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Models of Prevention
Primary Prevention Primary prevention means stopping sexual violence before it occurs, including before someone is harmed and/or causes harm. Primary prevention requires comprehensive and intersectional strategies that address an array of factors and root causes of sexual violence. Secondary & Tertiary Prevention We know that sexual violence happens at alarming… Read More
Safe Harbor Protocol Teams
Since 2018, Safe Harbor Protocol Teams across the state of Minnesota have developed comprehensive protocols, responses, and services for sexually exploited youth within their communities. The purpose of Safe Harbor Protocol Teams, in tandem with the statewide model of the Safe Harbor Protocol Guidelines, are to develop a collaborative and… Read More
What is Prevention?
Preventing sexual violence can sound very abstract and overwhelming. You may ask yourself: “How am I supposed to stop sexual violence from happening?” It is important to know that you are not alone in this and that MNCASA’s prevention team is here to help. If you have questions, please contact… Read More
Fatima Jayoma
Fatima Jayoma (she/her) joined the Sexual Violence Justice Institute at the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault in May 2020. As a Rural Project Coordinator, Fatima provides training and technical assistance to rural communities and state and territorial coalitions on systems responses and community collaboration approaches to responding to sexual violence. Read More
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 information during their evaluation and assessment. If you haven’t already, check out this blog series on assessment (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3). The… Read More
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 to SVJI @MNCASA staff members, other TA (technical assistance) providers and SART Coordinators were able to join us at the National Institute. Here are three more… Read More
SVJI Staff: Meet Fatima!
Happy Wednesday! I’ve been working on the Rural Realities Blogs since I arrived at MNCASA a year ago, but I haven’t taken the opportunity to introduce myself until now. My name is Fatima Jayoma (she/her/hers). I am one of your technical assistance providers at the Sexual Violence Justice Institute at… Read More
The Response for Minor Victims/Survivors of Sex Trafficking
Guest Blog by Sarah Florman | Trafficking Policy Coordinator at SVJI @MNCASA Why do communities need to have a response in place specifically for sex trafficking? The response to sex trafficking, particularly for victims/survivors who are minors, differs from the response to other types of sexual violence in a few… Read More
SARTs and Prevention: Spectrum of Prevention and Systems-Change
In our April webinar, we talked about how teams need to have a shared understanding of prevention. As with many other terms (like success and trauma-informed), prevention is a term that has many definitions and much confusion happens when people think they are talking about the same thing but really aren’t. Read More
Corrections and SARTs: Relationship Building
SARTs can have a range of relationships with the correctional facilities in their service area. There are multiple ways SARTs and correctional facilities can have robust relationships. Corrections may be a member of the team, or corrections can work closely with the team, regularly engaging in conversations with SART members… Read More