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Urge Your Representatives to VOTE AGAINST the Budget Resolution on May 4th Until There is an Increase in Discretionary Spending Members of the House of Representatives need to hear from you that they must not pass a budget that under funds important VAWA programs which includes services to prevent sexual assault as well as serve victims of sexual assault. The House Budget Resolution is expected to be voted on Thursday, May 4. Let them know that you won't stand for further cuts in domestic spending. If there's not an increase in discretionary spending, VAWA-related programs won't receive full funding! Tell them how your programs are being hurt or how you cannot serve victims in your communities because you need more resources. Representative
Rob Bishop (R-01) :contact If you’re not sure who your Representative is, you can find out at www.house.gov. Your Representatives need to hear from you that the Budget Resolution must include enough funding. If it does not, they must vote against the Budget Resolution. Please Call Your Representative today or tomorrow – use this toll-free number and ask to be connected to your Representative’s office: (800) 459-1887 and provide them with your name and the city and state you live in. Unless the Budget Resolution provides enough funding for all human services programs, VAWA programs will not get funding increases and could even be in jeopardy. The Budget Resolution sets the total amount of funds available for Federal discretionary programs. Later in the year, the Appropriations process divides that funding among the various Appropriations Subcommittees to write their bills, such as the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education bill that provides funding for the RPE program. Therefore, the Budget Resolution determines the amount that the Congressional Appropriations Committee will have available to spend, and is therefore crucial to ensuring that VAWA programs receive sufficient funding this year. The House Leadership is still negotiating with moderate Members of Congress trying to secure sufficient funding for human services programs. Many other advocates are trying to ensure that the House Budget Resolution includes at least as much funding for human services as the Senate Budget Resolution that was passed a few weeks ago.
National Needs Assessment of Sexual Assault Response Teams This report summarizes the information gathered by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) from a survey was developed by the NSVRC with assistance from a National SART Toolkit Advisory Committee and the Office for Victims of Crime. NSVRC contacted over 150 organizations and analyzed their responses. Department of Defense Releases Second Annual Report on its Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program The report provides data on alleged sexual assaults reported to military officials during calendar year (CY) 2005 in which members of the armed forces are victims or offenders. :report
of sexual assaults in 2005 The data indicate that the department has made great progress in establishing a robust and effective sexual assault prevention program. All of the military services implemented aggressive education and training programs designed to build a climate of confidence. Fundamental changes to reporting procedures were also adopted across the department. This integrated program resulted in 2,374 reported allegations of sexual assault involving a service member as either a victim or perpetrator. Previous DoD studies and commissions found that some victims chose to forego support services rather than participate in the investigative process. To address this barrier, the department instituted two methods of reporting: restricted and unrestricted. Unrestricted reporting gives victims support services and initiates the criminal investigation process. There were 2,047 unrestricted reports in CY 2005. Restricted reporting allows members to access care without automatically starting the investigative process. Implemented in June 2005, there were 435 restricted reports. The new restricted reporting option accounted for a 65 percent increase in total reports over CY 2004. In addition to removing barriers, DoD designed this option to provide the time, care and empowerment necessary for some victims to request a criminal investigation of their assault. In 2005, 108 (or 25 percent) of the victims who chose restricted reporting subsequently changed to unrestricted reporting.
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Discussion: Missing and Exploited Children's Issues When Marc Klaas's 12-year-old daughter was kidnaped and murdered in 1993, he became determined to give meaning to her death. In 1994 he founded the nonprofit KlaasKids Foundation, and in 2001 he cofounded BeyondMissing, Inc. BeyondMissing is a nonprofit organization that provides America's law enforcement community with a free and secure web site for the easy creation and distribution of fliers about missing children. Through federal and state legislative efforts, Mr. Klaas also promotes prevention programs for at-risk youth and advocates for stronger sentencing for violent criminals. Mr. Klaas regularly appears on local and national television broadcasts advocating child safety issues. He travels extensively throughout the United States to promote innovative solutions and proven programs that have a positive impact on crime, abuse, and neglect. Mr. Klaas sits on the advisory boards of the Center for the Community Interest; Fight Crime: Invest in Kids; and the National Children's Advocacy Center. He also counsels and advises kidnaping victims and their families. Visit the OVC Web Forum now at http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum to submit questions for Mr. Klaas for the live discussion. Involving
Youth in Violence Prevention: A PREVENT Web Conference Speakers:
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Raskin, MPH Susan
Morrel-Samuels, MA, MPH, and Everett Roberts, MS Pamela
Riley, Ed.D PREVENT is a component of the National Training Initiative for Injury and Violence Prevention. Web
Conference: The 'Why' and 'How' of Local Policy Change: Exploring Applications
for Violence Against Women Prevention Prevention Connection web forums are a series of on-line conferences with prevention experts that explore the efforts to end violence against women before it happens.
Youth Outreach for Victim Assistance Program Sites The National Center for Victims of Crime and the National Crime Prevention Council is seeking at least 20 new Youth Outreach for Victim Assistance (YOVA) sites where teens in partnership with adults reach out to teen victims in their community. the goals of YOVA are to raise awareness about teen victimization and services that can help teen victims of crime, and to provide resources to victim service providers so they can better reach and serve teen victims. To view the application and learn more about YOVA, visit www.ncvc.org/tvp. Applications are due May 15th.
Enter the School Year Strong Contest
There is good reason to send positive messages to young men right at the start of the school year about the role they can play in preventing sexual violence. In the fall, hundreds of new students flood the high school or college campus, looking for ways to fit in, deciding who they want to be in this new environment. They need choices – healthy choices. Men Can Stop Rape's "My Strength Is Not for Hurting" posters have helped inspire young men around the world to make those healthy choices. Now your school can win 300 of the original “My Strength Is Not for Hurting” posters — valued at over $2,000 — to display on your high school or college campus at the start of the 2006-2007 school year. There will be both high school and college winners. The runner-up in each category will receive 100 posters.
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