Teaching Sexual Consent to Children and Young Adults with I/DD (Teachers and School Staff) | This tool is part of a series of two guides (one for teachers and school … | Prevention | |
Teaching Sexual Consent to Children and Young Adults with I/DD (Sexual Health Educators) | This tool is part of a series of two guides (one for teachers and school … | Prevention | |
FAQ: US National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence- A Listening Session for Youth of Color | | Advocacy, Legislation | |
Identity-First vs. Person-First Language is an Important Distinction | | Advocacy | |
Words Matter: Exploring Language and Labels for Survivors with Disabilities | Join this interactive webinar with Olga Trujillo, as we delve into the evolving terminology used to identify and describe people with disabilities, the various perspectives of disability communities, and the importance of empowering those most impacted to make decisions about the language we use. | Advocacy, Trauma-Informed Care | |
Working with Survivors of Mental Health Disabilities | Join Olga Trujillo as they explore the needs of people with mental health disabilities and potential solutions for overcoming barriers to services that responders, investigators and service providers can implement to be more responsive to their needs. This webinar is for any person that works with survivors including responders, investigators, … | Advocacy, Medical Advocacy, Trauma-Informed Care | |
Creating Culturally Responsive, Trauma Informed Legal Advocacy | The live virtual session will explore how the trauma of oppression further complicates the trauma from violence and is what lawyers and advocates can do in their work with a survivor of sexual violence to ensure their most effective work together. | Advocacy, Trauma-Informed Care | |
Healthcare after Abuse: What You Need to Know | For many reasons, adult survivors of child sexual abuse have encountered chronic health and wellness issues. Going to healthcare professionals can be very difficult for adult survivors, further complicating their ability to take care of their health. This live virtual session will explore how medical and dental issues arise for … | Advocacy, Medical Advocacy, Trauma-Informed Care | |
Serving Immigrant Survivors: What Advocates Need to Know | NCCASA is excited to be partnering with Cheryl Chew from Justice Matters and Saira Estrada from NC Victim Assistance Network to present a webinar on Supporting Immigrant Survivors. During this 90- minute webinar JusticeMatters will cover various immigration legal options for immigrant victims of crime, benefits of obtaining immigration legal … | Advocacy | |
Creating Community: The Why’s and How’s | One thing we know about adult survivors of child sexual abuse is that they survive and thrive in the world by creating community. This live virtual webinar will explore why creating community is so healing for adult survivors of child sexual abuse and what advocates can do to help survivors … | Advocacy | |
Serving Survivors with Dissociative Identity Disorder | This session will include very specific guidance on how advocates can support and assist survivors with DID in all aspects of advocacy work. | Advocacy | |
Healing from Dissociative Identity Disorder: What it Means for Your Work | This session will focus on what the healing process for DID can look like for a person who has it. This will cover the research, the recommended protocol for healing as well as a lived experience of the process. The live discussion will explore the gaps in healing centering around … | Advocacy | |
Reframing Human Trafficking Prevention: A Reframing Human Trafficking Prevention: A Public Health, Social-Ecological, Social Justice Approach | In this presentation, attendees will receive an overview of the Human Trafficking Prevention Toolkit, learn strategies for incorporating elements of the toolkit into effective prevention strategies, and will learn more about the Reframing Human Trafficking Prevention training model. | Prevention | |
Effectual Measurement for Courageous Social Change: Findings from a Human Trafficking Prevention Curriculum Matrix | This presentation will explain the process used to create the matrix, present the findings of the survey process, and provide recommendations for the future of human trafficking prevention curriculum development. | Human Trafficking, Prevention | |
Peer Sharing Call – Stalking Toolkit | Instead of our typical monthly peer sharing call, on October 12th from 1-2pm NCCASA’s staff attorney, Skye David and Leah Poole will be hosting a Q and A about the toolkit. Please take your time reviewing the toolkit and come with any questions, comments, and recommendations on sexual violence and … | Advocacy, Prevention | |
Supporting Parents of Teen Survivors | During this 1.5 hour session, you will be presented with a scenario through which you will gain knowledge and practice using skills to help parents not only support their teens that have experienced sexual violence, but also how to support parents who may be reflecting on their own experiences of … | Advocacy | |
Essential Knowledge for Addressing CSEC in NC Rollout | In this 60 minute webinar we launch a three-part online training program in collaboration with Justice U: Essential Knowledge of Addressing the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in North Carolina: Equipping Critical Roles and Professions with Skills to Prevent and Address CSEC. The intended audience is any North Carolina professional … | Human Trafficking, Prevention | |
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder? What it Means for Your Work | Designed for advocates, this session will delve into what DID is, what we know about what causes it, and what it feels like to live with it. The presenter, Olga Trujillo, was diagnosed with DID in 1993 and will walk through their experience of it as well as the science. | Advocacy | |
GCC CVS Extension | | Grant Writing/Reporting | |
NAESV State Criminal Sexual Violence Statutes | | Legislation | |
2021 Question and Answers to the 2020 Title IX Regulations: July 2021 | | College/University, Legislation | |
Finalized Title IX Rules: Changes from Previous Guidance | | College/University, Legislation | |
Title IX Process Under Finalized Department of Education Rules | | College/University, Legislation | |
NC Interpersonal Violence Laws Advocate Cheat Sheet | | Legislation | |
Do Politics Better Podcast | A weekly look at North Carolina politics and the North Carolina General Assembly from two lobbyists’ perspectives. Hosted by lobbyists Brian Lewis and Skye David. | Legislation | |
Tips on Meeting with Your Elected Officials | This resource goes over how to request meetings, prepare for meetings, what to say during meetings, and after meetings with elected officials. | Advocacy, Legislation | |
Echo Through the Fog: How to Call Your Reps when You Have Social Anxiety | A guide on calling your elected officials when you suffer from social anxiety. | Advocacy, Legislation | |
Indivisible Guide | A resource created by former Congressional staffers, and provides resources on how to most effectively engage with your elected official’s offices. | Advocacy, Legislation | |
North Carolina Sexual Harassment Laws and Policy 2020 | | Advocacy, Legislation | |
Recommendations for Educating Youth about Sex Trafficking | The need to educate youth on sex trafficking in the United States has received considerable attention; however, limited research is available to guide development of educational programming for youth. Perspectives from 32 experts in fields connected to sex trafficking and violence prevention were obtained through focus groups and interviews. Questions … | Human Trafficking | |
An Advocate’s Response to the #SaveTheChildren Movement | Learning about the prevalence of child trafficking can turn the world of empathetic people upside down, who naturally want to “do something” in response. In this case, the emotionally fervent outcry has drawn many to publish misleading and incomplete information about the sex trafficking of minors. It has also attracted … | Human Trafficking | |
Human Trafficking, Chattel Slavery, and Structural Racism: What Journalists Need to Know | In many parts of the world today, human trafficking is referred to as “modern-day slavery,” and indeed, various forms of slavery have existed throughout history. In the historical context of the U.S., however, most people associate “slavery” with one specific model: chattel slavery. In this essay, adapted from our Human … | Human Trafficking | |
NCCASA Statement on Chrystul Kizer | Chrystul is a victim of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST). Any time a minor is involved in the sex trade, they are a victim of DMST. There is no such thing as a “child prostitute,” and Chrystul Kizer was the victim of Randall Volar, who was trafficking her for his … | Advocacy, Human Trafficking | |
