Serving Survivors During SAAM 2025 and Beyond
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), we come together to take action. We want to focus on prevention, learning, and supporting survivors of sexual violence and harassment, particularly those most vulnerable in our communities.
From preventing and responding to abuse in later life to treating sexual traumas experienced by transgender uniformed members, this month’s compilation includes webinars, articles, and more to consider about preventing sexual violence and supporting survivors. As always, please don’t hesitate to contact us if you’re looking for more!
Together We Act, United We Change: SAAM 2025
April 2025
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
The theme “Together We Act, United We Change” highlights the importance of working together to address and prevent sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. Learn more about SAAM 2025, access resources, and more.
Access the SAAM 2025 webpage and podcast
Treating Sexual Traumas Experienced by Transgender Uniformed Members During and After Their Service
January 2025
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
This two-part interview discusses the need for health equity for transgender survivors of sexual assault in the military. They discuss challenges unique to those in the military, challenges unique to transgender survivors, and how those challenges often overlap. They talk about how advocates can better support and advocate for transgender survivors in the military and give advice for military and civilian sexual assault service centers.
Breaking Barriers: Working with African American Sexual Assault Survivors
July 2024
SASHA Center and MiVAN
This training teaches advocates more about the experiences of African American sexual assault survivors, helps identify barriers to help seeking and engagement experienced by African American survivors, and explores strategies for addressing those barriers.
Take this training here – You must be a MiVAN member to access this training
Sexual Violence and Suicide Risk among LGBTQ+ Young People
March 2024
Trevor Project
This understandable research brief highlights findings that LGBTQ+ young people report higher rates of sexual violence than the general population. Nearly two in five LGBTQ+ young people (39%) reported that they had ever been forced to do “sexual things” that they did not want to do. These experiences are correlated with higher suicide risk.
A Health Equity Approach to Preventing Sexual Violence
August 2021
National Sexual Violence Resource Center, PreventConnect, Prevention Institute
A health equity approach to preventing sexual violence means that we need to both understand and address the factors that contribute to violence and safety and factors that expose some communities — especially communities that have been historically oppressed — to higher rates of sexual violence.
Safety Planning and Risk Assessment: Building Trans Survivor Skills
October 2024
FORGE
In this workshop, we’ll look at tools for assessing risk in different situations, how to ask for support from others, and what might be included in a safety plan. Safety planning can be a useful process to think ahead about ways to increase safety and decrease risks.
View this webinar in English and in Spanish
Getting It Right: Medical and Law Enforcement Responses to Trans Patients/Survivors
September 2024
Ending Violence Against Women International
This webinar reviews trauma-informed ways to respond to trans patients/survivors in a compassionate, effective way, at every step as a medical provider conducting SAMFEs and law enforcement official.
View this webinar – account login required and is free 3/28/25
Preventing and responding to domestic and sexual violence in later life
October 2023
VAWnet
This collection brings together selected materials from many different organizations related to preventing and responding to elder abuse and abuse in later life. By focusing specifically on domestic and sexual violence (DV/SV) in later life, these resource materials highlight the complexities of older adults’ DV/SV experiences and emphasize collaborative and multi-pronged approaches to addressing DV/SV in later life.
Criminalized Survivors: Today’s Abuse to Prison Pipeline for Girls
Updated April 2023
Center on Gender Justice and Opportunity through Georgetown Law
This report, updated from the 2015 original, examines the abuse to prison pipeline as it stands today. It offers case examples, discusses the ways in which girls of color are uniquely targeted, a look at relevant legislation, and offers needed recommendations for change.
Risk and Protective Factors Overview
March 2023
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
This chart maps out risk and protective factors and social determinants of health along various points in the social ecological model. Understanding these factors and determinants at the societal, community, and individual/relationship levels can increase the effectiveness of sexual violence prevention efforts.
Looking for more resources on preventing sexual assault and supporting survivors?
Looking for more resources on child abuse and neglect?
Check out last year’s resources on supporting survivors of sexual assault: Sexual Assault Prevention, Support, and Healing