NSVRC provides research and tools to advocates working on the frontlines to end sexual harassment, assault, and abuse with the understanding that ending sexual violence also means ending racism, sexism, and all forms of oppression.
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The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), based in the U.S., provides information and resources about sexual violence and sexual assault to individuals and organizations around the world. If you have a specific question about sexual violence, you can call or email the NSVRC at 1-877-739-3895 or [email protected].
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Thank you to our community for uplifting Sexual Assault Awareness Month! We Built Safe Online Spaces as we traveled through this month & we could not be more thankful.
Thank you to our community for uplifting Sexual Assault Awareness Month! We Built Safe Online Spaces as we traveled through this month & we could not be more thankful.
Everyone deserves education about how to interact safely online — including people with disabilities.
Everyone deserves education about how to interact safely online — including people with disabilities.
Did you get involved in SAAM2021? We want to hear from you! Take this brief survey on topics & resources you'd like to see more of for SAAM 2022.
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Did you get involved in SAAM2021? We want to hear from you! Take this brief survey on topics & resources you'd like to see more of for SAAM 2022.
👉 Take the survey: https://buff.ly/2ScgwBU
Our visible online support for survivors of harassment, assault, and abuse is more critical than ever.
During SAAM this April — in the midst of a public health crisis — our support for survivors is more critical than ever.
Today is Denim Day --- learn how the campaign is focused on creating a culture of consent.
Consent should be understood as a human right.
You haven't missed your chance to attend an online event -- many events are happening this week. RSVP now!
Get involved in Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April by hosting or attending an online event.
If you see harassment happening online, there are many indirect ways you can step in and support the person being harassed.
If you see harassment happening online, there are lots of ways you can step in.
All month long we've been sharing ways We Can Build Safe Online Spaces. Check out the campaign page information on preventing online abuse.
Learn how to prevent online s*xual harassment and abuse during Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April.
More and more children are using online gaming platforms, increasing the risk for s*xual exploitation. Hear from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children how parents can teach online safety skills.
With boys spending so much time online and the potential for unmonitored interactions, we need to talk about online safety.
Five days left of the 30DaysofSAAM Instagram Challenge! Close out SAAM 2021 by participating in the final prompts. More info: https://buff.ly/2PFS9vd
Five days left of the 30DaysofSAAM Instagram Challenge! Close out SAAM 2021 by participating in the final prompts. More info: https://buff.ly/2PFS9vd
Safe, trauma-informed online communities can be a great way for survivors to connect and heal.
Hollie Peters, 23, started a page for survivors in hopes she'd start a conversation around what many have been silent about, s*xual assault.
What may look like 'people pleasing' behavior in our daily life was at one point a strategy we learned to stay safe in some way.
Women are taught to be agreeable and deferential. Having boundaries is not part of being a "good woman."
Although we work in s*xual violence, at its heart, this work is about inclusion — about the dream of a society where everyone can be free from violence. The overwhelming number of police-perpetrated murders upon people of color destroys that dream.
Our work is about the dream of a society where everyone can be free from violence. Police-perpetrated murder of people of color destroys that dream.
Sexist jokes, r**e jokes, and victim-blaming comments may not seem like that big of a deal because they are verbal and not physical, but they contribute to the same way of thinking that fuels real-life violence.
When we talk about creating online spaces that are safe from abuse and respectful for everyone, that must mean a space where r**e jokes are not tolerated.
In the first part of a two-part conversation, we're talking with FORGE about common reactions to s*xual assault that may be relevant for advocates who are working with transgender survivors.
In the first part of a two-part conversation, we discuss foundational concepts of gender and common reactions to s*xual assault.
Educate, advocate, and support survivors this April with these book recommendations on consent, trauma, and healing.
Educate, advocate and support survivors this April with these non-fictional & fictional books.
With the internet now a critical part of most people’s lives, a safer internet experience is central to kids’ health and well-being.
