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Sexual Violence: Policy & Systems Advocacy

This area provides information and tools to assist individuals and their collective(s) working to end sexual violence through public policy and systems change. Public policy includes federal, state, and local laws that impact victims and survivors of sexual violence and address prevention strategies, the configuration and operation of agencies and systems that respond to and prevent sexual violence, policies and protocols, and funding for the provision of services to victims and survivors. Systems advocacy is the tool that advocates and other professionals use to ensure the rights and needs of victims of sexual violence as they negotiate systems on their journey toward healing and also to ensure that systems are working to address the prevention of sexual violence.

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2010
This video reviews the findings of a report from CDC which proposed a new framework for improving overall health by prevention hardships in childhood.
Authors: Center on the Developing Child
2004
This online course describes these 'hidden problems' and identifies risk factors, screening and assessment tools, prevention and intervention strategies, tools for clients, and legal issues.
Authors: Prevention Pathways
2000
Teaching scenarios used in this self-paced online course are designed for use in groups and classes of all kinds.
Authors: "Woman's Justice Center"
This online program is a basic victim advocacy training offering victim services providers and allied professionals the opportunity to acquire the basic skills and knowledge they need to better assist victims of crime.
Authors: Cicatelli Associates Inc. with the National Center for Victims of Crime and Safe Horizon, Inc.