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Why Should Our SART Do Case File Review?

Guest Blog By Jolene Engelking (SVJI Staff Member) While many Sexual Assault Response Teams (SART) want to do case file review, sometimes the purpose gets…

Weigh-In Wednesday: Case File Review

For July, we are going to spend our month talking about Case File Review! I’m even more excited, because this month will feature blog content…

Developing Motivation When Rebuilding a Team

A lot of communities will have a Sexual Assault Response Team that meets for a while, may accomplish some good work, and then, the team…

Resource Spotlight: Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence

The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence is a resource treasure trove for your teams and service providers! They offer statistics and information about sexual violence against…

SART Foundations: Building Motivation

Human motivation is a funny thing. We get really excited about new projects or ideas and stick with them for a short period of time.

Weigh In Wednesday: What Motivates Your Team To Do Good Work?

I spend a lot of time with a lot of people, trying to figure out how to make their Sexual Assault Response Teams (SART) a…

Re-Engaging the Team

Many of the technical assistance questions SVJI gets have a theme about getting a team back on track. There are always so many reasons why a…

Resource Spotlight: Are We Ready?

When thinking about Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) engagement, we always need to think about how we ensure that folks are prepared to engage in…

SART Foundations: Engaging the Different Levels

When I first started as a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) coordinator, I thought I was only trying to engage individual people—working to get their…

How to Use Victims/Survivors Voices in Meaningful Ways

Guest Post by SVJI Intern: Nikki Hanto Last week we looked at strategies to effectively incorporate victims’/survivors’ voices on a Sexual Assault Response Team. We…