Sexual Assault/Violence Resources
WEB RESOURCES:
Understanding domestic abuse, sexual violence, and substance use:
https://www.drugrehab.com/guides/domestic-abuse/
The Recovery Village Columbus:
https://www.columbusrecoverycenter.com/blog/substance-abuse-domestic-violence-volatile-mix-ohio/
Black Women’s Blueprint:
https://www.blackwomensblueprint.org
RAINN:
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.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center:
How to listen when someone you know discloses sexual harassment or assault:
INCITE:
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
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
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):
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
Sept. 21
Est. audience 25,617,333
This article – originally reported by The Associated Press -- has appeared in at least 250 news outlets.
VOX: What’s wrong with the “just a teen” Kavanaugh defense, according to a psychologist