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Sexual Violence: Program Development

This area includes resources to support the work of local, state, and national sexual assault programs regarding nonprofit management, personnel supervision and staff development, coalition-building, and practice standards and policies. Materials also explore the history, theories, and philosophies driving the work of the movement to end sexual violence.

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June 2012
A one-day skill-building training for advocates, based on statewide and national focus groups, identifies skills advocates must possess to effectively advocate for the needs of sexual assault survivors and training topics necessary to build skills.
Authors: Hallie Martyniuk
May 2012
This resource was created using questions and comments from individuals in the anti-sexual violence movement. It addresses commonly asked questions related to language used when working with, reaching out to, and establishing affirming spaces for individuals who identify as LGBTQ.
Authors: Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
April 2012
This guide is designed as a resource for peer supporters in behavioral health or other settings who want to learn how to integrate trauma-informed principles into their relationships with the women they support or into the peer support groups of which they are members.
Authors: Andrea Blanch, Beth Filson, and Darby Penney
March 2012
When the agency fully embraces primary prevention, the work becomes part of the organizational culture, existing in all departments, volunteers, board members, and administrators.
Authors: Missouri Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Updated 2012
This guidebook gives step-by-step instructions for organizations to create meaningful internship programs and apprenticeships. Includes a planning guide, instructions for implementation, best practices, evaluation forms, and more.
Authors: Campus Philly
2012
This brief guide provides information, resources, and answers to common questions related to trauma-informed advocacy and systems collaboration. This resource calls for all systems to reflect on the ways a trauma survivor may experience the system or services provided and make informed changes based on this understanding.
Authors: Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP)
2012
This guidebook provides an overview of the challenges faced in conducting outreach to underserved teen victims of crime and highlights examples of the various projects and resources developed and implemented in local communities in the Underserved Teen Victims Initiative.
Authors: by National Crime Prevention Council and the National Center for Victims of Crime
2012
This resource contains information and suggestions to make domestic violence services more accessible for immigrant women.
Authors: Futures Without Violence
December 2011
This toolkit provides guidance to local primary prevention providers on all stages of program evaluation including determining needs, resources, and capacity, stating outcomes and developing a logic model, and collecting, managing, and analyzing evaluation data.
Authors: Amy Bush Stevens and Sandra Ortega
December 2011
This guidebook focuses on the impact of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of trauma on people with disabilities. It describes four conditions for a trauma-informed organization and provides tips on trauma-informed practices, creating organizational change, and providing universal safeguards.
Authors: Disability Rights Wisconsin, Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault