape the experiences and needs of male survivors of color

This story features lessons from five community coalitions funded by four DELTA FOCUS domestic violence coalitions. Their approaches focus on building youth’s leadership skills, engaging them in shifting norms related to violence, and strengthening community-level protective factors for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).

April’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) campaign for 2019 is laser-focused on one concept: consent. In NRCDV's April 2019 TA Question of the Month, Susan Sullivan of NSVRC discusses SAAM 2019's theme, "I Ask."

This resource explains the long-term effects of child sexual abuse, highlighting its impact on survivors' mental, emotional, physical, and relational well-being across the lifespan.

In this NRCDV Radio podcast, Cody Hammer, a member of the Cherokee Nation, descendant of the Muskogee Creek Nation, and a photo artist discusses activism, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), and raising strong young women.

Taking time to create and play with the arts can be incredibly empowering and can promote healing for survivors. NRCDV's March 2019 TA Question of the Month offers strategies for incorporating the arts in domestic violence programs as a tool for healing and social change.