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Showing up for survivors is critical to how survivors process what happened, what they believe about themselves, and how they navigate life after violence.
This case resonates with so many of us for many different reasons. At times like this, we want our young people, survivors, families, and all people who have experienced violence, as well as the communities affected by this violence, to know that they are not alone.
If you need help, don't know what to do, or simply need someone to talk to, please refer to the listed resources. Support is available. You are not alone.
NCEDSV stands WITH SURVIVORS, ALWAYS.
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Strengthening Services Across Nevada
NCEDSV’s Program Department continues to work alongside advocacy programs across Nevada to strengthen services and respond to emerging needs in the field.
Recent work includes an assessment of sexual assault services among partner programs, which identified access to forensic medical exams as a significant service gap. The findings will help inform NCEDSV’s technical assistance and capacity-building efforts, including work to expand access to SANE and forensic exam services and strengthen sexual assault-specific practices.
NCEDSV also launched Nevada’s first Start by Believing campaign in Lovelock, in partnership with Pershing County DVI, and continues to develop resources and provide technical assistance to help programs strengthen culturally responsive, survivor-centered services.
Between August and September, NCEDSV provided 16 technical assistance contacts totaling 9.25 hours and reaching 10 individuals. Through this ongoing work, NCEDSV remains committed to supporting the programs and advocates who serve victim-survivors throughout Nevada.
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What does reproductive health have to do with violence prevention?More than you might think.
NCEDSV’s latest one-pager explores the connections between reproductive health, safety, autonomy, and violence, and why these issues matter to the work we do across Nevada. Take a closer look at the issue, the data, and what it means for survivors and communities.
Reproductive Health & Violence Prevention One-pager
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Economic access is violence prevention. Learn what the data reveals about the barriers survivors face and why access to wages, resources, and financial stability matters to safety and long-term independence.
Read the full State of Economic Access one-pager.
The State of Economic Access One-pager
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Our Voices in the News
We’re grateful to be featured and mentioned by organizations, media outlets, and community partners working to raise awareness and advance the prevention and elimination of domestic and sexual violence. Explore recent stories, interviews, conversations, and community highlights featuring NCEDSV and our work across Nevada.
View the latest features and mentions:
Help Us Highlight Your Work
Has your program been featured in a news story, interviewed by a reporter, or quoted in the media? We want to hear about it.
Share your media coverage with NCEDSV so we can help amplify your voice and highlight the work happening across Nevada. Submit your recent media appearances and coverage using THIS FORM.
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Free Resource
Ready to Respond: A Trauma-Informed Disclosures and Reporting Toolkit
Responding to disclosures of abuse or neglect can be complex. Ready to Respond provides educators, administrators, and youth-serving professionals with practical, trauma-informed tools to help navigate disclosures and mandated reporting requirements with greater consistency, confidence, and care.
This free resource is available to schools and youth programs throughout Nevada. Review the toolkit and explore resources designed to support safer, more informed responses for children and youth.
Get the Toolkit
This publication was supported by the Nevada State Department of Human Services through Grant # 1NB01PW000098-01 from Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Department nor Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.
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Civic Engagement Toolkit
November brings an important opportunity to participate in our communities and make our voices heard at the state and federal levels. Voting is one way to take part in the decisions that shape our communities.
Our Civic Engagement Toolkit provides information and resources to help you prepare for the 2026 election and participate with confidence.
Explore the Civic Engagement Toolkit and learn how you can make your voice count.
Access the Toolkit
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Upcoming Training on Sexual Violence Prevention
Join NCEDSV for Community-Based Approaches to Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence, a training focused on practical approaches communities can use to strengthen prevention and response efforts.
Register today and build your knowledge, skills, and tools to support meaningful change in your community.
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New on-demand training released: The Cost of Caring: Recognizing, Understanding, and Responding to Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Vicarious Trauma:
We’re excited to offer you a new recorded training: The Cost of Caring: Recognizing, Understanding, & Responding to Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, & Secondary/Vicarious Trauma. This recorded training is designed to help advocates differentiate between burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary/vicarious trauma while recognizing the vital warning signs of secondary traumatic stress. Through this session, you will explore resilience strategies, practice immediate stress-management techniques, and construct an personalized, proactive self-care plan.
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Ways to Support NCEDSV
There are several ways to support NCEDSV and the work happening across Nevada. Become a member, volunteer, join us for the upcoming bike ride, or support our CoffeeBar partnership. Each is an opportunity to help strengthen violence prevention, support advocates and programs, and build safer communities.
