Culturally Specific

The CJCKC is in search of a Training and Outreach Coordinator to join our collaborative and dynamic team. The CJCKC is grounded in a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) model: A powerful, victim-centered approach that brings together professionals and experts in the field to provide the most collaborative response for children and families. Our MDT responds to child physical and sexual abuse cases, among others, and includes partners from the CJCKC, Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, law enforcement…

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Program members shall be organizations that provide sexual assault victim services or sexual assault prevention education, and whose beliefs are consistent with the mission and philosophy of WCSAP. Program members must be committed in mission and action to honoring survivor's choices.

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Raelyn Williams (she/her) is the Movement Projects Assistant at the Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance where she assists the prevention team with their youth engagement and leadership efforts. She also works at Performing Statistics and is interested in art as a tool for social change and prison abolition. She graduated in 2019 from University of Richmond with a double major in Art History and English.

Step UP! is a prosocial behavior and bystander intervention program that educates students to be proactive in helping others.

One way that we can continue to ensure that our work with survivors continues to build momentum throughout our lifespan is to offer information, resources and support that centers on all the ways survivorship can complicate tending to a survivor’s health or moving through the healthcare system. Annual exams, dentist appointments, abortions, STI testing and childbirth can be triggering and a supportive advocate can make a huge difference.

Advocates can work with survivors to create…

WWU's Counseling & Wellness Center is seeking a part-time Survivor Advocate to join the team for the 2022-2023 academic year. The Advocate works to increase and support the health and safety of the Western community by providing advocacy services for students with diverse social identities who have experienced sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, and stalking. This position reports to the Counseling & Wellness Center's Survivor Advocacy Services…

Much of sexual violence prevention is informed by public health thought. It is partly because of funding (Rape Prevention & Education dollars are administered by the Centers for Disease Control), and partly because the prevention of violence using a public health approach has been gaining evidence as an effective strategy.

The public health approach aims to reduce the collective costs and impacts of injury and illness. While individuals experience a range of personal negative…

The 30-hour Advocate Core training is designed to help new sexual assault advocates provide responsive and effective advocacy to survivors of sexual assault. This training meets the requirements as outlined by the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy. This training has been designed to increase both the knowledge and skill base for training participants and emphasizes a…

e. nina jay describes herself as “a Black, Lesbian, Womon, Writer who uses poetry as a tool of survival and to break silences around all forms of violence against gurls and womyn, with particular focus on the intersections of race, sexuality, and poverty. "As a survivor of incest and rape, I believe womyn and gurls can create powerful community to fight against the violence and constant degradation that weaves itself into every facet of our lives, by breaking silences and unraveling shame.”…

DVSAS is hiring an Safe-Housing Advocate! This position is responsible for providing empowerment-based direct services to adult and child shelter residents and callers on the 24-hour helpline and for ensuring the safety and cleanliness of the shelter facilities. Direct services include: shelter intakes; safety planning; emotional support; education about domestic violence, sexual assault, and trauma responses; referrals to community resources; crisis intervention; accountability discussions…

1. Sexual Assault: Marital Rape/Abuse
2. IPSV

• Publisher: WCSAP

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¡Acompáñanos a nuestra próxima reunión de Intercesorxs Bilingües en persona!

El propósito de esta reunión es para crear la oportunidad de aprender entre intercesorxs y compartir los recursos que conoces- el enfoque será en los servicios a la familia. El almuerzo será proveído y todo participante recibirá compensación por el millaje.

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Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Geoff has always had a creative streak and love of art. After several years of art school, Geoff found jobs with the American Red Cross and the NYC Board of Education which allowed him to give back to the community. Eventually Geoff found a home in Westchester County where he could write songs and poetry, work in clay as a ceramic artist, and further expand his design talents.

Coming out to the LGBTQ+ community in 2000, Geoff soon connected with…

This position is that of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Victim Advocate (VA) and serves as the primary initial point of contact for victims of sexual assault. Provides 24/7 support for victims’ immediate needs. Assesses all safety concerns, provides victim information on resources that are available, and serves as an advocate for the expressed interests of victims with all intervening agencies. The SAPR VA is required to complete and maintain all required program training,…

Interviewing in law enforcement 0079 (Trainers Guide) Digital, PDF file

1. Interviewing in law enforcement—United States
2. People with disabilities
3. Crimes Against people with Disabilities

• Author: Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Project

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The most current and thorough research review, A Systematic Review of Primary Prevention Strategies for Sexual Violence Prevention (DeGue, et al., 2014), was recently released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors examined 140 studies of primary prevention strategies that met certain criteria. Some of these include rigorous evaluation, being published between 1985 and 2012, and being…