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New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault Working for a World Without Violence

Monthly Digest January 2019

Announcements

A step in the right direction: Gov. Cuomo signs law creating a sexual assault survivors' 'bill of rights' On December 21, 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to establish a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights , for the purposes of informing survivors of their rights under state law and ensuring that survivors receive the information needed to navigate the medical and criminal legal systems. “We applaud Governor Cuomo and the New York State legislature for enacting this bill into law,” says Selena Bennett-Chambers, Public Policy Director at the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Selena Bennett-Chambers continues, "Recent reports of survivors of sexual violence being improperly billed by several hospitals for forensic rape examinations support the need for this law. In addition, providing survivors of sexual violence with the right to receive information regarding the status of their kits from a designee of a police or prosecutorial agency, who is trained in trauma and victim response, is a huge step in the right direction. Survivors of sexual violence should be supported in knowing their rights and their rights must be upheld."

Action Alert: #HandsOffIX In November, the Department of Education proposed new regulations governing campus sexual violence allegations that shift the burden to the student filing a complaint and limit survivors' access to a violence-free education.  Read NYSCASA's statement in response to the new proposed Title IX regulations here .  Watch our webinar with End Rape on Campus on the proposed changes and notice-and-comment period here . Survivors, advocates, and allies are encouraged to submit a comment during the 60-day notice-and-comment period, which ends on January 28, 2019 . Resources are available here: www.handsoffix.org . You can submit comments via Hands Off IX or the National Women's Law Center .

Title IX addresses sexual harassment, violence or any gender-based discrimination that may deny a person access to educational benefits and opportunities. #HandsOffIX

Calls for Conference Presentation Proposals NYS ATSA/NYS Alliance Conference Proposals Due January 15 NYS ATSA and the NYS Alliance for the Prevention of Sexual Abuse are seeking presenters for their 24th Annual Joint Conference, Partners in Prevention: One Unified Approach. Interested individuals/groups working to reduce sexual violence are encouraged to submit presentation/workshop proposals for the dates of May 21 or 22. For more information about submitting a presentation, please click here or contact Ashley Fuller via email (conference@nysalliance.com) or by phone at 607-674-2666 ext. 208.  Submissions must be postmarked by January 15, 2019. Battered Mothers Custody Conference Proposals Due February 15 The Battered Mothers Custody Conference is seeking presenters for their 14th Annual Conference, #WeToo: Connecting the Protective Mothers Movement with the #MeToo Movement. Interested individuals/groups are encouraged to submit proposals for workshops, panels, and main session presentations that relate to this theme, as well as presentations that address custody litigation, trauma and other psychological repercussions, legal strategies, activism, networking, or other topics that may be helpful to protective mothers and their children. For more information about submitting a presentation, please click here or contact Mo Hannah via email (mhannah413@gmail.com). Proposals must be submitted by February 15, 2019.

Event Recap: Creating Resilience from ACEs to Joyful Advocacy! On December 6, NYSCASA and the Mental Health Association of New York State co-hosted "Creating Resilience from ACEs to Joyful Advocacy!" We enjoyed a performance by Donna Jenson , author of Healing My Life from Incest to Joy , and several afternoon workshops led by Donna Jenson, Chrys Ballerano, Deb Faust, Luz Marquez, Tracy Frisch, and Sharon Lastique. Thank you to all who attended and participated in this event!

Donna Jenson performs her play, What She Knows: One Woman's Way Through Incest to Joy on December 6, 2018

Resource Alert: NYSCASA's Training Archive Visit our website to access NYSCASA's training archive, including: What Does Self-Care Look Like in 2019? with Leah Green (Resource Sharing Project) Walking in Balance With All Our Relations: An American Indian Violence Prevention Approach Based on Indigenous Values with Strong Oak Lefebvre (Visioning B.E.A.R. Circle Intertribal Coalition, Inc.) Noticing-and-Commenting on Title IX: A Webinar with End Rape on Campus with B. Ever Hanna and Michelle Carroll (End Rape on Campus) Our Story, Our Truth: Women of Color Sexual Assault Survivorship with Teresa M. Stafford (Cleveland Rape Crisis Center) Culturally Relevant Evaluation of Sexual Violence Prevention Initiatives: Lessons Learned from the Visioning B.E.A.R. Circle Intertribal Coalition, Inc. with Strong Oak Lefebvre

