Sexual Assault/Violence Resources

WEB RESOURCES:

Black Women’s Blueprint:
https://www.blackwomensblueprint.org

RAINN:
http://www.rainn.org/   

https://www.rainn.org/national-resources-sexual-assault-survivors-and-their-loved-ones 

https://www.rainn.org/articles/self-care-after-trauma

Resources for Trans Sexual Assault Survivors:
https://forge-forward.org/anti-violence/for-survivors/guides-for-survivors/

Department of Defense Safe Helpline for Sexual Assault Survivors: 877-995-5247; https://safehelpline.org/telephone

Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence: Women of Color and Sexual Assault
https://endsexualviolencect.org/resources/get-the-facts/woc-stats/ 

CDC, Violence Prevention:
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/prevention.html 

FORGE:
Guides for Survivors. FORGE has published four guides specifically to address the needs of transgender and non-binary individuals who have experienced sexual abuse or assault; loved ones of trans survivors; and facilitators of trans support groups.
http://forge-forward.org/ 

National Sexual Violence Resource Center:
https://www.nsvrc.org/

How to listen when someone you know discloses sexual harassment or assault:
https://psychologybenefits.org/2017/11/22/how-to-listen-when-someone-you-know-discloses-sexual-harassment-or-assault/

INCITE:
https://incite-national.org

Futures without Violence:
https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/the-facts-on-domestic-dating-sexual-violence/

BOOKS:

Bryant-Davis, T. (2011). Surviving Sexual Violence: A Guide to Recovery and Empowerment.
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Sexual-Violence-Recovery-Empowerment/dp/144220639X 

Buchwald, E., Fletcher, P., & Roth, M. (1993). Transforming a Rape Culture. Minneapolis, MN: Milkweed Editions. 

Harris, J. C., & Linder C. (2017). Intersections of Identity and Sexual Violence on Campus: Centering Minoritized Students’ Voices.
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Intersections-Identity-Sexual-Violence-Campus/dp/1620363887  

ARTICLES:

Bosma, A. K., Mulder, E., Pemberton, A., Vingerhoets, A. J. J. M. (2018). Observer reactions to emotional victims of serious crimes: Stereotypes and expectancy violations. Psychology, Crime, & Law, 24, 957-977. doi: 10.1080/1068316X.2018.1467910

Calhoun, L. G., Cann, A., Selby, J. W., & Magee, D. L. (2011, online publication). Victim emotional response: Effects on social reaction to victims of rape. British Journal of Social Psychology. 
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8309.1981.tb00468.x

Rose, M. R., Nadler, J., & Clark, J. (2006). Appropriately upset? Emotion norms and perceptions of crime victims. Law and Human Behavior, 30(2), 203219. doi:10.1007/s10979- 006-9030-3

White, J. W., & Sienkiewicz, H. C. (2018). Victim empowerment, safety, and perpetrator accountability through collaboration: A crisis to transformation Conceptual model. Violence Against Women. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801217743341

http://www.niusileadscape.org/bl/shifting-our-thinking-about-sexual-violence-focus-on-perpetration-by-susan-iverson-edd/

https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2017/11/03/scholars-should-challenge-hidden-assumptions-about-campus-sexual-violence-essay

http://www.niusileadscape.org/bl/shifting-our-thinking-about-sexual-violence-focus-on-perpetration-by-susan-iverson-edd/

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/23/650956623/anita-hill-testimony-the-witness-not-called 

RESEARCH & PREVENTION (middle school and high school):

https://theconversation.com/the-disturbing-connection-between-bullying-and-sexual-harassment-68033

https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/205258

https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/438783

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29500577

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/246830.pdf

http://www.aera.net/Newsroom/Recent-AERA-Research/Sexual-Harassment-and-Sexual-Violence-Experiences-Among-Middle-School-Youth

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/251740.pdf

PREVENTION:

DeGue, S., Valle, L. A., Holt, M., Massetti, G. M., Jatjasko, J. L., & Tharp, A. T. (2014). A systematic review of primary prevention strategies for sexual violence perpetration. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 19(4), 346–362. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AVB.2014.05.004

Koss, M. P., White, J. W., & Lopez, E. C. (2017). Victim voice in reenvisioning responses to sexual and physical violence nationally and internationally. American Psychologist, 72(9), 1019–1030. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000233

http://www.preventconnect.org/2018/02/the-cost-of-sexual-violence-is-high-invest-in-prevention/

https://www.freetobekids.com/blogs/news/yes-you-do-need-to-teach-your-son-not-to-rape-heres-how-1

https://www.childtrends.org/preventing-sexual-violence-starts-teach-boys 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-new-teen-age/201501/teaching-our-sons-not-rape 

POOR RECORD OF PROSECUTING SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES (video lecture with Linda M. Williams, Director, Justice and Gender-Based Violence Research Initiative):

https://www.wcwonline.org/Videos-by-WCW-Scholars-and-Trainers/prosecution-of-sexual-assault-how-far-have-we-come-in-40-years

FROM APA

Statement from APA President Dr. Jessica Henderson-Daniel regarding sexual assault:

https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2018/09/report-sexual-assault.aspx

Some of the coverage that included content from President Henderson Daniel’s statement or from APA’s efforts to connect reporters with member psychologists:

Politico: Grassley seeks more details from Kavanaugh accuser's polygraph
Sept. 26
Est. audience 3,106,205

New York Times: When the News Itself Is a Form of Trauma
Sept. 26
Est. audience 25,617,333

New York Times: They Say Sexual Assault, Kavanaugh Says It Never Happened: Sifting Truth From Memory
Sept. 25
Est. audience 25,617,333

Forbes: The Kavanaugh Hearing Is Not "He Said, She Said." It's "She Remembers What He Did, He Doesn't"
Sept. 25

New York Times: Memory's Frailty May Be Playing Role in Kavanaugh Matter