Find a way to get involved and be part of the work.
| | Congratulations to our VAAN graduates! | | | | | Victim Assistance Academy of Nevada | |
In 2026, NCEDSV completely revamped the Victim Assistance Academy of Nevada (VAAN) to provide current information, practical tools, and best practices in the field of advocacy. In just six months, NCEDSV’s Training Team developed a 41.5-hour course approved by the National Advocate Credentialing Program.
The training was delivered through a series of live webinars over nine weeks from June through August. Thirty-nine advocacy professionals graduated from the 2026 cohort and came together for an in-person networking and affinity day following NCEDSV’s Annual Conference in September.
This updated academy reflects NCEDSV’s commitment to equipping advocates with the knowledge, skills, and connections they need to support victim-survivors and strengthen advocacy across Nevada.
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Investing in Stronger Advocacy across Nevada
A special thank you to Nevada Gold Mines for its $35,000 investment in the 2026 Victim Assistance Academy of Nevada (VAAN). This generous support made it possible for 39 advocates to complete the academy and participate in an affinity group designed to strengthen connection and learning among advocates.
Through this 40-hour training, participants gained foundational knowledge in victim assistance, advocacy, trauma-informed support, and survivor-centered response specific to Nevada communities. Hosted by NCEDSV and approved by the National Advocate Credentialing Program (NACP), VAAN prepares advocates with the skills and knowledge to better support victims of crime and strengthen services in their communities.
Thank you, Nevada Gold Mines, for investing in the advocates who show up for victim-survivors every day.
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Compassion in Action
Our Compassion in Action Ceremony brings together advocates, community partners, and supporters to recognize the people whose compassion, commitment, and service help create safer communities across Nevada. It is a meaningful opportunity to celebrate the individuals and organizations putting compassion into action every day.
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Guidance for Growth: 2026 Annual Conference
NCEDSV’s 2026 Annual Conference at The Orleans in Las Vegas brought together 88 advocacy professionals from across Nevada for three days of learning, connection, and meaningful conversation.
This year’s theme, Guidance for Growth, reminded us that as long as we are doing this work, we are always growing, learning, and discovering new ways to best serve victim-survivors. We learn from one another, from the victim-survivors we serve, and from the communities we are part of.
Workshop highlights included avoiding performative advocacy online, emotional manipulation and trauma bonding, serving survivors in detention settings, reclaiming food and your body after trauma, and so much more.
We are grateful to every speaker, facilitator, and attendee who contributed their knowledge, experience, and perspective and helped make this year’s conference such a meaningful experience.
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Conference Moments
A few moments from our time together at the Guidance for Growth conference. From learning and connection to laughter and conversation, these snapshots capture the community that made the experience meaningful.
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In February 2026, we embarked on a journey to provide youth (12–24), youth with disabilities, parents, caregivers, educators, and advocates with tools to help prevent teen dating violence, trafficking, and exploitation by building healthy relationship skills early.
We knew that making a meaningful impact in the lives of young people would take more than simply talking about their experiences. It meaning listening to them, learning from experts, and creating space for real conversations.
Throughout this series, subject matter experts helped us explore the why behind abuse, including behavior and dynamics that can contribute to abusive relationships. We also heard from people whose lived experiences resonated with our audiences in ways that made the guidance shared feel real, relevant, and applicable to everyday life.
To everyone who contributed to this series: thank you. Thank you for your time, your perspectives, your expertise, and in many cases, your transparency and vulnerability. Your voices helped create conversations that can give young people the knowledge and confidence to recognize what healthy relationships look and feel like, speak up when something doesn't feel right, and know where to turn for support.
While this campaign is coming to an end, the conversation does not have to.
Get to know the people who helped make this series possible. Explore our contributors’ stories, expertise, and perspectives, and learn more about the work they are doing to support young people and prevent violence. Click each photo below to view the corresponding bio.
There is a role for all of us in this work. Connect, collaborate, and find ways to support the young people in our communities. Together, we can continue creating the conversations, relationships, and resources that help young people feel safe, supported, and empowered.
Visit our website for information and resources on Healthy Relationships for Youth: Healthy Relationships for Youth
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Thank you to our sponsors. Your support helps us strengthen the organizations and advocates serving victim-survivors, expand education and training, and advance violence prevention efforts across Nevada.
Thank you for investing in this work and standing beside us WITH SURVIVORS, ALWAYS.
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