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Developing and Sustaining Meaningful Partnerships
By Fatima Jayoma Welcome to the Rural Realities Blog! This blog is about meaningful collaboration with community partners. Sexual assault response teams (SARTs) build relationships…
Commentary on Groundbreaking MN Courts of Appeals Ruling On Emergency Contraception and Sex Discrimination
Last week, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that a pharmacist refusing to provide emergency contraception committed illegal sex discrimination. This groundbreaking ruling is the…
Conference Announcement: Rural Sexual Violence Response National Conference
By Miranda Gonzalez Paul We have some exciting news! The Rural Sexual Violence Response National Conference is returning in June of 2024! This conference…
Resource Highlight: Onboarding and Success Planning
By Heather Blanton and Madeline Gonser Welcome to the Rural Realities Blog! This blog will be highlighting the new resources, Developing an Effective Onboarding…
Goal Planning
by Miranda Gonzalez Paul Welcome to the Rural Realities Blog! This blog will discuss goal planning for teams. As we approach the end of the…
Facilitating SART Meetings
By Fatima Jayoma Welcome to the Rural Realities Blog! This month’s blog centers around the topic of facilitation. Facilitating a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)…
Resource Highlight: I Am Somebody’s Somebody: Minnesota Sexual Assault Response Team Roundtable Report
By Alana Schoenborn Hello everyone! Welcome to the Rural Realities blog! In this blog, we will be highlighting a new resource developed under the…
SVJI Resource Highlight: Best Practices for Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs) Supporting LGBTQIA+ Victims/Survivors
By Fatima Jayoma Welcome to the Rural Realities Blog! In today’s blog, we will be highlighting two new resources, Best Practices for SARTs Supporting…
SVJI Resource Highlight: New and Updated Case File Review Materials
By Miranda Gonzalez Hello everyone! Welcome to the Rural Realities blog! In this blog, we will be highlighting one of our recently revised workbooks,…
SVJI Resource Highlight: Community Resource Mapping
By Fatima Jayoma Hi everyone! The Rural Realities Blog is back. In today’s blog, we will be highlighting the new Community Resource Mapping Guide.