 | The Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc. (KASAP) is the statewide coalition of the 13 rape crisis centers in the Commonwealth. The mission of KASAP is to speak with a unified voice against sexual victimization. In support of this mission KASAP provides technical assistance, facilitates collaboration, promotes public awareness, and develops, promotes, and monitors public policy. | Find the nearest
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Download the Spring 2009 Newsletter:
Responding to Sexual Violence: A Guide for Professionals in the Commonwealth
available from KASAP now!
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The 11th Ending Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Conference is accepting proposals until May 30, 2009. Click here for form. The conference focus areas for this year are: trafficking, disabilities, prevention, cognitive therapy for sexual assault survivors or witnesses of violence who are children, advanced skill building in clinical areas, social justice/oppression, advocacy. Although these are focus areas, the Committee will entertain proposals on other topics as well. Proposals are to be returned to Eileen Recktenwald at erecktenwald@kasap.org by close of business May 30, 2009.
Sexual Assault Response Team Survey
The Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault SART Advisory Committee is interested in what you think about how well Kentucky responds to the needs of sexual assault victims in a medical setting. The survey asks questions about service and resources in your area and your ideas for improvement.
The survey will take only 5-10 minutes of your time. Please access the survey via the link below and encourage your colleagues to do so as well.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault programs at 502-226-2704.
Listen to public services announcements about rape in Kentucky.
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2009 National Victim Assistance Academy
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is pleased to present the National Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA), one of the most important training events available to victim service providers!
When: August 2-7, 2009
Where: The Seelbach Hilton Hotel, 500 Fourth Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. This historic hotel is located in the city’s vibrant Fourth Street Live! entertainment district and is just 7 miles from the Louisville International Airport.
Fees. Academy fees are $500 and include classroom materials, certificate of completion, and all meals and snacks. See if you are eligible for a Professional Development Scholarship at https://www.ovcttac.gov/taResources/PDCriteria.cfm.
For detailed information on the NVAA course, visit the OVC TTAC Web site at https://www.ovcttac.gov/nvaa/
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SANE/SART Trainings
April 6-10, 2009 Northern Kentucky - REGISTRATION CLOSED - FULL
May 11-15, 2009, Corbin
August 17-21, 2009, Paducah
August 31 - Sept. 4, 2009, Hazard
November 16 - 20, 2009, Louisville
REGISTRATION SPACE IS LIMITED. REGISTER EARLY
click here for registration information
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 CLICK HERE to access this online resource for advocates working to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violence in the lives of women and their children. Click here for their latest newsletter in pdf format
The American College Health Association (ACHA) developed the Shifting the Paradigm: Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence toolkit to provide facts, ideas, strategies, conversation starters, and resources to everyone on campus who cares about the prevention of sexual violence. While there is a rich volume of tools, knowledge, and resources for intervention after sexual violence, the emphasis of this toolkit is to encourage prevention activities that take place before sexual violence has occurred and which create social change and shift the norms regarding sexual violence.
The toolkit was developed as a part of ACHA's Cooperative Agreement with CDC's Division of Violence Prevention. To learn more about the project, you can visit www.acha.org/projects_programs/grant_sv.cfm. The toolkit can be downloaded as a .pdf document at http://www.acha.org/SexualViolence/.
Sexual Violence and Poverty - PCAR is pleased to announce a new resource for advocates, Poverty and Sexual Violence: Building Prevention and Intervention Responses (attached). This guide is intended to support the economic advocacy efforts of rape crisis centers at all levels of the organization.
A Place to Start: A Resource Kit for Preventing Sexual ViolenceA very comprehensive collection of prevention materials published by the Minnesota Department of Health (available in print and electronically)
COPS Office and National Center for Victims of Crime release Teen Action Toolkit .
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing (COPS Office) and the National Center for Victims of Crime have released the Teen Action Toolkit: Building a Youth-led Response to Teen Victimization . The toolkit is a resource for educators, law enforcement personnel, outreach workers, victim service providers, youth workers, teens, and others who might be interested in starting a youth-led effort to improve local policies, outreach, and services for adolescent crime victims. It includes handouts and exercises that can be used in working with teens.
Download the toolkit at www.ncvc.org/tvp .
The Advocate's QuarterlyClick here to
download newest edition of The Advocate's Quarterly, the newsletter of
the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice. The issue features: 1)
"Beyond the Criminal Justice System: An Introduction to Transforming
our Nation's Legal Response to Rape", 2) "Contending with Privacy
Violations and Retraumatization: A Sexual Assault Survivor's Story ;
3)Case Law Updates
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