NAESV and Know Your IX conducted an internet survey in March 2015. Almost 90% of survivors responded “yes,” they should retain the choice whether and to whom to report. When asked their concerns if reporting to police were mandatory, 79% said, “this could have a chilling
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VAWA 2013 Sexual Assault Housing Protections
VAWA 2013 includes historic public housing protections for victims of sexual assault. Building on housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in VAWA 2005, VAWA 2013 added new protections and specifically adds victims of sexual assault and “affiliated individuals to the victim” as protected groups. These
Victims’ Rights Following Pregnancy as a Result of Rape
Every area of a victim’s life is affected by sexual violence whether it is a child sexually abused by a family member, a teenager coerced into sex by an older man, a college student drugged and assaulted at a party, or an adult raped by a stranger or by her
Position on Universal Access to Anti-HIV Medication
Position on Universal Access to Anti-HIV Medication
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
International Association of Forensic Nurses
National Alliance to End Sexual Violence
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Problem Statement
The connection between forced or unwanted sex and HIV transmission is well documented in the literature (Campbell, Lucea,
Gun Safety and Sex Offenders
Federal law prohibits persons convicted of a felony, including sex offenders, from either possessing or purchasing guns.
Yet sex offenders can still purchase a gun from unlicensed, private sellers by attending a gun show, or even with the simple click of a mouse on an online site.
SEX OFFENDERS, GUNS,
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act
The National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV), the undersigned state sexual assault coalitions, and the undersigned members of the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence (NTF) are pleased to support the “Rape Survivors Child Custody Act.” NAESV is the
Major Changes in VAWA Related to Sexual Assault
On February 12, 2013, the United States Senate passed S. 47, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). On February 28th, the House followed suit and also passed S. 47. On March 7th, President Obama signed S. 47 into law. Here are the major provisions in VAWA that
National Crisis, Federal Response
Rape crisis centers provide the frontline response to rape and sexual abuse in their communities advocating for victims, spreading awareness and prevention messages, and coordinating with criminal justice and other professionals who respond to these crimes.
But tight economic times have stretched resources for police and nonprofits alike. Nationally, at
Costs, Consequences and Solutions
The best available research tells us that crime victimization costs the United States $450 billion annually (National Institute of Justice, 1996). Rape is the most costly of all crimes to its victims, with total estimated costs at $127 billion a year (excluding the cost of child sexual abuse). In 2008,
Federal Funding
Entrenched victim blaming attitudes continue to make it challenging for victims to come forward. Preventing it requires us to ask disturbing questions of ourselves and each other and challenge the most secret, private, darkest corners. Rape crisis centers provide the frontline response to rape and sexual abuse in their communities