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Accessing Information from ALL survivors
Now that we have gone through the role of victims/survivors, and how to best support them as they provide valuable feedback and suggestions to your…
Resource Spotlight: Victim Centered Definitions and Guides
Sometimes, when we are trying to explain what it means to be victim centered it can help to turn to outside sources for more information. While you…
The Role of Victims/Survivors on Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs)
Guest Post by SVJI Intern: Nikki Hanto Many Sexual Assault Response Teams are beginning to talk about how to best include victim/survivor voices in the…
Addressing the Full Spectrum of Sexual Violence in SARTs
You’re probably looking at that title and thinking, “Whoa, Ganz. What’s this full spectrum concept?” Or you might be thinking of a line that looks like this:…
Resource Spotlight: Resource Sharing Project (RSP)
When talking about focusing on sexual violence and working together as a team to address sexual violence, the Resource Sharing Project has some great guides for…
SART Foundations and SAAM: Sexual Violence Happens Here
Growing up, my friends and I didn’t have any formal education about understanding or preventing sexual and domestic violence. Even though violence happened, no one…
Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the SART
It’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) once again! This is the month where a lot of folks engage in outreach and education events. Most of…
Team Formations: SART Advisory Councils
To end our month on team formations, I’m going to close out with the Advisory Council component that some teams use to meet needs that…
Resource Spotlight: Victim Rights Law Center
I decided to bring back a post on a great resource for teams and service providers. This month’s resource spotlight is for the Victim Rights…
Sexual Assault Response Team Formations: Subcommittees
Last week, we looked at the traditional, full team SART, where all members met during team meeting times. This week we are going to look…