With the internet now a critical part of most people’s lives, a safer internet experience is central to kids’ health and well-being.
Learn how practicing consent online can create a pathway for more respectful online spaces.
Learn how practicing consent online can create a pathway for more respectful online spaces.
The verdict in the Derek Chauvin Trial is a long-awaited symbolic outcome, yet we still have a long way to go to end the police violence and systemic racism faced every day by Black and Brown people throughout this country. We once again affirm racial justice is critical to our work and all efforts to address and end s*xual violence, and we renew our conviction to work toward true justice through dismantling racist policies and institutions.
We once again affirm racial justice is critical to our work and all efforts to address and end s*xual violence.
R**e jokes are always harmful — including those made in online spaces.
TikTok users have been making videos warning people about an alleged "national day" of r**e and s*xual assault.
There are lots of opportunities for advocates to support survivors as they reenter the community. In our latest podcast episode, we spoke with Just Detention International about working with male survivors who are formerly incarcerated.
Listen to learn more about how advocates can support male survivors who are formerly incarcerated.
Parents can include digital consent and online safety in their conversations with teens about s*x and relationships. Planned Parenthood shares tips for talking with teens about technology.
Here are five tips for talking with teens about online safety
Online s*xual abuse can be any type of s*xual harassment, exploitation, or abuse that takes place through screens.
Online s*xual abuse can be any type of s*xual harassment, exploitation, or abuse that takes place through screens.
Need extra support? Explore these online support options for survivors of s*xual harassment, assault, and abuse.
Learn about the impact of online s*xual abuse on victims and explore resources for survivors.
It can be difficult to know what to say when someone tells you they’re a survivor of s*xual assault, harassment, or abuse. Learn from RAINN on supportive ways to respond.
For many survivors, the reaction of the first person they disclose to has a huge effect on their healing process.
Male survivors who are incarcerated face economic barriers behind bars. Just Detention International shares tips for advocates on hotlines and ways to reach survivors through inmate education efforts in this episode.
This episode highlights economic barriers and racial justice issues, plus tips for advocates on hotline services and more.
We all have a role to play in supporting survivors — explore what individuals and society can do.
Sexual assault survivors deserve support, not judgment. Here are steps individuals and society can take.
Learn how online classrooms, workspaces, and social platforms can create policies that discourage harmful behaviors and prevent harassment and abuse.
We can prevent s*xual abuse online by addressing the bigger picture in which it occurs.
During the grooming process, people who commit s*xual abuse will manipulate a victim’s trust by passing off inappropriate behaviors as normal or no big deal.
Parents can help kids identify red flags that indicate online grooming.
Learn more: https://buff.ly/3wU9oKi
During the grooming process, people who commit s*xual abuse will manipulate a victim’s trust by passing off inappropriate behaviors as normal or no big deal.
Parents can help kids identify red flags that indicate online grooming.
Learn more: https://buff.ly/3wU9oKi
In this episode of Resource on the Go, we're talking with Centre Safe about how a s*xual assault program's name can impact its accessibility for male survivors.
In this episode, we discuss how a s*xual assault program's name may or may not make it accessible to male survivors.
Trauma therapists share the phrases to avoid when someone tells you their trauma story and what to say instead.
Therapists share the comments to avoid and offer some simple but supportive responses to try instead.
By building healthy social norms, we can prevent s*xual harassment and abuse — both online and IRL. Learn more from CDC VetoViolence.
Changing social norms that accept indifference to violence is necessary to prevent s*xual violence.
In our new podcast series, we're exploring how to work with male survivors of s*xual violence. Learn more from Center for Court Innovation about understanding common expressions of trauma for men:
In the first episode of this series, you'll learn some of the common ways men express trauma, .
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month — join us all month long in showing support for survivors and uplifting ways we can prevent s*xual violence before it happens.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month — join us all month long in showing support for survivors and uplifting ways we can prevent s*xual violence before it happens.