Seek, Engage and Empower North Carolina (SEE NC) | The Council for Women & Youth Involvement’s (CFWYI) response to human trafficking is spearheaded by the Seek, Engage and Empower North Carolina (SEE NC) project. CFWYI uses a community-based approach that focuses on building partnerships with the agencies and individuals working at the local level to support and advocate for … | Human Trafficking | |
WRAL This is Human Trafficking Original Series | Original WRAL series featuring NCCASA staff and state partners. | Human Trafficking | |
Project No Rest – Common Threads Videos | The survivor stories in the video “Common Threads” illustrate some of the vulnerabilities experienced by people that traffickers seek to exploit. Howard was homeless, Cindy felt alone and out of place, Jorge’s daughter needed medicine and Kerri was having problems at home. Situations such as these could happen to anyone. … | Human Trafficking | |
Risk Factors for Experiencing Sex Trafficking – Teach2Reach | | Human Trafficking, Prevention | |
Guiding Principles for Agencies Serving Survivors of Human Trafficking in the Regional Southeastern US | A new resource is available for agencies serving survivors of human trafficking in the regional southeastern United States. The Guiding Principles for Agencies Serving Survivors of Human Trafficking Visit disclaimer page was published by the Catholic Charities of Louisville’s Bakhita Empowerment Initiative and developed in collaboration with all the members … | Human Trafficking | |
Direct Services to Survivors of Human Trafficking | Developing policy and protocols about trafficking services is less about expanding existing services to include a new population, and more about building capacity to intentionally serve the needs of survivors of human trafficking. | Human Trafficking | |
Working with LGBTQ+ Survivors of Human Trafficking | The language you use matters. NCCASA can support member agencies in creating safer spaces that respect the gender identity and sexual orientation of LGBTQ+ survivors of human trafficking. | Human Trafficking, LGBTQIA+ | |
Outreach, Awareness, and Prevention: What’s the Difference? | 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 to achieve those outcomes; and 3) Whether or not the strategies we are choosing are aligned with our desired outcomes. … | Prevention | |
VALORUS PREA Online Learning Modules | The modules are designed to provide advocates with training on how to support incarcerated survivors. These modules address U.S. detention, bias, and The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). The modules will provide an overview of the PREA standards, how PREA applies to survivors and advocates, and how to work with … | PREA | |
Wisconsin Adult PREA & Sexual Assault Response Team Protocol | This resource from the Wisconsin Adult Sexual Assault Response Team Protocol by the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault breaks down the responsibilities of various agencies represented on a SART in cases of incarcerated persons-on-incarcerated persons and staff-on-incarcerated persons sexual assault. | PREA | |
Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault PREA and Incarceration Toolkit | | PREA | |
Mapping It Out: A Tool to Get Started on Providing Victim Services for Incarcerated Survivors | | PREA | |
Incarcerated Persons Flyer | | PREA | |
COVID While Black: Action Planning Start-Up | | Advocacy, Community and Team Building, Prevention | |
Key Campus Sexual Assault Terms and Policies to Know | | College/University, Legislation | |
Common Acronyms in this Work in North Carolina | | Advocacy | |
Fundraising Ideas While Practicing Social Spaciousness | | Advocacy, Community and Team Building | |
Mandatory Reporting/Confidentiality & Advocate Privilege | This training will cover both North Carolina Mandatory reporting laws, discuss advocate privilege, and answer any lingering questions about mandatory reporting. | Advocacy, Legislation | |
Supporting Survivor Reentrants: Learning to Serve Those Returning Home | In this two-hour workshop, Anti-Human Trafficking Specialist and Project Lead, Courtney Dunkerton, will facilitate a panel of the Project Team representing Orange County Rape Crisis Center, Orange County Local Reentry Council, and national partner, Just Detention International, in which they will share the resource, and discuss the challenges, successes, and … | PREA | |
Title IX — New Regulations for K12 Schools | | College/University, Legislation | |
NCCASA Task Force Logic Model and Evaluation Worksheet | | Prevention | |
NCCASA Prevention Plan at a Glance | | Prevention | |
Let’s Talk About It Facilitation Guide | Companion guide for facilitating discussions and social media awareness using NCCASA’s Let’s Talk About It Social Media Safety videos, available at nccasa.org/letstalkaboutit | Prevention | |
Human Trafficking Prevention Infographic | | Human Trafficking, Prevention | |
The Problem with Gender Essentialism in Anti-Sexual Violence Work: The Case of Walk a Mile in Her Shoes | Created in 2001, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes© has become an international phenomenon with walks now taking place worldwide with thousands of participants. The premise of Walk a Mile in Her Shoes© is that men walk in high heels as a show of support to end violence against women. … | Advocacy, Prevention | |
Sexual Violence Prevention Supplement to Safe Dates | Supplemental resources, scenarios, and activities for Safe Dates prevention curriculum | Prevention | |
Helpful Grant Writing Tips | | Grant Writing/Reporting | |
Returning Home Resource and Guide | This resource provides information to individuals returning home who have experienced sexual abuse at any point in their lives, with ways to access local and national services. The Guide provides information to service providers with ways to use the RHR. | PREA | |
BLESS Supporting Survivor Reentrants Who Disclose Sexual Abuse | | PREA | |
Supporting Survivor Reentrants: Learning to Serve Those Returning Home | This resource is for collaborators across North Carolina to support survivors of sexual violence who are reentering our communities. In it we lift up the work of the Orange County Local Reentry Council (OCLRC) and the Orange County Rape Crisis Center (OCRCC), share the tools we developed, and the lessons … | PREA | |
What to Say When Reaching Out to a Culturally Relevant Organization | This is a short guide/script for what to say when reaching out to a culturally relevant organization. | Community and Team Building | |
Examples for Practicing Cultural Competency | The first step in practicing cultural competence is recognizing where you and your organization are in terms of your understanding of cultural competence and cultural humility. We can sometimes unintentionally end up causing additional harm if we do not take the time to make sure we are prepared to serve … | Community and Team Building | |
The Power of Social Connection: Virtual Support Group Addendum | This manual is designed to assist with developing and coordinating safe and effective support group programs for survivors of sexual violence. This tool also includes practical tips and tools for building and expanding sustainable support group programs to serve sexual violence survivors. | Advocacy | |
American Rescue Plan’s Emergency Housing Vouchers for Survivors | The presentation will be provided by Karlo Ng from NASH and Renee Williams from NHLP. This training is open to any community agency that serves survivors of IPV, sexual violence, stalking, and/ or human trafficking. Even if you are not a NCCASA member we invite you to attend to receive … | Advocacy | |
Diving Deeper into Virtual Support Groups | During this 1 hour info-session, NCCASA’s Leah Poole and Coastal Horizon’s Marilea DeBaer Moore, will spend some time going through the support group manual addendum addressing virtual support groups. This will be a space to dive deeper into some of the logistics of running a virtual group and how to … | Advocacy | |
Throwing Away the Menu: Group Based Services, Community Outreach and Events | Participants will learn the many different types of group based services and how to use them to expand services (healing circles, yoga, Zumba etc.). Participants will also learn the importance of outreach and events in broadening their spectrum of services, and gain knowledge for best practices for reaching sexual assault … | Advocacy, Community and Team Building | |
Human Trafficking Prevention 101: Avoiding Common Traps | As violence preventionists, we are careful to make sure that we don’t cause harm while we are trying to prevent harm. In this 90-minute virtual training, attendees will learn how to avoid common missteps in violence prevention strategies and messaging. | Human Trafficking, Prevention | |
