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Key Findings from Sexual Violence Victimization and Associations with Health in a Community Sample of African American Women

The NSVRC is happy to provide access to our latest publication.   Key Findings from Sexual Violence Victimization and Associations with Health in a Community Sample of African American Women   Basile, Smith, Dawnovise, Walters,…
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3 Ways to Take Action for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

    CDC has three activities during Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month to strengthen your efforts to promote safe relationships, teen health, and community well-being. Facebook Forum on Teen Dating Violence Prevention February…
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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

Today, we're thrilled to be releasing the official guide for NO MORE Week. Click here to view the NO MORE Week 2016 action guide >> Everyone can play a role in ending domestic violence and sexual…
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January is Stalking Awareness Month!

January is National Stalking Awareness Month, a time to focus on a crime that affect- ed 7.5 million victims in one year. The theme—“Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It.”—challenges the nation to fight this…
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University of MS Has New Title IX Leader to Raise Visibility

Honey Ussery only moved into the Title IX coordinator’s office last week, but she is already planning to increase visibility in an office she said is running smoothly. Ussery, an Oxford native, University of Mississippi…
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Ole Miss Hosts Sexual Violence Awareness Week

Last fall after the White House launched the It’s On Us campaign, universities, on-campus groups, businesses and other organizations signed their pledge to become involved, educated and aware of sexual assault. Rebels Against Sexual Assault…
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Minnesota State Officials Detail Backlog of Rape Kits

More than 170 law enforcement agencies in Minnesota have them: unprocessed rape kits stashed in evidence storage that never went to the lab, some dating to the 1980s. The Duluth Police Department found about 578…
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Visionary Voice Award

April 13, 2015 Jackson, MS - The NSVRC offers the Visionary Voice Award, in conjunction with Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) each April, to recognize the creativity and hard work of individuals around the country who have…
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Safer Campuses. Brighter Futures.

April 2, 2015 Letter from the Executive Director Jackson, MS - SAAM is here! I am so excited about the focus on Safer Campuses and Brighter Futures.  One of MSCASA’s greatest assets is its long standing relationship with colleges and…
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Eliminate Sexual Assault: Know your Part. Do your part.

March 31, 2015 Jackson, MS - To kick-off 2015  Sexual Assault Awareness Month, SAAM, Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault, MSCASA,  joined Major General Augustus L. Collins, The Adjutant General of Mississippi, for the 2015 Mississippi…
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