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The Economic Burden of Rape - a CDC Report

Sexual violence is a significant problem in the United States and prevention is a priority for CDC’s Injury Center. Studying the economic impact of rape helps us better understand the burden of sexual violence. According to the 2011 U.S. National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS), more than 23 million women and nearly 2 million men report experiencing rape at some point in their lives.

A new CDC study, “Lifetime Economic Burden of Rape among United States Adults” estimates the lifetime cost of rape in the U.S. Previous estimates focused on rape-related criminal justice costs—such as cost per sexual assault incident. CDC’s estimate includes more comprehensive information, including the cost per rape incident victims’ long-term mental and physical health outcomes.

Click below to download the report of the study or the summary infographic.

The Gold Standard? Comparing Privacy in HIPAA, VAWA, FVPSA, & VOCA webinar

(as presented by NNEDV and the Safety Net team on 10/18/2016)

HIPAA, VAWA, VOCA, and FVPSA all require protection of identifying information. But are they the same? Which is more protective?  Is there a "gold standard" to follow?  NNEDV's Safety Net team took an indepth look at the similarities and differences between privacy standards set by HIPAA and those required by VAWA, FVPSA, and VOCA, offering expert insight into how to check if programs are actually following appropriate and applicable privacy laws regarding client information and data, as well as clarity about the underlying goals of these federal laws and understand how they differ.

If you were unable to attend this webinar, the recorded version of the webinar is available at https://youtu.be/qCJagGiGiMQ.

Additional materials, handouts, and templates that you can adapt (such a model release forms and MOUs) can be found in their Confidentiality Toolkit at www.techsafety.org/confidentiality.

THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AND SELF-CARE FOR VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS

"Understanding trauma can be complicated.  For victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, trauma can stem from an isolated incident, from repeated incidents over a lifetime, or from a pattern of ongoing violence.  And, this violence and trauma can be compounded by multi-generational and/or historical trauma. Exposure to “cumulative emotional and psychological wounding over the lifespan and across generations, emanating from massive group trauma experiences” such as colonization, war, or genocide, can magnify an already devastating crime. It is important for services providers to remember that because of historical trauma, many survivors of violent crime, such as those from African American, immigrant and American Indian/Alaska Native communities, are forced to confront multiple layers of traumatic experiences as they recover and heal."

Click here for full article.

The Intersections Between Intimate Partner Violence and HIV/AIDS

The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women has compiled a Special Collections series on the Intersections Between Intimate Partner Violence and HIV/AIDS.  The Special Collection series includes terms and definitions, impact on at-risk populations, where to get tested, and the various articles discussing the intersection of intimate partner violence and HIV/AIDS.

 

http://www.vawnet.org/special-collections/DV-HIV.php

The Power of We: 2025 Action Alliance Training Retreat Resources

For attendees of the 2025 Training Retreat - The Power of We - here are some of the resoures shared during the gathering in Natural Bridge, VA

From Caitlin Bradley's keynote:
Information about river safety, which includes info about low head dams: https://jamesriverpark.org/riversafety/
Book recommendation "When No Thing Works" by Norma Wong

From the Supporting Trans Survivors Workshop:
https://forwardtogether.org/
https://www.acluva.org/
https://equalityvirginia.org/
https://forge-forward.org/
Gender Affirming Health Care | Virginia League for Planned Parenthood
https://transequality.org/
https://lambdalegal.org/
https://transgenderlawcenter.org
https://translifeline.org/
https://heshezewe.org/ https://swvalgbtqhistory.org/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Virginia Department of Health Trans Resource and Referral List
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/resources-and-support-transgender-survivors
https://incite-national.org/
https://blacktransmen.org/
https://www.tnlr.org/en/
https://pflag.org/

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