Foundations of advocacy training manual

This resource offers tools to equip new advocates with core knowledge and skills for supporting survivors of sexual violence. We recognize that there is a wide breadth of information and learning that is critical to strong advocacy programs. Consider this just a start to your agency’s training program! Our hope is that every program builds on the lessons in this manual by offering and requiring regular and ongoing training for all advocates in their programs, consistent with state/territory/Tribal and agency standards.

culturally relevant services for tribal communities & communities of color

This roundtable discussion explores conversation about the effectiveness of culturally specific services provided to sexual assault survivors and the outreach strategies for our communities.

picturing your program: Planning for organizational growth

Taking a thorough look at how programs have structured services for survivors of sexual violence is an essential part of how we care for survivors. This toolkit provides guidelines to explore program values, resources, and structures related to sexual violence services.

Visualiza tu Programa: como planificar para el crecimiento de tu organización (Spanish Version)

Listening to survivors: essential steps for the intake process

This tool assists dual/multi-service programs with restructuring their intake forms and procedures to align with approaches that are more survivor-focused and trauma-informed. Recommendations include building forms and procedures from a place of establishing relationship, safety, trust, cultural relevance, choice, collaboration and empowerment with survivors.

Cómo Escuchar a los Sobrevivientes: pasos esenciales para el proceso de entrevista inicial (Spanish Version)

Comprehensive Services for Survivors of Sexual Violence

This guide explores how dual/multi-service programs can provide comprehensive services that address the entire scope of survivors’ experiences—going beyond immediate crisis response to supporting a wide range of both immediate and long-term issues that affect survivors’ whole selves.

Servicios integrales para los sobrevivientes de violencia sexual (Spanish Version)

Throw away the menu: broadening advocacy

This resource recommends dual/multi-service programs reconsider the concept of advocacy to be more responsive to the diverse and wide-ranging needs of survivors of sexual violence, and re-envision advocacy to expand beyond the care and support provided on helplines, in courtrooms, or hospitals, to also include the critical long-term emotional support survivors need in a range of contexts as they heal.

Adiós al menú: cómo ampliar el alcance de la intercesoría (Spanish Version)

It Matters! How Defining Sexual Violence Defines Advocacy Programs

How advocacy programs view and define sexual violence shapes their identity and impacts the concrete ways they offer services and speak to the community. This resource explores how by widening our view of sexual violence, we can open our doors to a wider diversity of survivors.

¡Esto Importa! Cómo definir la violencia sexual define los programas de intercesoría (Spanish Version)

Building Cultures of Care

This guide provides information to support sexual assault services programs in strengthening their organizational and individual responses to survivors of sexual violence through the use of a trauma-informed approach. It provides an overview of the core principles of trauma-informed care and guiding points and questions to help organizations build cultures grounded in the philosophy of trauma-informed service delivery.

La Cultura De La Atención Integral (Spanish Version)

Listening to Our Communities: Assessment Toolkit

This toolkit focuses on key tools and skills for conducting community assessments in order to strengthen services for sexual assault survivors. It is written specifically for multi-service programs, but will be useful for most victim service programs.

Trauma-Informed Care

This handout provides a brief overview and framework for understanding the impact of trauma on survivors, communities, and those who serve them—and how this builds strong organizations and sexual assault services that are responsive to those needs.

Lessons for Local Programs & SADI Timeline Overview

These handouts provide a snapshot of the lessons learned from the national Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative (SADI) and offers key practices and dynamics for how dual/multi-service programs need to be critically self-reflective about the very ways in which we have structured our programs and service models in order to enhance comprehensive services for sexual assault survivors.

Lecciones Para Los Programas Locales (Spanish Version) | SADI Timeline Overview

Final Report

The Final Report provides concrete lessons learned and recommendations for funders, technical assistance providers, and dual/multi-service programs from the SADI project.

Embracing Change & Growth Conference- Workshop Materials

Rooted in the SADI lessons the Embracing Change & Growth conference and workshops explored: organizational change & capacity building, addressing racism & oppression within our organizations, and critical self-reflection to bravely embrace change & growth.