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 | 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
crisis center
near you or call
the 24 hour, free
RAINN hotline at
1-800-656-HOPE |
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NEWLY REVISED IN 2008!
Responding to Sexual Violence: A Guide for Professionals in the Commonwealth
available from KASAP now!
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Purchase Area Center Chosen for Learning Community
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The Purchase Area Sexual Assault and Child Advocacy Center has been invited to particpate in the Integrative Treatment of Complex Trauma Learning Community. They are one of seventeen organizations nation wide to be invited. The Learning Community is hosted by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. This opportunity will provide the clinical staff of the center to join other trauma experts across the United States in assisting Dr. Cheryl Lanktree, Ph.D, and Dr. John Brierre, Ph.D. in gathering information that will be useful in the development of assessment protocols for the treatment of symptoms related to complex trauma.
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Listen to public services announcements about rape in Kentucky.
:15 second version
:30 second version
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SAVE THE DATE:
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Battered Women's Justice Project
August and September 2008
Series of audioconference and other trainings. Check out the topics, schedule and registration materials by clicking here.
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Domestic Violence Across the Life Span
September 24, 2008, 830am - 1230pm
Crestview Hills City Building, $40 registration fee, questions? call 859-491-3335, CEUs available. Click for registration information
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2008 SART Training Schedule
Training for Nurses, Law Enforcement, and Advocates on Building a Sexual Assault Response Team
September 8-12 Louisville
click "read more" to download informational/registration materials
read more...
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NOVA Conference in Louisville in Fall 2008
National Organization for Victim Assistance will hold its Annual North American Victim Assistance Conference at the Galt House in Louisville on September 28 - Oct 2, 2008. Go to http://www.trynova.org for registration information.
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contact KASAP to add
your agency or organization job opportunity
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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
NEW!!!!! New Resource on 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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