Beyond Male vs. Female: Seeking Expansive Understandings of Sex and Gender | Transgender and non-binary people experience extremely high rates of sexual violence, but remain underserved in rape crisis centers. To help participants better meet the needs of the trans community, this workshop covers 101 content, like the difference between sex and gender, the fact that these categories are not binaries, and … | LGBTQIA+ | |
Beyond Male Violence Against Women: Questioning the Role of Gender in Sexual Violence | We have all learned that sexual violence is about power. Although sexual violence has often been discussed as a form of power and oppression specifically exerted by men over women, this framing does not only exclude many LGBTQ+ people’s experiences, it is also inconsistent with the growing evidence we have … | LGBTQIA+ | |
Overview of the Guiding Principles: Healing Beyond the Binary | LGBTQ+ people experience sexual violence at higher rates than their straight, cisgender counterparts. And although victim services agencies have a willingness to be of service, this community remains underserved. What if the lesson to be learned is that our ways of thinking as sexual violence service providers are too limiting— … | LGBTQIA+ | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Taking Care of Our Own: Supervising Survivors | The World Health Organization estimates that one out of three women have experienced violence from an intimate partner or sexual violence from a non-partner during their lifetimes. While there has been no significant research, on the characteristics of those who work in victim services and violence prevention, we also know … | Advocacy, Biennial Conference, Community and Team Building, Trauma-Informed Care | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Building Individual and Team Resilience | What exactly is that quality of resilience that carries people, teams, and communities through traumatic times and helps them bounce back after adversity? We will come together and share stories of resilience and how to help individuals and teams thrive. We will explore individual and team Strengths and Shadows to … | Biennial Conference, Community and Team Building, Trauma-Informed Care | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Opening and Keynote, Strength and Shadows: Susceptibility to Trauma and Building Resilience | Teams and organizations, like individuals, can be harshly impacted by trauma. Organizational trauma may result from a single devastating event, from the effects of many deleterious events, or from the impact of cumulative trauma over time. The pain and shock of trauma are reverberating through many of our teams, agencies … | Biennial Conference, Trauma-Informed Care | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Community Collaboration is a Non-Zero Sum Game | In this session, the founders of Engage Together will provide the information, ideas, and inspiration community stakeholders need to understand how each of them is uniquely positioned to help end and prevent human trafficking, and how together, every need in communities can be met. This session is specifically designed for … | Biennial Conference, Community and Team Building, Human Trafficking | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Creating Trauma Informed Digital Spaces: Text and Chat Features for Working with Sexual Assault & Human Trafficking Survivors | Phone hotline support, provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week, is a cornerstone of services for intimate partner (IPV) and sexual assault (SA) survivors. Increasingly, agencies have adapted chat and text (SMS) technology for emergency or crisis support of survivors of interpersonal violence. Chat and text are popular … | Advocacy, Biennial Conference, Human Trafficking, Trauma-Informed Care | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Outreach and Prevention in a Digitally Connected World | This workshop will explore ways in which organizations can provide outreach, education, and prevention using traditional and digital marketing tools in new and innovative ways. We will explore the NCCASA “Let’s Talk About It” Campaign as a case study and an example that showcases how well thought out targeted messaging … | Advocacy, Biennial Conference, Communications, Prevention | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Action & Healing: How a Survivor Advisory Committee & a Survivor Speakers Bureau Will Transform Your Work | We talk about centering survivor voices in our anti-sexual violence work, but how much do we actually do that? Survivor input should impact every aspect of our work and our work doesn’t have integrity unless it has that input. It’s the best way to learn what survivors need, to learn … | Advocacy, Biennial Conference, Community and Team Building | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Beyond Gay vs. Straight: Embracing Diversity in Sexuality | Although people sometimes use the term “LGBTQ+” to refer to gays and lesbians, people with sexual orientations outside those categories (sometimes called bisexuals, although not all identify that way) constitute the largest portion of the LGBTQ+ community. This group is also the majority of trans people and 40% of LGBTQ+ … | Biennial Conference, LGBTQIA+ | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Making the Right Call: Implementing A Structured Follow-up Process | | Biennial Conference | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Trauma Informed Care in Rural Communities | Trauma-informed care can sometimes feel like a fancy buzzword. But what does it mean? How do we apply it to our everyday work as advocates? Rural service areas are large and spread out so how do we provide trauma-informed care in a multitude of settings, including over the phone? This … | Advocacy, Biennial Conference, Trauma-Informed Care | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Moving Beyond the Binary: Expanding the Narrative on Healthy Masculinity When Engaging Men and Boys | At A Call to Men we believe that heterosexism is the glue that holds the Man Box together and, as a result, we see homophobia and transphobia as critically damaging byproducts of the Man Box. We are deeply grateful as we learn from Queer, Trans, and non-binary folks as they … | Biennial Conference, LGBTQIA+, Prevention | |
2021 Biennial Conference: The Other Side of the Same Coin: A Conversation About Those Who Cause Harm | Emerging research about adults and adolescents who have committed a sexual offense has clearly shown the diversity of this group – differences in behaviors, in motivations, and in cognitive understanding. Similar to the nuanced remedies that survivors need, understanding the differences in those who commit sexual harm can help to … | Biennial Conference, Prevention | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Somatic Approaches for Transforming the Imprints of Sexual Trauma | The somatic (of the body) imprints of sexual trauma can unconsciously impact our body, our psychology, and both our intimate and professional relationships for an extended period of time. Many survivors and advocates may find they have intellectually integrated the impact of trauma in their lives, both from their lived … | Biennial Conference, Trauma-Informed Care | |
Meaningful Collaboration: Developing and Maintaining Your Task Force | This 90 minute webinar will cover basic strategies and concepts for planning and developing a task force that is specific to prevention. We will discuss different types of task forces, and their possible ways of operating or roles in a community. Learn how to identify what stages of development you … | Community and Team Building, Prevention | |
Building Sustainable Community Through Collaboration | Human trafficking is a crime that often involves other related forms of violence — sexual violence, child maltreatment, and partner violence. As human trafficking does not occur in isolation from these other forms of violence, an effective community response to human trafficking will involve multidisciplinary collaboration on both prevention and … | Community and Team Building, Human Trafficking, Prevention | |
Tomando La Cultura en Cuenta: Comunicacion Efectiva con Victimas de Violencia Sexual En La Comunidad Latinx | En este entrenamiento hablaremos sobre como podemos apoyar a victimas de violencia sexual dentro de la comunidad Latinx de una manera que toma en cuenta historias de imigracion, nuestra cultura latinx, y las conecciones de estas cosas con la salud mental. El entrenamiento hablara sobre valores Latinxs que pueden ayudar … | Community and Team Building, Español, SAAM, Spanish | |
SAAM Live Advocate Interview: Consent in the Digital Age | Join NCCASA in a live conversation around practicing consent in the digital age with Chris Croft, NCCASA Prevention Education Program Manager! As the world moved to a remote and virtual setting during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are entering a new and digital world where consent and boundaries are taking place … | Advocacy, Prevention, SAAM | |