Sexual Violence in the News Audit Finds Austin, Texas, Improperly Cleared Rapes (ProPublica, January 3, 2019) Violence Against Women Act Lapses During Shutdown, Putting Help for Victims at Risk (McClatchy DC Bureau, January 2, 2019) Young Inmates Say They Were Shipped Upstate, Held in Isolation, and Beaten (The New York Times, December 28, 2018) Bills to Address Sexual Harassment Announced in Albany (Associated Press, December 22, 2018) Cuomo Signs Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights Measure (Associated Press, December 21, 2018) Is the NYPD's Special Victims Division Prematurely Closing Sexual Assault Cases? (The Appeal, December 17, 2018)

Upcoming Non-NYSCASA Events

Conferences January 17 - Rensselaer County SART Annual Conference (Troy, NY) March 12-14 - Embracing Change & Growth Conference (Chicago, IL) April 26-28 - The Fourteenth Battered Mothers Custody Conference (Albany, NY) May 19-22 - NYS ATSA and NYS Alliance for the Prevention of Child Abuse 24th Annual Joint Conference (Saratoga Springs, NY) August 21-23 - National Sexual Assault Conference (Philadelphia, PA) In-Person Training January 14 - Recognizing and Responding to Retaliation on Campus: Ideas for Collaborative Community Models (Jamaica, NY) January 23-26 - NYS DOH-Approved Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) Training (New York, NY) March 6-9 - NYS DOH-Approved Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) Training (New York, NY) May 16-18 - Healing from Internalized Whiteness: An Everyday Feminism Training with Sandra Kim (New York, NY) Webinars January 4 - Funding to Make Services Safe and Accessible for Survivors with Disabilities and Deaf Survivors: OVW's Disability Grant Program January 7 - Crafting Narratives: Tell the Stories Behind Your Data January 7 - Enhancing Language Access within a Child Advocacy Center Setting January 9 - Changing Culture to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse: Lessons Learned from the Just Beginnings Collaborative January 10 - We Choose All of Us Campaign Webinar January 10 - #HandsOffIX: Tell Betsy DeVos to Withdraw Her Proposed Title IX Rules January 10 - A Scan of the Field: Learning about Serving Survivors of Human Trafficking January 11 - Trauma Informed Victim Interview (TIVI) for the Justice System (Part 2) January 15 - Not One Path: Speaking to Our Relationships with Those Who Abuse January 16 - Addressing Bankruptcy & Student Loan Issues for Survivors of Domestic & Sexual Violence, Part 1: Bankruptcy & Alternatives for Survivors January 23 - Adult Survivors as Movement Leaders: Lessons from the Just Beginnings Collaborative January 23 - Precarity & Resistance Among Immigrant Survivors of Human Trafficking January 29 - Dear Stop It Now! Helpline, Nothing Has Happened...Yet. How Do I Keep It That Way? January 30 - Addressing Bankruptcy & Student Loan Issues for Survivors of Domestic & Sexual Violence, Part 2: Navigating Student Loans Solutions with Survivors January 30 - Human Trafficking Field Developments and Intersections with Domestic Violence February 6 - Trauma and Mental Health Considerations in a Child Sex Trafficking Response

Funding Opportunities OVW FY 2019 Sexual Assault Services (SAS) Culturally Specific Program: The goal of the SAS Culturally Specific Program is create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services provided by culturally specific organizations, which are uniquely situated to respond to respond to the needs of sexual assault victims within culturally specific populations. Applications must be submitted by February 13, 2019. OVW FY 2019 Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations: Grant funds are used to provide enhanced services to underserved populations; build the capacity of both mainstream organizations and organizations serving underserved populations to provide culturally appropriate and inclusive services; and to increase training and outreach activities targeted at organizations providing services to underserved populations. Applications must be submitted by February 13, 2019. OVW FY 2019 Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program: Grant funds support projects designed to address and prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in rural jurisdictions. Applications must be submitted by February 14, 2019.

