Sexual Violence Content Topic Results

The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) provides critical state-level violence victimization prevalence data that are not available elsewhere. This sixth and final report using 2016/2017 data focuses on the lifetime experiences of victimization at national and state levels.

This strategic plan is a product of the Naitonal IPV Prevention Council and reflects the Council’s dedication to centering those most impacted by violence and establishing meaningful connections with individuals and communities invested in violence prevention.

Much of the mainstream research on gender-based violence (GBV) overlooks or generalizes GBV in AAPI and South Asian communities. To address this gap, SOAR surveyed its member organizations, the only national network of South Asian GBV organizations. This report marks a significant stride towards gathering and disseminating essential data about GBV within South Asian communities.

This report from Sahiyo U.S. explores how different forms of oppression intersect to limit survivors’ access to resources, as well as how the work to end FGM/C is connected to other themes across the human experience.

A 25-year retrospective report examining trends in female homicide victimization, highlighting the links between intimate partner violence, firearm access, and disparities affecting Black and American Indian/Alaska Native women.

This report highlights findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) specific to sexual identity. This report fills gaps in research about the lifetime experiences of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence experienced by U.S. women and men separately by sexual identity.

Doug Tinder shares his personal healing journey as a male survivor of childhood sexual abuse, emphasizing the importance of breaking the silence, finding appropriate therapy, connecting with other survivors, and building supportive communities.

This presentation highlights the experiences of male survivors of sexual trauma and emphasizes the importance of creating safe, supportive spaces that promote healing, empowerment, and community support.

Dr. Manning contrasts general stress and trauma, emphasizing that betrayal trauma occurs within a primary attachment relationship (such as a marriage or long-term partnership). Because individuals depend on their primary partner for safety and stability, sexual betrayal shatters fundamental trust, triggering intense emotional distress, hypervigilance, and deep existential confusion.

This series of information sheets provide data and resources to service providers and justice professionals who may work with older victims.

In this first-ever U.S. National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence, the Federal Government advances an unprecedented and comprehensive approach to preventing and addressing sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, and other forms of gender-based violence.

This presentation examines compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD), including its clinical characteristics, links to trauma, addiction, and chemsex, as well as current recommendations for psychotherapy and medication-based treatment.