SASP Progress Report Webinar 2021 | | Grant Writing/Reporting | |
Human Trafficking Risk and Protective Factors | In the media and common dialogue, people often talk about risk factors casually, based on beliefs and anecdotal information. In the field of public health, however, peer-reviewed research continues to identify known risk and protective factors and best practices for talking about safety in violence prevention. Sometimes this research confirms … | Human Trafficking, Prevention | |
You’ve Got This! The Importance of Values and Saying “No” In A Positive Way | Participants in this training will learn the importance of personal values and how to say “No” in a positive way with Canadian-based trainer, Jeremie Miller from RAFT. | Advocacy, Trauma-Informed Care | |
Tri Ethnic Center Community Readiness Assessment | Community readiness is the degree to which a community is willing and prepared to take action on an issue. The Community Readiness Model was developed by researchers at the Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research (Oetting, Donnermeyer, Plested, Edwards, Kelly, and Beauvais, 1995) to help communities be more successful in their … | Community and Team Building, Prevention | |
Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2021 Agency Informational Call | This call will serve to provide NC agencies information regarding NCCASA’s outreach plan for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. We will share the theme, events calendar, resources, and have space for agencies to share their events. | SAAM | |
How to Choose a Human Trafficking Curriculum | In 2015, Session Law 2015-279 was passed by the NC General Legislature, mandating the inclusion of sex trafficking prevention education in reproductive health education in NC schools. However, human trafficking prevention curriculum vary widely in their quality, evidence base, topics, and approach. In this 90-minute training, attendees will learn how … | Human Trafficking, Prevention | |
Title IX for Advocates | This Zoom training will feature an overview of new Title IX Regulation, what advocates can and cannot do when serving as the advocate in a Title IX Investigation, and how to best serve survivors in a campus or K-12 capacity. | College/University, Legislation | |
NCCASA Sexual Assault Census Week Informational Webinar | This year, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, NCCASA will observe it’s first widespread Census Week Across the state. View the informational webinar now. | SAAM | |
Serving Human Trafficking Minors | This webinar builds on a general understanding of human trafficking and trauma-informed service delivery. This training will 1) equip rape crisis centers and other direct service agencies with skills and strategies to identify and respond to minor victims of human trafficking, 2) provide practical tips for separating youth from traffickers … | Human Trafficking, Trauma-Informed Care | |
Proactive PREA : Understanding “Grooming” | This session is from NCCASA’s 2021 NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit: “Pulling Back the Lens: Expanding Out Understanding of Violence Prevention.” Passion Star (they/them/theirs) is 37 years old and the current PREA coordinator for the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA). Unfortunately for themself but fortunate for their life’s … | NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit, PREA | |
Courageous Conversations about Sexuality | This session is from NCCASA’s 2021 NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit: “Pulling Back the Lens: Expanding Out Understanding of Violence Prevention.” Michael Becketts is a social worker and sexuality educator. Professionally, he has worked for organizations to that serve to address issues of violence and sexual violence in families … | LGBTQIA+, NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit | |
The Other Side of the Same Coin: A Conversation about Those Who Cause Harm | This session is from NCCASA’s 2021 NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit: “Pulling Back the Lens: Expanding Out Understanding of Violence Prevention.” Emerging research about adults and adolescents who have committed a sexual offense has clearly shown the diversity of this group – differences in behaviors, in motivations, and in … | NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit | |
Building a Bridge for Gender Justice: A Conversation Beyond the Binary | This session is from NCCASA’s 2021 NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit: “Pulling Back the Lens: Expanding Out Understanding of Violence Prevention.” The history of the anti-sexual violence movement has been characterized by a push to end “violence against women and girls,” and to be clear: sexual violence against women … | LGBTQIA+, NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit | |
Culture Works Application: Practically applying culture change work to prevent harm in our lives | This session is from NCCASA’s 2021 NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit: “Pulling Back the Lens: Expanding Out Understanding of Violence Prevention.” Freed from prison in 2018, Richie Reseda is an abolitionist-feminist producer and organizer. He founded Question Culture, the social-impact record label who coexecutive produced the Defund The Sheriff … | NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit | |
Cumbre de Prevención Primaria de la Violencia Sexual de Carolina del Norte (Día Dos) | Agenda: Presentación: La cultura funciona: transformar la cultura que lleva a las personas al daño patriarcal Presentado por Richie Reseda Presentación: La cultura funciona Aplicación: Aplicación práctica del trabajo de cambio de cultura para prevenir daños en nuestra vida diaria Presentado por Richie Reseda Presentación: Construyendo un puente para la … | Español, NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit, Spanish | |
Cumbre de prevención primaria de violencia sexual de Carolina del Norte (Día Uno) | Agenda para el primer día de la cumbre: Presentación: Un mandato para la seguridad de los sobrevivientes: Visiones para el futuro de la defensa y prevención de la agresión sexual Presentado por Alicia Sanchez Gill Presentación: ¿Ha intentado apagarlo y volverlo a encender? Un reinicio de la prevención para estos … | Español, NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit, Spanish | |
SAFE Night Out: Partnering w/ bars, nightclubs, & restaurants to prevent sexual violence | This session is from NCCASA’s 2021 NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit: “Pulling Back the Lens: Expanding Out Understanding of Violence Prevention.” Nearly 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men are the victims of attempted or completed rape in their lifetimes. It is no secret that alcohol and … | NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit | |
Emergent Space: Co-Creating the Container for Cultural Change | This session is from NCCASA’s 2021 NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit: “Pulling Back the Lens: Expanding Out Understanding of Violence Prevention.” Sexual violence prevention relies on conversations that shift cultural norms, and these conversations require trust, connection, mutual understanding, and a willingness to decenter your own lived experiences in … | NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit | |
Engaging Men & Boys in SV Prevention: Past, Present, Future | This session is from NCCASA’s 2021 NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit: “Pulling Back the Lens: Expanding Out Understanding of Violence Prevention.” The movement to end sexual violence has been seen by many as a women’s issue, which overlooks the ways in which the same rigid gender beliefs that normalize … | NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit | |
The COVID Pivot: Rape Prevention and Education during a pandemic in NC | This session is from NCCASA’s 2021 NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit: “Pulling Back the Lens: Expanding Out Understanding of Violence Prevention.” COVID-19 created significant challenges for on-the-ground prevention programming. Between social distancing, stay-at-home orders, and Zoomed out teachers, staff, and students, preventionists have had to get creative with how … | NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit | |
A More Inclusive Movement: Centering the Margins in Sexual Violence Prevention | This session is from NCCASA’s 2021 NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit: “Pulling Back the Lens: Expanding Out Understanding of Violence Prevention.” The social ecological model of violence prevention gives us language to understand why community and society-level prevention is essential to ending sexual violence. Still, many of our current … | NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit | |
Have you tried turning it off and turning it back on again? A Prevention Reset for These Times | This session is from NCCASA’s 2021 NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit: “Pulling Back the Lens: Expanding Out Understanding of Violence Prevention.” Mo Lewis is the Prevention Specialist at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), the co-founder of the Violence Prevention Coalition in King County, WA and is a … | Advocacy, NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit | |
A Mandate for Survivor Safety: Visions for the Future of Sexual Assault Advocacy and Prevention | This session is from NCCASA’s 2021 NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit: “Pulling Back the Lens: Expanding Out Understanding of Violence Prevention.” alicia sanchez gill is a queer, Afrolatinx survivor and advocate with nearly twenty years of experience in intersectional anti-violence and harm-reduction work with organizations and collectives that center … | Advocacy, NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit | |
Educating School Personnel & Students on Minor Sex Trafficking: Overview of the Teach2Reach Program | This session is from NCCASA’s 2021 NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit: “Pulling Back the Lens: Expanding Out Understanding of Violence Prevention.” It is critical that youth and school personnel receive education and training on domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST), including its definitions and dynamics, resources available to minors, and … | Human Trafficking, NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit | |
Intersections of Sexual Violence and Stalking | Join NCVAN’s Sabrina Garcia for a webinar to help us learn more about the intersections of sexual violence and stalking. Sabrina Garcia, NCVAN’s Law Enforcement Specialist, retired after 28 years with the Chapel Hill Police Department Domestic where she served as the department’s Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Specialist. She oversaw and … | Advocacy | |
Getting Our Message Out: Workshop for Effective Human Trafficking Awareness | Accurate awareness is essential for an effective Human Trafficking program, especially as false narratives and misinformation continue to challenge programming. The goal of awareness is to make the public aware of the existence, nature, and scope of the problem. When we understand the scope of the problem, we know where … | Human Trafficking | |
Are You On TRACC? | For your human trafficking awareness, are you on track? Check out questions you should ask yourself during this process. | Human Trafficking | |
Legislative Advocacy Training for Programs | This training will be focused on advocates working with elected officials at the local state, and federal level. It will include NCCASA’s 2021-2022 legislative agenda, and a preview and release of our Advocacy Toolkit. | Advocacy, Legislation | |
Revenge Porn: Legal Topics and Intersections with Sexual Violence | Join NCCASA’s Leah Poole and staff attorney Skye David to talk about revenge porn in NC and the way it intersects with our work with survivors of sexual violence. | Advocacy, Legislation | |
2021-2022 Legislative Agenda | This document features our 2021-2022 Legislative Agenda with our priorities and proposed legislation and language changes. | Legislation | |
Virtual Hospital Advocacy | 2020 has been a year full of new challenges, but also innovation for Rape Crisis Centers (RCC). As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, many of our services and advocacy efforts now take place over the phone or have moved into virtual spaces. One service area that has adapted is … | Medical Advocacy | |
NCCASA Advocacy Toolkit | At NCCASA, legislation is a core tenet of our work. To create strong, survivor centered policies in North Carolina and federally, we must have participation from advocates and allies. This toolkit is meant to be a guidance document for you – a supplement to your work with local, state, and … | Advocacy, Legislation | |
Building a Community on Social Media | In this webinar we will look into how RCCs and organizations within the anti-sexual violence movement can utilize Instagram to build a community that supports survivors. We will talk about considerations when building this platform, making content and reposting content, utilizing the platform to fundraise and the benefits to creating … | Advocacy, Communications | |
Medical Advocacy Panel | This panel wraps up our “What is Medical Advocacy?” series. We will be joined by Skye David, NCCASA’s staff attorney, Lauren Schwatz, a SANE nurse and the Director of the Solace Center, and Tracy Kennedy, the Executive Director of REALCrisis to help answer any remaining questions related to medical advocacy. | Medical Advocacy | |
Understanding Trauma: Do No Harm | Understanding what does trauma informed care really mean, how do agencies put into practice, and serving intersectionality of sexual assault survivors. | Trauma-Informed Care | |
Emergent Spaces: Finding an Alternative | Brave space? Safe space? Both have strengths, and both can prove challenging at times. NCCASA’s Prevention Team is excited to share our newest resource – Emergent Space: Finding an Alternative. | Prevention | |
CDC Campus Sexual Violence Prevention (2016) | This technical assistance document, Sexual Violence on Campus: Strategies for Prevention combines the findings from the Think Tank and Action Planning Meetings with the best available evidence on sexual violence prevention and reflects CDC’s current thinking about how to prevent sexual violence on college and university campuses. This information is … | College/University, Prevention | |
Multidisciplinary Collaborative Model for Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces Development & Operations Roadmap | Roadmap purpose: 0 To provide task forces with a tool to identify needs and gaps in processes, collaboration, growth, performance, and progress toward requirements of grant funding (if applicable). 0 To reinforce that development as a multidisciplinary task force is a process that requires time, attention, and intention. 0 To … | Human Trafficking | |
Understanding Trauma: How Trauma Continues to Show Up | In this webinar we look into understanding triggers, anniversaries and complex ptsd, and a community response for the intersectionality of identities. Thank you to Reia Chapman for presenting this information. | Trauma-Informed Care | |
What is Medical Advocacy? Creating Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) | During this webinar, we will spend the time taking an in-depth look into writing memorandum of understanding as they relate to medical advocacy. There will be a focus on MOUs with hospitals, but we will also talk about MOUs with law enforcement and neighboring rape crisis centers. We’ll discuss what … | Medical Advocacy | |
Understanding Trauma: What is Trauma? | This webinar features a deep dive into the historical, generational and interpersonal contexts of trauma, Urban ACEs study information, and decolonization in helping professions. Thank you to our presenter Reia Chapman, MSW, LCSW. | Trauma-Informed Care | |
Understanding Trauma: Trauma and the Body | This webinar takes a look into psychosomatic symptomatology and trauma triggers. | Trauma-Informed Care | |
CFW CARES Act Grant Application Meeting | This webinar goes over instructions for how to apply to receive the COVID Relief Act Funding and answers questions about how this funding can be utilized. | Grant Writing/Reporting | |
Evaluation for Program Success | This webinar explores basic concepts used to evaluate community-based programs. We will cover why and how evaluation can be useful, different types of evaluation, and some ways to apply basic concepts to develop your evaluation plan, tailored to your own specific programs. | Prevention | |
NCCASA Human Trafficking Prevention Toolkit | Human trafficking prevention has at times been framed primarily as a criminal justice priority or been siloed from other forms of violence prevention. As experts in sexual violence prevention, NCCASA recognizes sex trafficking as a form of sexual violence and the connection of sexual violence to all forms of human … | Human Trafficking, Prevention | |
Understanding Trauma: Trauma and the Brain | The series will provide training and practical applications for supporting survivors of sexual violence during COVID-19 and the current state of civil unrest. It will focus on helping advocates create accessible, culturally-responsive, and trauma-informed approaches to the unique needs survivors are facing during this time. Included in this webinar is … | Trauma-Informed Care | |
Social Media Guide | Social media can be a great way to reach survivors. Survivors will often turn to social media to find a sense of community or try to make sense of what has happened to them. This guide will provide some tips for reaching survivors and building your follower base. | Advocacy, Communications | |
