Tools & Resources
Featured Tools & Resources
Advocate’s Guide to Talking to Parents/Guardians About Healthy Relationships and Sexual Violence Prevention for Children and Youth
Learning healthy relationship skills is a vital part of sexual violence prevention and sex education, all of which are most impactful when taught together. Parents/guardians…
Healthy Relationships Activity Book
Stopping sexual violence and other forms of harm can feel like a complicated and overwhelming task. Education is an important form of sexual violence prevention.
What Can We Talk About? Common Rules & Regulations
It is important for all members of a sexual assault response team (SART) to understand one another’s different professional and ethical obligations before the team…
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Navigating Repressive Legislation: Considerations for SART Teams
This resource is aimed to assist Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs) in navigating current and upcoming repressive legislation to ensure continued support and services for…
Creating a Trauma-Informed and Victim/ Survivor-Centered SART Response
Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs) are community-based multidisciplinary teams that work to create long-term improvements to local systems of response to sexual violence. SARTs enable…
Supporting Victims/Survivors with Access to Technology
Lack of access to technology prevents victims/survivors from being able to access lifesaving virtual services and other resources they may need. This resource provides some…
SAAM 2024 Partner Program Social Media Toolkit
Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024 is almost here! SAAM can be a big lift due to increased attention around sexual violence. This simple social media…
2023 Minnesota Advocacy Survey Report
This report shares salary and benefits data of Minnesota victim advocacy programs.
MNCASA 2024 Legislative Agenda
MNCASA’s 2024 legislative priorities.
I Am Somebody’s Somebody: Minnesota Sexual Assault Response Team Roundtable Report
The Sexual Violence Justice Institute (SVJI) at The Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA) hosted roundtables to learn more from sexual violence victims/survivors in Minnesota…
Developing an Effective Onboarding Process: Promising Practices for Onboarding New Sexual Assault Response Team Members
So you have a new Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) member? Congratulations! Developing an efficient onboarding process for new members of your sexual assault response…
Succession Planning: Promising Practices for Sexual Assault Response Team Coordinators
Have you ever come into a new job role or maybe brought on in the middle of a project, only to discover there is no…
Using A Ten- Factor Framework for Sexual Assault Response Team Effectiveness When Supporting LGBTQIA+ Victims/Survivors
Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs) can play an important role in supporting victims/survivors and their communities in many different ways. The Sexual Violence Justice Institute…
Minnesota Sexual Consent Law
This factsheet outlines common questions and key aspects of Minnesota’s sexual consent laws.
Community Resource Mapping for SARTs
Community resource mapping is an activity that can help sexual assault response teams (SARTs) identify and organize available resources for victims/survivors of sexual violence in…