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June 30, 2020
State Legislative Update: July 2020
Early Friday morning, the General Assembly adjourned for a couple of weeks, holding no vote sessions for the next couple of weeks with the expectation that the chambers will return…
about State Legislative Update: July 2020June 26, 2020
Support Chrystul Kizer
Far too often, survivors of violence -- especially Black women and girls -- are punished for defending themselves. Chrystul Kizer has been jailed for nearly 2 years for killing…
about Support Chrystul KizerJune 19, 2020
Outreach, Awareness, and Prevention
If we want to evaluate our sexual violence programming for effectiveness, we have to be clear about: 1) Our goals and associated outcomes; 2) What strategies we hope to use…
about Outreach, Awareness, and PreventionJune 11, 2020
Helping Kids Stay Safe Online
Summer is coming and given the current trajectory of COVID-19, more students might be given the option to do school online this fall. With this reality -- more free time,…
about Helping Kids Stay Safe OnlineJune 5, 2020
NCCASA Statement on the Murder of George Floyd and Protests
To our member agencies, community partners, and our most treasured stakeholders, the survivors of sexual abuse and assault, who we hope to support and whose painful, lived experiences we hope…
about NCCASA Statement on the Murder of George Floyd and ProtestsJune 3, 2020
Creating LGBTQ-Friendly Workplaces
As a whole, our movement to end sexual violence is more intentionally LGBTQ-friendly than most fields. Our prevention resources from the CDC name risk factors for sexual violence that include…
about Creating LGBTQ-Friendly WorkplacesJune 2, 2020
Mental Health and Rethinking Coping Strategies
In the midst of COVID-19, there’s a lot of talk about self- care, managing stress, and coping with quarantine. It’s great to see these messages and gentle reminders for folx…
about Mental Health and Rethinking Coping StrategiesMay 15, 2020
Ally Versus Accomplice
Allies? Accomplices? What does that mean? “An ally will mostly engage in activism by standing with an individual or group in a marginalized community. An accomplice will focus more…
about Ally Versus AccompliceMay 15, 2020
NCCASA Stands with Breonna Taylor
In early March, police executed a no-knock search warrant at the apartment of Louisville EMT Breonna Taylor. The search warrant was written for a home 10 miles away for a…
about NCCASA Stands with Breonna TaylorMay 8, 2020
Ahmaud Arbery Statement
Ahmaud Arbery Statement As anti-sexual violence advocates, we know that the history of sexual violence in this country is inextricably linked with the history of racism and anti-Black violence. We…
about Ahmaud Arbery Statement