Understanding Trauma: Grounding in Humanity | An introduction to the series, trauma, and self-care through the lens of grounding techniques. | Trauma-Informed Care | |
Overview of Prevention Curriculum | In this 90-minute webinar, NCCASA’s Prevention Education Program Manager and Prevention Evaluator will provide an overview of some of the most commonly used sexual violence prevention curriculum, offering pros and cons to each, explaining the intended audience and use, topics covered, length of program, and other information local programs may … | Prevention | |
NCCASA Human Trafficking Prevention Infographic | PDF document outlining NCCASA’s overall approach to human trafficking prevention. | Human Trafficking | |
Comprehensive Medical Advocacy with Survivors of Sexual Violence webinar | This is the 3rd webinar in our medical advocacy webinar series. In this webinar, we will discuss the medical advocacy needs of survivors of sexual violence across the lifespan and throughout the healing journey. We will also explore the role of the advocate and the advocacy program in helping survivors … | Medical Advocacy | |
Human Trafficking Prevention Curriculum Matrix | The purpose of this toolkit is to assist North Carolina school districts in identifying a human trafficking prevention curriculum that best fits the needs and goals of their local school district. | Human Trafficking | |
Unpacking PREA: The MOU: Strengthening Victim Services Partnerships | To close out this series, this webinar will discuss best practices for written agreements between victim advocates and corrections facilities. Using scenarios and examples from North Carolina correctional facilities, presenters will demonstrate how to work through common challenges that arise related to issues such as general protocols for the provision … | PREA | |
Unpacking PREA: The PREA Audit: The Roles of Corrections Agencies and Advocates | This webinar will explain what a PREA audit is and how corrections facilities can demonstrate meaningful compliance with the victim services standards. Presenters will also discuss the important role of advocates throughout the PREA audit. | PREA | |
Unpacking PREA: Safety and Services for Incarcerated At-Risk Populations, Part II webinar | This two-part webinar will present best practices for corrections officials and victim advocates in working with populations who are the most vulnerable to sexual abuse, including incarcerated persons who have mental illness or disabilities, those who have experienced prior sexual victimization, and LGBTI incarcerated persons. Presenters will discuss the heightened … | PREA | |
Upstream, Same River? Rethinking the Bones of our System webinar | We can’t prevent violence without addressing this country’s history and how our systems emerged out of that history. Why do we see racial disparities (and other disparities among populations who’ve been marginalized from society) in every aspect of societal harm, to include health disparities, disproportionate rates of arrest and incarceration, … | Prevention | |
Understanding Self-Harm | This webinar will focus on gaining an understanding of what constitutes self-harm, why self-harm is common in trauma survivors, some grounding techniques to help in the moment, and when to report or seek a higher level of support. Trigger warning: this webinar may be difficult for people with their own … | Advocacy, Trauma-Informed Care | |
Unpacking PREA: Safety and Services for Incarcerated At-Risk Populations, Part I | This two-part webinar will present best practices for corrections officials and victim advocates in working with populations who are the most vulnerable to sexual abuse, including incarcerated persons who have mental illness or disabilities, those who have experienced prior sexual victimization, and LGBTI incarcerated persons. Presenters will discuss the heightened … | PREA | |
Title IX Support for Historically Black Colleges & Universities | Last month, the Department of Education released the finalized version of the Title IX Regulations to be implemented by campuses by August 14th. The new regulations are over 2,000 pages, and are incredibly dense to read, so we will break them down through a culturally affirming lens for North Carolina’s … | College/University, Legislation | |
What is Medical Advocacy?: Survivors’ Rights | This webinar is part of a series of webinars devoted to helping advocates think more deeply about medical advocacy and how they can support survivors across the lifespan. In this webinar, we will have NCCASA Staff Attorney, Skye David, join us to speak into the rights of survivors who choose … | Medical Advocacy | |
Opening the Dialogue: Helping Youth Stay Safe Online | With children spending more time at home due to COVID-19, and summer upon us, our children may be spending more time online. There are a variety of approaches to keeping kids safe online, and no matter what strategy works best for the young people in your life, these considerations will … | Prevention | |
Unpacking PREA: PREA Reporting Options Explained | This webinar will provide a deep dive into the multiple reporting options that facilities must provide for reporting sexual harassment and sexual abuse. Presenters will explain the scope of PREA’s provisions on confidential support, outside reporting and third party reporting — including the victim advocate’s role in reporting. | PREA | |
Love WITH Accountability: Digging Up the Roots of Child Sexual Abuse webinar | Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a pandemic. Over 40-million child sexual abuse survivors are living in the U.S. Additionally, millions of harm-doers and bystanders, through their inaction, allow the abuse to occur in families. How can we address this pandemic in a way that centers the immediate survivors without discarding … | Prevention | |
Fundamental Elements of Accessibility Tool-Kit | | Advocacy | |
Unpacking PREA: The Victim Services Standard | An overview of PREA’s victim services requirements. Presenters will share examples of successful partnerships at several North Carolina correctional facilities, demonstrating that putting the required victim services in place also contributes to a strong reporting culture and increased facility safety. | PREA | |
After the Storm Passes | | Community and Team Building | |
Logic Models 101: How to use Logic Models to Plan your Community-based Programming | This webinar is the first in a series where we will explore different reasons for using logic models – why they are helpful, how they are organized and how to build and interpret them. We will learn the basics of the main building blocks of logic models : Inputs, Activities … | Community and Team Building, Prevention | |
SASP 2021 Grant Writing Webinar | | Grant Writing/Reporting | |
Grounding In Humanity Webinar | An acknowledgement of the issues/concerns arising in a pandemic. These acknowledgements will be followed by an interactive discussion on social justice and its impact on the movement to end violence. This webinar is the first in the Unpacking PREA webinar series. | PREA | |
Working with LGBTQ+ Survivors Webinars | NCCASA and CACNC are delighted offer a 2-part webinar series to help rape crisis and child advocacy centers to better support LGBTQ clients and families. Working with LGBTQ+ Survivors, gives tips, best practices, and a chance to work through composite scenarios to think about on-the-spot solutions and supports. | LGBTQIA+ | |
Federal Title IX Rules Released: An Update on What’s Next Webinar | The Department of Education released the finalized version of the Title IX Regulations to be implemented by campuses by August 14th. The new regulations are over 2,000 pages, and are incredibly dense to read, so we will break them down for interested parties. NCCASA Staff Attorney will be walking through … | Legislation | |
Sexual Harassment Resource Toolkit | This toolkit provides a list of resources related to sexual harassment. There are resources for advocates, survivors, and community partners included in this toolkit. | Advocacy | |
What is Medical Advocacy?: Foundations of Medical Advocacy Webinar | This webinar is part of a series of webinars devoted to helping advocates think more deeply about medical advocacy and how they can support survivors across the lifespan. In the first of this series, we are going to be talking about what medical advocacy is and how it doesn’t start … | Medical Advocacy | |
Working with LGBTQ+ Survivors | NCCASA and CACNC are delighted offer a 2-part webinar series to help rape crisis and child advocacy centers to better support LGBTQ clients and families. LGBTQ+ 101, is an introduction to gender identity, sexual orientation, terminology, and why being competent for LGBTQ+ survivors is essential to anti-violence and victim service … | LGBTQIA+ | |
