California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) Content Topic Results
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January 2018
Toward Community Health and Justice: Themes and Summaries from the 2017 PreventConnect Web Conference Series
Publisher(s): Representing directions for the field of sexual and domestic violence prevention, this report summarizes the 2017 PreventConnect web conference series that focused on community-level prevention strategies, partnering with other sectors and movements, and how sexual and domestic violence relate to health equity and multiple forms of violence.
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January 2015
Reciprocal Advancement: Building Linkages Between Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):This report explores how the fields of domestic violence and sexual assault are “linked-yet-distinct” and highlights opportunities to partner, collaborate, and better serve survivors.
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April 2013
Yes We Can! Public Benefits for Immigrant Survivors
Publisher(s):National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project (NIWAP), Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), Legal Momentum, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA)
This webinar from the Office on Violence Against Women, NIWAP, Legal Momentum, and CALCASA covers public benefits that are available to immigrant survivors of violence.
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Introduction to Sexual Health
Publisher(s):This lesson introduces the concept of sexual health or healthy sexuality. It explains the concept and presents sexual health promotion (or the promotion of healthy sexuality) as a tool for prevention.
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Breaking Barriers: Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault from Immigrant Communities
Publisher(s):This information packet from the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault discusses various issues related to sexual violence within immigrant communities. It offers general information on migration to the United States, some pertinent issues to the dynamics of sexual assault and immigration issues, various intervention strategies, and effective prevention strategies within immigrant and refugee communities. This packet offers updated legal information, which is crucial to appropriately responding to and meeting the needs of individuals who belong to immigrant and migrant communities.
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January 2010
2009 Selected Findings: Recent Research on Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This brief research compendium provides a summary of scholarly work on sexual violence topics published in 2009.
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August 2008
Engaging Bystanders in Violence against Women Prevention
Publisher(s):This web conference highlighted two promising and well-evaluated bystander intervention programs, Bringing in the Bystander and Mentors in Violence Prevention. The conference discussed the principles behind these programs, and explored advancing community change to promote pro-social bystander actions.
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Report on Research on Rape and Violence
Publisher(s):Topics covered in the 2008 version of the Report include:
Rape/Sexual Assault - General
Rape/Sexual Assault Victimization
Stalking
Sexual Violence In Particular Settings
Violence
Social Issues
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May 2004
Why Prevention? Why Now?
Publisher(s):This article provides an overview of the shifts in our language, perspective, and policies regarding how we view preventing the perpetration of sexual abuse, and argues that we must adopt and invest in a prevention approach whose goal is to, first and foremost, prevent sexual violence before anyone is harmed.
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Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Immigrant and Refugee Communities
Publisher(s):It also addresses the needs of survivors and offers strategies for prevention for immigrant and refugee communities.
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April 2002
Campus Stalking
Publisher(s):Highlights issues and suggests practical options for responding to stalking incidents that occur in college and university campus communities. Includes a review of the history, definitions, and statistics related to stalking, offering useful resources.
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September 2001
Federal Campus Crime Reporting 101
Publisher(s):This is an information packet highlighting history, providing definitions of common terms and answering frequently asked questions regarding the U.S. "Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act" (the Clery Act).