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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…

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: Using A Ten-Factor Framework for Sexual Assault Response Team Effectiveness When Supporting LGBTQIA+ Victims/Survivors

Welcome to the Rural Realities Blog! This blog, will be highlighting the new resource, Using A Ten-Factor Framework for Sexual Assault Response Team Effectiveness…

Diversity in Sexual Assault Response Teams

By Fatima Jayoma Welcome to the Rural Realities Blog! This blog centers around the theme of team diversity. Team diversity is one of the internal…

Rejuvenating Sexual Assault Response Teams

By Miranda Gonzalez Happy Wednesday everyone! This blog will be talking about rejuvenating tired sexual assault response teams (SARTs). Sometimes, coordinators may experience challenges in…

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…