Equipping North Carolina’s Rape Crisis Centers to Serve Survivors of Human Trafficking Webinar | This 90-minute webinar will cover basics of services to survivors of human trafficking in the context of local rape crisis centers. While introductory material will be briefly covered, this webinar is not a Human Trafficking 101 and presumes basic knowledge of definitions and common forms of human trafficking as well … | Human Trafficking | |
Q&A with Aishah Shahidah Simmons | NCCASA was fortunate enough to end our 2020 SAAM with a screening of NO! The Rape Documentary. Post-screening, we had a Q&A with the film’s Director/Producer, Aishah Shahidah Simmons. In this Q&A, Aishah sheds light on numerous topics related to sexual violence, NO! The Rape Documentary, and her project Love … | Prevention | |
Pop Culture and Normalizing Consent w/ Young Adults Toolkit & Webinar | In this webinar, we are going to unpack “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” and “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Still Love You.” In line with this year’s SAAM theme, “I Ask”, our goal is to provide tools for you to use in your community … | Prevention | |
Taking Good Care: Telehealth Best Practices for Clients and Providers Webinar | In this webinar we will discuss best practices for client care during this unprecedented time. Topics will include managing confidentiality, client adjustment, and provider self-care. There will be ample time for discussion and questions. About the presenter: Dr. Kim Benton is a Licensed Psychologist and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. She … | Medical Advocacy | |
Trauma Informed Prevention Education Webinar | In this 90-minute webinar, attendees will learn to smooth out potential rough spots in prevention programming using the acronym SALVE as a self-check. Webinar will include a review of trauma-informed practices, the social ecological model, risk and protective factors for sexual violence, and how students’ identities and experiences shape their … | Prevention | |
Expanding Our Reach: Equipping NC’s RCCs to Serve Survivors of Human Trafficking | Welcome to Expanding Our Reach: Equipping North Carolina’s Rape Crisis Centers to Serve Survivors of Human Trafficking. This manual brings NCCASA’s decades of expertise and advocacy in the fields of sexual violence and human trafficking together with Crossroads’ strong human trafficking direct services program for in-depth guidance on incorporating services … | Human Trafficking | |
Expanding Our Reach: Human Trafficking Policy and Protocol Webinar | Sometimes survivors of human trafficking are considered specialized populations that programs reluctantly engage. Concerns about safety and capacity are common challenges. This webinar will address some of these concerns by looking at policies and procedures that build capacity to better serve the needs of survivors of human trafficking. We will … | Human Trafficking | |
Senate Bill 199 Toolkit | In October of 2019 SB 199 ,a bill that has created sweeping changes for laws related to sexual assault, passed the North Carolina legislature. SB 199 was originally introduced by the North Carolina Attorney General’s office and then merged with H393 and S553. This toolkit will go over important information … | Legislation | |
For Advocates Who Are Survivors | Sexual violence is pervasive, and COVID-19 exasperated its pervasiveness. Advocates are needed continuously in unprecedented ways. They are frontline workers providing support to people who’ve experienced all forms of sexual trauma. Many advocates are survivors who do anti-violence work to support people who are victimized by sexual violence. They experientially … | Advocacy | |
The Power of Social Connection: Developing & Coordinating Sustainable Support Group Programs for Sexual Assault Survivors | This manual is designed to assist with developing and coordinating safe and effective support group programs for survivors of sexual violence. This tool also includes practical tips and tools for building and expanding sustainable support group programs to serve sexual violence survivors. | Advocacy | |
COVID While Black: How Advocates Can Help | We are in extraordinary times with the perfect storm of a COVID-19 pandemic and demonstrations for racial justice all around the world. These events expose the many racial disparities in our society, particularly as it relates to black people. In what ways do advocates working to end gender- based violence … | Advocacy | |
Outreach Guidance If In Person Services Are Limited | This outreach guidance document was created in April, but has now been updated to reflect current needs as it relates to continuing outreach with limited in-person options. | Advocacy | |
Intersections of Sexual Violence and Stalking | Join NCVAN’s Sabrina Garcia for a webinar to help us learn more about the intersections of sexual violence and stalking. Sabrina Garcia, NCVAN’s Law Enforcement Specialist, retired after 28 years with the Chapel Hill Police Department Domestic where she served as the department’s Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Specialist. She oversaw and … | Advocacy | |
Consent and People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | This session is from NCCASA’s 2021 NC Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Summit: “Pulling Back the Lens: Expanding Our Understanding of Violence Prevention.” Katherine McLaughlin, M.Ed., AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator (she/her/hers), is the Founder, CEO and Lead Trainer for Elevatus Training. As a national expert on sexuality and I/DD she trains … | Advocacy | |
You’ve Got This!: The 4 Agreements for Advocates | This webinar is part of the “You’ve Got This!: Self- Care Mastery Series. Participants will be able to: Name three things that they can do to raise their immunity to stress and vicarious trauma; Describe how the Four Agreements apply to advocacy and working with persons who have experienced trauma; … | Advocacy | |
SA 101: Building Awareness of Sexual Violence & An Introduction to Victim Advocacy: Day One | This training opportunity is for those new to the sexual violence victim services field who want to enhance their knowledge of sexual violence and be introduced to the tenants of victim advocacy. | Advocacy | |
SA 101: Building Awareness of Sexual Violence & An Introduction to Victim Advocacy: Day Two | This training opportunity is for those new to the sexual violence victim services field who want to enhance their knowledge of sexual violence and be introduced to the tenants of victim advocacy. | Advocacy | |
SA 102: Foundations of Sexual Assault Advocacy: Day One | This training is intended for those who have completed both the on-line SA 101 training module and the SA 101 webinar sessions and have been serving sexual assault survivors for less than a year. Advocates who have been serving survivors longer than a year but wish to deepen their advocacy … | Advocacy | |
SA 102: Foundations of Sexual Assault Advocacy: Day Two | This training is intended for those who have completed both the on-line SA 101 training module and the SA 101 webinar sessions and have been serving sexual assault survivors for less than a year. Advocates who have been serving survivors longer than a year but wish to deepen their advocacy … | Advocacy | |
Throwing Away the Menu: Openness to Learning/Change | Participants will learn and understand about individual change, sustainability and what it takes to enhance sexual assault services. | Advocacy | |
You’ve Got This!: Social Journaling | Social Journaling is an evolving adventure in conversation, exploration, and engagement for building deeper, more meaningful connections around the subjects we care about. We are grounding conversations in a new way to spark new invitations and insights for the way we connect with ourselves and connect with others. | Advocacy | |
Throwing Away the Menu: Establishing Core Sexual Assault Services | This webinar will delve into foundational understandings of sexual assault trauma and advocacy. Participants will learn about the needs of SA survivors beyond the tangibles that are typically funneled through their dv programs. Participants will also be given an overview of research- based best practices for trauma informed care. | Advocacy | |
Throwing Away the Menu: Traits for an Effective Advocate | Participants will learn how cultural factors, social conditions, and identities impact a survivor’s experience of sexual violence. Participants will gain knowledge on basics traits and gain a deeper understanding of how to translate what they’ve learned into serving survivors. Participants will also learn how to turn emotional support into a … | Advocacy | |
