Get Carded 2005

On Wednesday, September 21st, RAINN, local rape crisis centers and thousands of volunteers across the US will host Get Carded 2005, a program to educate college students about sexual assault. Volunteers will distribute wallet cards and information about the National Sexual Assault Hotline to 1 million college students on more than 1200 college campuses in 50 states and the District of Columbia. In 2004, more than 5,000 Get Carded volunteers distributed more than 1 million pieces of information to students on more than 750 campuses in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The Get Carded program helps get critical information into the hands of people who need it most. People age 16-24 are three-times more at risk of being sexually assaulted than any other group. Young women and men are eager to know how they can protect themselves and help prevent rape. And, we want to be sure they know that free, confidential counseling is available locally through the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800.656.HOPE.

Anyone can get involved in the Get Carded program. More than 5,000 volunteers participated in Get Carded 2004. They represented local rape crisis centers, fraternities and sororities, campus police and security offices, and student health centers, as well as countless other groups.

All materials are provided by RAINN and will be shipped to participating organizations at no cost. Organizations and individuals interested in being a part of the Get Carded program can use the order form below or contact Kelley Bevis of RAINN at 202.544.3075 or by :email.

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National Study of Rape Crisis Centers and Public Policy
Rose Corrigan, Professor of government at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York is currently conducting a national study of rape crisis centers and public policy and is asking rape crisis staff across the country to complete an online survey examining the role of rape crisis centers and rape care advocates in shaping legal change.

Her research examines sexual assault and law reform, drawing both on studies of violence against women and also on her ten years of experience as a service provider with victims of sexual and domestic violence. Ultimately, she hopes that this research will help better explain how and when advocates can have a powerful, effective voice in making positive changes for survivors of sexual violence.

There are :two surveys available. One is specifically for agency directors that focuses on aspects such as funding, programs, etc. and the other is for anyone who works in a program that provides services to rape victims that examines personal beliefs, actions and attitudes.

For more information, please contact Rose directly through :email

Take Back the Night and Speakout Web-Based Survey
Margaret (Peggy) Whilde is a Counseling Psychology doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin. She is conducting research on the role of political engagement in the recovery process for individuals who identify as sexual assault and sexual abuse survivors. She is particularly interested in how participation in take back the night speakouts affects women's physical and psychological health. She is developing a project that would track well-being in the weeks and months following speakout participation in order to demonstrate the effects, specifically, of socially engaged speech about these traumatic experiences.

In order to do this, however, she needs to be able to document where the events take place, who attends them, and who speaks. Any help you can provide her would be appreciated. To make this process simpler, she’s developed a web based survey to collect responses. If you are interested in participating, please complete this survey no later than September 30, 2005.

Toward a Community Solution: Address the Underlying Contributors of Violence Against Women
Web Conference Presenters: Larry Cohen and Rachel Davis of Prevention Institute
September 7th, noon-1:30pm
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Part of the series of free, on-line conferences to explore efforts to end violence against women before it happens. Prevention experts will present on a range of topics to build the capacity of local, state, territorial, national and tribal agencies and organizations to develop, implement and evaluate effective violence against women initiatives.

Exploring the Possibilty of Abuse When Marks are Not Visible
Conference Call Facilitators: Toby Myers, EdD, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, and Joan Zorza, Esq.
September 8th, 10-11am

Mental health professionals and advocates working to treat and prevent family violence are invited to participate in this facilitated conference call. Please register by calling meredith soffrin at 800.343.2823.

Juvenile Sex Offender Research Bibliography: A Comprehensive Bibliography of Scholarly Research and Literature Relating to Juvenile Sex Offenders from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (May 1999) is a compilation of literature on male and female juvenile sex offenders and resources on general child development. :research

Prison Rape and Sexual Coercion Behind Bars is Volume 7, Issue 3 of the Research and Advocacy Digest from the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (May 2004). This issue provides an overview of some of the research that exists on the topic of prisoner rape. :publication

Sexual Violence Reported by Correctional Authorities, 2004 by Allen J. Beck, Ph.D. and Timothy A. Hughes of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (July 2005) includes the results of a "first-ever national survey of administrative records on sexual violence in adult and juvenile correctional facilities. Although data are limited to incidents reported to correctional authorities during 2004, the survey provides an understanding of how administrators respond to sexual violence. The survey also collects basic counts of substantiated incidents, characteristics of victims and perpetrators, and sanctions imposed." :publication

utah sexual violence council
department of health
288 north 1460 west, rm 125
salt lake city, utah
september 28th, 12pm-2pm
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assisting utah women with disabilities who are victims of violence: a workshop for disabilities, sexual assault and domestic violence personnel
september 13th-14th
brigham city, utah
free training
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sexual assault nurse examiner training
salt lake city, utah
october 3rd-7th
tuition: $225
ceu's: 40 hours
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the faces of sexuality and violence: 2nd annual conference on sexual violence in utah
December 7th-9th
salt lake city, utah
:information and registration
:call for presenters

canyon creek women's crisis center
cedar city, utah
september 22nd-24th, 8am-5pm, 27th and 29th, 1-5pm, october 1st, 8am-5pm
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rape recovery center
salt lake city, utah
september 27th and 29th, 5:30-9:30pm, october 1st and 8th, 9am-6pm, october 11th and 13th, 5:30-9:30pm, october 15th, 9am-6pm
: this is a no-cost training limited to racial and ethnic minorities.
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gentleironhawk shelter
blanding, utah
october 3rd-7th, 8am-5pm
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vernal victim advocacy program
vernal, utah
october 20th, 21st, 24th-26th, 8am-5pm
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rape recovery center
salt lake city, utah
january 27th and 29th, 5:30-9:30pm, october 1st and 8th, 9am-6pm, october 11th and 13th, 5:30-9:30pm, october 15th, 9am-6pm
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ucasa trainings meet the continuing education requirements for social work.

national tribal summit on stalking
salt lake city, utah
september 19th-21th
free training
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national conference on sexual violence prevention and intervention
pittsburgh, pennsylvania
september 28th-30th
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SWAVO victim advocates quarterly training
cedar city, utah
september 29th
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18th annual conference on child abuse and family violence
salt lake city, utah
october 3rd-5th
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