Sexual Violence Content Topic Results

The webinar provides an overview of NISVS and the methodology used, outlines how NISVS compares with previous national surveys measuring violence against women, and identifies upcoming opportunities and resources related to NISVS.

This news report discusses one servicewoman's experience of sexual assault while serving overseas and her decision to join a class action lawsuit against the government for failing to protect women and men who experience sexual assault in the military.

This article discusses the proposed legislation sponsored by Representatives Mike Turner, R-Ohio, and Niki Tsongas, D-Massachusetts. This legislation would provide for the rights and privileges of military personnel impacted by sexual violence while serving, including rights to confidentiality, services, and legal access.

This fact sheet highlights research from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey on violence faced by transgender and gender non-conforming people.

This article discusses the prevalence of male soldiers assaulted while serving in the military. It also addresses the increasing number of soldiers diagnosed with Military Sexual Trauma and the rising number of reports of sexual violence in light of recent survey findings.

These core competencies were developed to help ensure that all health care professionals have a solid understanding of violence and abuse and gain the skills and confidence to work with patients, clients, colleagues and health care systems in order to respond.

The bystander approach offers opportunities to build communities and a society that does not allow sexual violence. NRCDV's April 2011 TA Question of the Month offers guidance on teaching bystander intervention on campus.

This three-page fact sheet presents a brief overview of the bystander intervention approach to sexual violence prevention, key points about this type of intervention, evidence-based outcomes regarding the effectiveness of the approach and key resources for finding additional information about this model.

Most people returning from war zones will have stress reactions and will need to readjust to being home. It's important that advocates understand these stress reactions and their relationship to IPV in order to provide effective information and referrals to victims whose partners have been exposed to the trauma of combat and are exhibiting violent or abusive behavior. This guide provides information that will assist advocates with these complex issues.

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.

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.

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 militarys 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.