Sexual Violence Content Topic Results

This literature review summarizes current evidence on the prevalence of sexual violence against refugee women, and addresses topics regarding access to justice in some of the countries from which the Vulnerable Women's Project's clients have fled.

This article explores the danger of sexual violence experienced by LGBTQ prisoners. Reporting on the inmate survey mandated by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), this article includes recommendations on raising awareness, ensuring safety, training staff, and responding to reports of sexual violence.

This fact sheet debunks some of the most common misperceptions about young people convicted of sex offenses.

Statement of Dr. Kaye Whitley in the Hearing on Sexual Assault in the Military: Victim Care and Advocacy by Kaye Whitley (January 28, 2009) This resource provides the statement made by the director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. The statement includes of history of SAPRO, efforts to address sexual assault within the military, and explanations of reporting procedures and care for service members who face sexual assault.

Some practices in the mental health system may foster unhelpful attitudes or misunderstandings about domestic violence and sexual assault. This presentation provides an overview of the nature of domestic and sexual violence and a general description of community-based advocacy services for survivors. Practitioners will learn about ways to support survivor safety in their practice and the role of safety planning in wellness and recovery plans.

In this audio presentation, Coach Ehrmann discusses the influence of sports in the construction of masculinity and the role of athletes in the prevention of violence against women.

This publication is written for men and women who have survived sexual assault in prisons, jails, or other forms of detention. It offers general information about sexual abuse as well as information about the healing process.

It reflects extensive investigative work undertaken in 2008 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partnership with human rights activists in the country in question.

This manual, a technical assistance tool in developing primary prevention initiatives at local sexual and domestic violence agencies, was intended to serve as an organizing philosophy rather than an irrefutable prescription for prevention work.

This three-country study in Bangladesh, Morocco, and Uganda estimated the economic costs of intimate partner violence at the household and community levels.

This toolkit offers a comprehensive, user-friendly program tool for organizations interested in mobilizing communities to prevent violence against women and HIV infection. Included in this toolkit are practical resources, activities, and monitoring and assessment tools for local activism, media and advocacy, communication, and training materials.

This report examines issues among adolescents and how they differ for girls and boys; risk and protective factors associated with delinquency, including gender differences; and the causes and correlates of girls’ delinquency.