PREA is the first United States federal law dealing with the sexual abuse/assault of people who are incarcerated. The PREA Resource Bank, which offers a collection of essential PREA resources, research, toolkits, templates, and training, is divided into 7 sections.
Part 6, Key Reports and Research, is a collection of data, research, and reports that are essential reading for both advocates and correctional facility staff.
"Ten Year Trends in Pregnancy-Associated Death in Virginia" is a new report using data from the Virginia Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Surveillance System. The full report can be found here.
A significant proportion of people living in the United States are of Latin@ origin – about 16%, or 50.5 million, as of 2010 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011). But the few existing studies on sexual violence against Latin@s have shown a lack of culturally relevant services for Latin@ survivors to be a substantial need. One in six Latina women report sexual victimization in their lifetime (Cuevas & Sabina, 2010). Latin@s encounter more barriers to seeking services than non-Latin@s, especially if they are immigrants (Ingram, 2007). Latin@s are also less likely to report rape victimization (Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000).
Therefore, the purpose of this needs assessment was to guage the following:
1. Who are the key groups/organizations engaging in and/or supporting sexual violence prevention and intervention in Latin@ and/or Spanish-speaking communities?
2. What are the resource needs of advocates, counselors, and other professionals in the field engaging in sexual violence prevention and intervention in Latin@ and/or Spanish-speaking communities?
3. What is the cultural competency and Spanish-language capacity of programs and organizations to serve Latin@ and/or Spanish-speaking communities?
4. What is the most effective role of the NSVRC in supporting advocates working with Latin@ and/or Spanish-speaking communities?
The "Prevention Activity Book" is a fun and easy-to-use resource to share with community members and prevention program participants. The 11-page activity book has prevention-themed coloring pages, word jumbles, crosswords, and matching definition games. The activity book will introduce prevention terminology, "moving upstream", joyful sexuality, and the social ecological model. Color your own social ecological model! Solve the joyful sexuality word scramble! This resource was developed and designed by the Action Alliance for the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs.
A lighthearted way to explain the necessary ingredients for cooking up successful prevention efforts.