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Responding to Campus Sexual Assault Key Issues (May 2017) from the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence
Several studies of campus sexual assault have confirmed that the incidence is high with significant consequences for survivors including high rates of PTSD, depression, and drug or alcohol abuse, which can hamper both their ability to succeed in school and future employment. At the same time, only a small percentage of these cases are reported, sanctioned by campus judicial boards, or prosecuted, allowing offenders, who will often have multiple victims, to go without punishment as well as creating an unsafe environment for students. Responses to campus sexual assault must support survivors, uphold current available protections, and improve upon prevention.
Responding to the Needs of LGBTQ People of Color Experiencing SV, IPV, or Stalking
LGBTQ People of Color experience high levels of trauma, discrimination, violence, and oppression based on race,gender, and sexuality. Understanding how racism, homophobia, and transphobia simultaneously affect LGBTQ People of Color is critical when working to provide culturally relevant services to LGBTQ survivors of violence.
This guide is designed to help providers be more informed about the nuanced and complex realities of LGBTQ People of Color. It is for service providers to use when working to reach LGBTQ people and communities of color who are experiencing violence in their lives. It is not a one-size fits all guide but rather a tool that aims to provide context as well as action steps for reaching these communities.
ReStoryation Virginia Statewide Report 2024
Stories reveal, help us process, and reflect. Story circles have been part of our collective human experience across communities, cultures, and generations. The process of storytelling and the practice of bearing witness to one another’s stories is one of the most intuitive, most powerful, and most ancient medicines we have.
Virginia was one of 25 states and territories across the U.S. to participate in Restoryation, a national storytelling project and needs assessment among professionals working in the movement to end sexual and domestic violence. The primary goals of Restoryation were to employ storytelling to:
- Pause and reflect on the impact of the previous 3 years on ourselves and our work.
- Provide an opportunity for connection and healing through sharing our experiences and bearing witness to each other’s stories.
- Name what is needed to create a thriving workforce and movement going forward.
This report describes the process and findings from the Restoryation story circles held February-May 2023, and includes recommendations for continuing efforts to support sustainability among the workforce of personnel working in sexual and domestic violence programs.
RPE Stories from the Field
With funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) program, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands are working across the country to implement a comprehensive set of activities to stop sexual violence BEFORE it occurs.
Using a storytelling approach and colorful infographics, the Stories from the Field provide a unique way to communicate the important work of state RPE programs and the benefit to their respective communities. The 20 Stories from the Field represent a sample of the critical efforts underway across the country to prevent sexual violence.
Click here for other state and territories.
RSP Preventing and Responding to Campus SA Infographic
In this ReShape, the Resource Sharing Project created an infographic for coalitions about federal rules and regulations around campus sexual assault.
