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Blog Highlight: Collaborating with Corrections: PREA and Beyond

As with all SART work, improving the response to sexual violence in correctional facilities will be an ongoing process. There are a number of ways…

Blog Highlight: Frequently Asked TA Question: Conflict on Teams

Conflict. Some people love it and some people get very uncomfortable with it. It also happens almost any time you put people in the same…

Blog Highlight: 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…

Gaining Buy-in on the Presence of Trafficking & Exploitation in Minnesota

By Hunter Beckstrom | Prevention and Sexual Exploitation Specialist at SVJI @MNCASA Decades of persistence and progress have brought attention to the prevalence of sexual…

Human Trafficking Awareness Month

By Hunter Beckstrom | Prevention and Sexual Exploitation Specialist at SVJI @MNCASA Each year many SARTs have the opportunity to build awareness and host community…

Addressing Conflict in Teams: Part 4

Miranda Gonzalez | Rural Projects Coordinator at SVJI @MNCASA Happy Wednesday everyone! We have spent the last three weeks discussing conflict. Today we will explore…

Forming Curious Questions: Part 1

Madison Cutler | Minnesota SART Program Coordinator at SVJI @MNCASA This blog series, will explore how to form curious questions that will help teams obtain…

Possible Assessment Questions for SARTs and Systems Change

This week, we would like to share a list of possible assessment questions. Madison Cutler, the Minnesota SART Program Coordinator at SVJI @MNCASA, put together…

National Institute Recap: Part 4

Fatima Jayoma | Rural Projects Coordinator at SVJI @MNCASA Happy Wednesday! If you haven’t already, check out our previous National Institute Recap blog post from last…

National Institute Recap: Part 3

Fatima Jayoma | Rural Projects Coordinator at SVJI @MNCASA Happy Wednesday! We’re back with more recordings from the 2021 National Institute for SART Leaders. In addition…