A proud division of Respect Together, NSVRC provides info & tools to promote equity and end sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. Hosts of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month campaign each April #SAAM. NSVRC works with the media to promote informed reporting on sexual violence. For media inquires: media@nsvrc.org
External link for National Sexual Violence Resource Center
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Research is such a critical part of the sexual violence prevention movement. Read on to learn about the important research by RALIANCE grantee Catholic University!
RALIANCE sat down recently with Melissa Grady, Professor and Chair of Clinical Concentration at Catholic University’s School of Social Service, to hear about her research on how addressing the trauma of individuals who have harmed can help advance the broader goal of safer communities free of sexual violence.
The #SAAM2025 Day of Giving is just around the corner! Click below to learn more and be sure to spread the word next Tuesday!
Jane Doe Inc. nominated Kishana Osei, Executive Director of the The Massachusetts Women Of Color Network Inc. (MAWOCN), for the 2025 Visionary Voice Awards. We are so proud of all the Visionary Voice Awards recipients for all the incredible work and advocacy they do. Please give Kishana a round of applause! 👏 #SAAM2025 Press Release: https://lnkd.in/erbYHXJ8
We created three new educational resources—tools designed to meet people where they are and help build understanding, spark conversations, and inspire action. These materials are written in plain language and available in both English and Spanish, making them accessible to a wide range of audiences. Whether you're a community member, educator, service provider, or someone just beginning to learn about these issues, these resources are here to support your journey. #SAAM2025 Resources here: https://lnkd.in/ehzy8Ttg
This week for #SAAM2025, we’re encouraging you to gather your community. Whether it's friends, coworkers, classmates, or neighbors, you can use your shared power to help prevent sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. 💙 Explore our SAAM resources for tools, tips, and activities to support your efforts and inspire others to participate. Let’s work together to build safer, more supportive spaces for all. #CommunitiesActTogether #PreventionIsPossible
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We’re proud to share an op-ed by our CEO, Yolanda Edrington, published in PennLive.com championing Sexual Assault Awareness Month #SAAM2025 ➡️ "Sexual violence can be prevented if communities unite to ensure everyone is safe." 📖 Read it here: https://lnkd.in/edD4E-BW This powerful piece shares how prevention is possible—when we come together as neighbors, educators, leaders, and advocates to build safer communities. This #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth, we’re calling on everyone to be part of the solution. Let’s believe survivors. Let’s invest in prevention. Let’s stand together for respect and safety. #RespectTogether #PreventionIsPossible #BelieveSurvivors #SAAM #TogetherWeAct Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect & National Sexual Violence Resource Center
April is a powerful time to raise our voices, but supporting survivors and preventing sexual violence is a year-round effort. 💙 Support, prevention, and advocacy are everyday efforts. They happen in how we lead, speak up, and create safe, inclusive spaces at work and in our communities. Together, we act with purpose! United, we have the power to change the world for the better. #SAAM2025 #SupportSurvivors #PreventionIsPossible
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of March of 2021 provided millions of dollars in funding for rape crisis centers to help support sexual assault survivors and continued delivery of victim support services. Recipients must spend these funds by September of 2025. In response to this deadline, the newly-established Sexual Assault Capacity Building Centers (SACBCs), created by Respect Together and the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV), are collaborating to provide technical assistance regarding allowable costs and survivor-first initiatives. Through this collaboration, the SACBCs have created this blog to lay out potential options for spending. https://lnkd.in/eCTx3pMc
The language we use to discuss sexual violence shapes how we understand it and how safe we make survivors in our lives feel. This is a great blog for businesses and news outlets to check out!
In today’s blog, we are focusing on the role language plays in our understanding of sexual assault and some best practices for speaking about it publicly in work and reporting contexts.
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Grateful and humbled to be named a 2025 Visionary Voice Award recipient by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC). This recognition reflects the dedication of the entire DC Forensic Nurse Examiners team and our shared mission to provide trauma-informed forensic medical care to survivors in Washington, DC. It’s an honor to stand alongside so many leaders advancing the movement to end sexual violence. Thank you to NSVRC for this acknowledgment—and congratulations to this year’s awardees!
Meet our 2025 changemakers. 💙 From survivors to lawmakers to frontline advocates, this year’s Visionary Voice Award recipients are driving meaningful change in the movement to end sexual violence. We’re proud to honor 18 individuals and organizations across the U.S. who are making communities safer and supporting survivors every step of the way. Congratulations to all! Learn more about the Visionary Voice Awards and this year’s awardees: https://ow.ly/Eh3b50VB0Rl #SAAM2025 #VisionaryVoiceAwards