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An Online Resource Library on Gender-Based Violence.

Awareness Initiatives

Learn more about national efforts to raise awareness about gender based violence throughout the year:

New Report Examines Alarming Laws That Allow Child Marriage in the U.S.

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

"State laws are failing to protect children from the devastating consequences of child marriage, according to a new report released today by the Tahirih Justice Center. The report, Falling Through the Cracks: How Laws Allow Child Marriage to Happen in Today’s America, is the first comprehensive analysis of provisions in all 50 states and Washington, DC that leave children more vulnerable to forced marriage and the harms of early marriage. The report also details the kinds of safeguards states can adopt to help protect children, but concludes that the best safeguard is a minimum marriage age of 18 without exceptions."

Read the full press release here.

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Together, we can build connected communities

NEW Blog Post for SAAM 2024

This April, we’re excited to uplift the NSVRC’s theme for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, "Building Connected Communities." Learn more here!

Technical Assistance Guidance Series: Serving Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

NEW TA Guidance Series

This new TAG series offers practical strategies to identify, reach, and effectively serve Black women-identified survivors. Check it out!

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Prevention Tool of the Month

This white paper from VALOR outlines tangible steps that communities can take to work towards the shared vision of a future free from gender-based violence.