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What Does Personal Identifying Information Mean in a Small Town?

By Katelyn Page   Personal Identifying Information (PII) refers to any details that can be used to identify an individual. In most contexts, PII is…

The Weight of Witness: Reflections of a SART Coordinator

By Katelyn Page   Being a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) coordinator is a role that carries immense responsibility and emotional weight. It’s a position…

Community Buy-in for Your SART Team

By Amy Beckius Johnson and Katelyn Page   Sexual violence is often a difficult and uncomfortable topic for communities to discuss. Raising awareness and garnering…

The Heart of the Matter: Why we advocate for better systems responses

By Amy Beckius Johnson   Hello, my name is Amy Beckius Johnson, and I am one of the rural projects coordinators for the SART Technical…

How to Lead in a Room of Leaders

By Amy Beckius Johnson and Katelyn Page   In any high-functioning, multi-disciplinary team such as a SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) the room is often…

Welcome Back to the Rural Realities Blog

By Katelyn Page   Welcome back to the Rural Realities Blog, I am excited to introduce myself. I am one of the new Rural SART…

Breaking Barriers with Language Access: Strengthening SART Services

By Madeline Gonser Welcome to the Rural Realities Blog! This post focuses on the importance of language access in ensuring that all victims/survivors, including those…

Engaging Tribes as SART Members

By Nigel Perrote Introduction For this month’s Rural Blog, SVJI wanted to take some time to focus on the intersection of Rural Communities and Tribal…

Thank You!

By Fatima Jayoma Welcome to the Rural Realities Blog! We wanted to express our gratitude to everyone who joined us for the Rural Sexual…

Collaborating with Colleges: Part 2

By Aubrey Sampson Welcome to the Rural Realities Blog! Last week, we highlighted key points that teams should be aware of when collaborating with colleges…