Job Opportunities Victims Counselor/Advocate, Delaware Opportunities, Inc. (Hamden, NY) Adult Sexual Assault Counselor/Advocate, Advocacy Center of Tompkins County (Ithaca, NY) Advocacy Specialist 2, New York State Justice Center For The Protection Of People With Special Needs (Bronx, NY) Advocacy Specialist 2, New York State Justice Center For The Protection of People With Special Needs (Binghamton, NY) TransJustice Program Coordinator, Audre Lorde Project (New York, NY) Healthy Families Program Supervisor/Assistant Manager, Delaware Opportunities, Inc. (Hamden, NY) Assistant Director of Intervention Programs, New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault (New York, NY) Grants Manager, Advocacy Center of Tompkins County (Ithaca, NY) Supervising Attorney, New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault (New York, NY) Staff Attorney, New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault (New York, NY) Director of Development and Communications, New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault (New York, NY)

Resources

What We're Reading 14 Self-Care Tips for Sexual Assault Survivors Suffering from PTSD by Sezin Koehler The Proposed Title IX Rules Make No Practical, Moral, or Legal Sense by Shiwali Patel Bodies on Backlog by Aurora Biggers Facing Race: Tarana Burke, sexual violence, and the work for racial equity by Julie Patrick The Cost of Rape: Applying an economic burden estimate to advance prevention by Sarah DeGue The Five Action Steps to Good Sexual Health: A new, practical roadmap for the public by Susan Gilbert

Reports/Toolkits A System of Prevention: Achieving Health, Safety, and Wellbeing for All by the Prevention Institute Ending Sexual Violence in One Generation: A Progress Report for the United States 2018 by RALIANCE From a Cycle of Violence to a Culture of Safety: Leveraging Connections to Prevent Multiple Forms of Violence by the Prevention Institute Helping Industries to Classify Reports of Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, and Sexual Assault by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center and the Urban Institute Minimizing the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences trough a Focus on Adverse Community Experiences by the Prevention Institute Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: A snapshot of data from 71 urban cities in the United States by Urban Indian Health Institute Serving Teen Survivors: A Manual for Advocates by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center The Imperative of Safety: How Community Safety Supports Optimal Early Childhood Development by the Prevention Institute Presentations/Workshops Black Women and Healthy Sexuality, Joy D. Ingram (via PreventConnect) Tarana Burke: Me Too is a Movement, Not a Moment, Tarana Burke (via TED) We Choose All of Us: A (r)evolution for humanity, Kelly Miller, Jeff Matsushita, and Jennifer Martinez (via PreventConnect) Webinars Building Girls' Protective Assets in Indian Country: Intentional Girl Centered Program Design by the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center Dear Stop It Now! Helpline... My Daughter Says Her Teacher Is Creepy by Circles of Safety Help is on the Line: Providing Hotline Services for Incarcerated Survivors by Just Detention, International Walking with Latin@ Survivors: Lessons learned over 35 years of working with Latin@ communities by Casa de Esperanza Why Healing from Internalized Whiteness Is a Missing Link in White People's Anti-Racism Work by Everyday Feminism Web Resources An Interactive Self-Care Guide by Jace Harr Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Resource Center from the Center for Health Care Strategies Violence Prevention in Practice by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Resource Alert: TeleSAFE United Concierge Medicine's (UCM) TeleSAFE Program provides comprehensive, compassionate care via telemedicine 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to any survivor of sexual assault or abuse, regardless of the health care facility to which they present. Click to find out how UCM's TeleSAFE Program can support health care providers .

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