Throwing Away the Menu: Meaningful Services for Survivors Pt II | Participants will learn how cultural factors, social conditions, and identities impact a survivor’s experience of sexual violence. Participants will gain knowledge on basics traits and gain a deeper understanding of how to translate what they’ve learned into serving survivors. Participants will also learn how to turn emotional support into a … | Advocacy | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Opening and Keynote, Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder: What It Means for Your Work | Olga Trujillo was diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder) at the age of 31. Over the past 28 years she has undergone an intense journey to understand what Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is, how she developed it, the impact on her life, and she began … | Advocacy | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Building Resilience: Serving Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Part One | Survivors of child sexual abuse live in silence and fear, uncertain how to seek help or who to tell. This silence often extends well into adulthood as they navigate a life deeply impacted by trauma experienced in childhood. Advocacy programs were created to help survivors of sexual violence heal from trauma but how … | Advocacy | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Building Resilience: Serving Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Part Two | Advocacy programs were created to help survivors of sexual violence heal from trauma but how do we help when the trauma was so long ago? Part two of thisworkshop series will explore challenges adult survivors of child sexual abuse face in moving through the world as adults. Leah Green and … | Advocacy | |
2021 Biennial Conference: Supporting Survivor Reentrants Project: Learning to Serve Those Returning Home | In this workshop, Courtney Dunkerton will facilitate a discussion among members of the Supporting Survivor Reentrants Project Team: NCCASA staff, Orange County Local Reentry Council personnel, and staff from the Orange County Rape Crisis Center.The discussion will highlight the project’s background, the work of the Local Reentry Council, the needs … | Advocacy | |
American Rescue Plan’s Emergency Housing Vouchers for Survivors | The presentation will be provided by Karlo Ng from NASH and Renee Williams from NHLP. This training is open to any community agency that serves survivors of IPV, sexual violence, stalking, and/ or human trafficking. Even if you are not a NCCASA member we invite you to attend to receive … | Advocacy | |
Throwing Away the Menu: Multilingual Resources and Communication | Participants will gain knowledge around moving beyond basic language needs around survivorship. They will learn and understand the importance of translating concepts of sexual trauma, and working to include community resources that can help translate these concepts. | Advocacy | |
What Happens Now? Advocating for Incarcerated Survivors When Your Carefully Negotiated MOU Goes Out the Window | This resource looks at common problems experienced by rape crisis center advocates when providing services behind bars and some possible solutions to addressing these obstacles. | PREA | |
Ending Silence: Demanding Safety from Sexual Abuse – I Reported (Comic Strip) | I Reported is a graphic novel that depicts incidents of sexual abuse of a transgender female incarcerated person reporting and subsequent recovery process. This story also includes an inappropriate cross gender strip search. | PREA | |
Untangling the PREA Standards: Outside Reporting, Confidential Support, and Third-Party Reporting Fact Sheet | In developing the PREA standards, the Department of Justice ensured that incarcerated persons/detainees/residents have multiple ways to report sexual abuse, and that they are able to access victim support services from outside agencies. The purpose of this fact sheet is to clarify the various external reporting methods that the standards … | PREA | |
The Very Basics about Sexual Abuse in Detention | This tool, created by Just Detention International, offers a primer on the statistics and nature of sexual abuse in correctional facilities. | PREA | |
Standard Response Letter for Rape Crisis Centers | Many incarcerated persons will reach out to your rape crisis center through mail. This resource serves as a template for a first-time response to the incarcerated person. | PREA | |
¿Qué es la Defensa de Víctimas? Información para víctimas encarceladas del abuso sexual (Spanish Incarcerated Persons Brochure) | Many incarcerated persons are not aware that confidential victim services are available to them if they are victims of sexual abuse. This brochure has been created to explain the resources available for an incarcerated survivor, and what services an advocate can and cannot provide. Placing this brochure throughout your local … | PREA | |
Shedding Light on the System – A Corrections Primer for Victim Advocates | The PREA standards provide an unprecedented opportunity for advocacy programs to begin working with survivors in detention. This resource guide seeks to make it a little easier to do so. In this guide Just Detention International and the Resource Sharing Project provide a brief overview of who the victims and … | PREA | |
Sample MOU Template for Prisons | This template can be used as a starting tool to provide a guideline for how a MOU can be structured with your local prison. | PREA | |
PREA Standards in Focus: 115.51 Incarcerated Persons Reporting | To ensure that incarcerated persons and staff can report sexual abuse – regardless of who the perpetrator is and regardless of what other dangers they may face for doing so – by providing them with multiple avenues to report, including an avenue outside the facility, so that even if the … | PREA | |
PREA Standards in Focus: 115.21 Evidence Protocol and Forensic Medical Examinations | By tailoring community best practices in sexual assault response to a correctional setting, this standard ensures that agencies are responding to sexual abuse of incarcerated persons in a coordinated, victim-centered manner that minimizes trauma for the victim and maximizes the potential for holding the responsible part accountable. | Medical Advocacy, PREA | |
What is Victim Advocacy? Information for Incarcerated Victims of Sexual Abuse – Incarcerated Persons Brochure | Many incarcerated persons are not aware that confidential victim services are available to them if they are victims of sexual abuse. This brochure has been created to explain the resources available for an incarcerated survivor, and what services an advocate can and cannot provide. Placing this brochure throughout your local … | PREA | |
Tips for Responding to Calls, Letters, and Emails from Incarcerated Survivors | Generally speaking, in providing services to incarcerated survivors you will follow the same basic principles as when you provide such services to survivors in the community. And yet, working with prisoners is sometimes challenging; men and women in detention lack privacy, have limited access to phones, and may seek help … | PREA | |
Eliminating Bars as Barriers: A Tip Sheet for Delivering Confidential Victim Services to Confined Survivors of Sexual Assault, Domestic and Dating Violence, and Stalking | Survivors of sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and stalking who are incarcerated or detained need access to confidential victim services as much as other survivors. Victim service providers who work with these confined survivors, however, may face significant challenges to providing confidential assistance. Here are some tips to help … | PREA | |
Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault PREA Toolkit | This guide is designed to help community-based sexual assault advocates build collaborative working relationships with detention center, community corrections, and prison staff to provide best care practices for sexual assault prevention and response. For a victim / survivors who is incarcerated, access to a community-based sexual assault advocate can help … | PREA | |
Hope Behind Bars: An Advocate’s Guide to Helping Survivors of Sexual Abuse in Detention | This manual aims to help rape crisis advocates and other victim service providers to support survivors of sexual abuse in detention. | PREA | |
The North Carolina Approach – Creating and Navigating New Relationships to Better Serve Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual Assault | Guidance for Rape Crisis Centers in Assisting Local Jails in Approaching PREA Compliance through Building Relationships and Developing Coordinated Responses to Sexual Abuse in Confinement | This manual aims to assist rape crisis centers in aiding jail administrators and its employees to better serve victims of sexual assault in their local facilities. This manual should be used in conjunction with Implementing The Prison Rape Elimination Act: A Toolkit for Jails, a publication sponsored by the National … | PREA | |