Mental health experts explain the impact and unique challenges of collective trauma and ways to cope.
Mental health experts explain the impact and unique challenges of collective trauma and ways to cope.
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Get involved in Sexual Assault Awareness Month by learning the basics of consent.
Consent can be complicated when one partner holds more power than the other. Learn more about consent at www.nsvrc.org/saam
Help your child to think about how their actions might make another person feel and to ask questions if they don’t know. Learn more about consent: www.nsvrc.org/saam
Just like any other kind of sex, digital sexual interactions should feel exciting, comfortable, and safe for everyone involved. Learn more about consent at www.nsvrc.org/saam
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and this year's campaign is focused on the power of asking for consent. Learn more: www.nsvrc.org/saam
Practice self-care and help start a conversation about consent with our latest coloring page! Download and print your copy: https://www.nsvrc.org/consent-coloring-page-2019
Gear up for Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April with your free Action Kit! Request yours now: http://bit.ly/SAAMKit2019
Look behind-the-scenes at our staff creating valentines for #SurvivorLoveLetter! Check back at 12PM EST to see our creations as we flood the internet with messages of support for survivors!
Gear up for Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April with your free copy of the Action Kit! Request yours now: http://bit.ly/SAAMKit2019
It’s here! The new Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Toolkit contains thousands of resources on over 80 topics directly related to SARTs. Browse the toolkit: https://www.nsvrc.org/sarts/toolkit
Can you ask someone out at work or greet a coworker with a hug? Times Up Now answers common questions about sexual harassment.
How can you foster resilience in kids who have experienced trauma in their lives? Casey Keene from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence explains. Learn more about the Resilience Video Podcast series: https://buff.ly/2FIzdTc
Looking for a budget-friendly activity for your Sexual Assault Awareness Month event? These temporary tattoos are always popular and a great conversation starter!
What is resilience and how can we foster it in children who have experienced trauma? Casey Keene from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence explains. Learn more about the Resilence Video Podcast series: https://buff.ly/2FIzdTc
Get ready for Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April by downloading, printing, and coloring your own page! We have three designs to choose from at www.nsvrc.org/saam.
Check out what's inside this year's Sexual Assault Awareness Month Action Kit! Want your own kit? Sign up here and we'll drop yours in the mail: https://buff.ly/2EJdMQX
Our staff members created Survivor Love Letters that we'll be sharing on Valentine's Day! Join us by sharing your own messages of support for survivors on Twitter using #SurvivorLoveLetter next Wednesday.
Ready to take your evaluation to the next level? Learn about our new Data Analysis Series: http://bit.ly/2w9JG4M
Sexual violence often increases in disasters -- check out our resources on prevention & response: http://bit.ly/2vG9152
Human trafficking is modern day slavery -- share to help bring this crime out of the shadows.
NSVRC's Kristen Eisenbraun Houser spoke with members of the media, discussing common offender behaviors and testimony provided my expert witness Pennsylvania psychologist Veronique Valliere.
Gloria Allred, an attorney for Andrea Constand, spoke with the media prior to the start of the Bill Cosby trial. She called the day a 'historic one.'
Today is the final day to share your feedback on this year's Sexual Assault Awareness Month campaign. Take this brief survey now bit.ly/2q7SGI9
DJ and sexual assault survivor Zeke Thomas speaks-out in support other survivors for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Find support in your area by calling the national sexual assault telephone hotline at 1-800-656-4673, provided by RAINN. https://twitter.com/zeke_thomas
We can all use our voices to change beliefs that contribute to sexual assault.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month -- find out how you can get involved http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/get-involved
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month! Find out how you can get involved http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/get-involved
Closing plenary speaker at #nsac2016.
NSVRC believes that through collaboration, prevention, and research-based resources, we are making the world safer, healthier and free of sexual violence and sexual assault. We envision a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are treated with dignity and respect and have full autonomy over their own bodies and sexual expression.
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