Research & Statistics Content Topic Results

This resource provides information about symptoms and protective factors for young children who have been exposed to trauma.

The guidebook assists campus administrators in assessment, development, and delivery of consistent and appropriate plans and protocols to prepare for the possibility that sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and stalking will occur among students, faculty, and staff on their campuses.

This report presents research findings on Asian battered women's help-seeking from the Criminal Justice system (CJS) and other programs and offers recommendations to the CJS for enhancing their responses to IPV in Asian communities.

This article tells the story of Staff Sgt. James Ownbey, a Marine who served in Iraq as an explosive ordinance disposal technician in 2007, and two other deployments who now suffers from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and numerous physical ailments.

This directive advices VA facilities on the appropriate programming and requirements for addressing MST. Of note is the directive for universal screening practices and free care for MST-related services for all veterans.

This research brief provides a summary of a larger study examining the trends of post-secondary education saving among in American Indian communities.

This handbook is intended to assist States and other stakeholders in enhancing existing or developing new laws to protect women. Included here are a summary of international and legal policy framework, a model framework for legislation on VAW, and a checklist of steps to be taken when drafting the legislation. *See also: Supplement: Harmful practices Against Women by the United Nations (March 2011)

Sexual violence and housing are intricately linked by several factors including access to affordable housing, various forms of oppression and sex offender management. This bulletin covers these topics including how advocates can help survivors.

This two-page talking points document is intended to help guide oil spill response and recovery work.

This document addresses legal and practical issues related to sexting. It discusses the statutory and constitutional framework for child pornography and obscenity, and reviews current and pending legislation meant to address sexting.

On this podcast, Jennifer Grove of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center interviews Kimberly Lonsway, lead author on the VAWnet Applied Research paper: Rape Prevention and Risk Reduction: Review of the Research Literature for Practitioners.

This video interview with SWAN’s Executive Director, a former marine, provides an overview of the challenges faced by female veterans while deployed and after returning to their communities. It also discusses the incidence of Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and the implications of the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy”.