General Resources

Recordkeeping

- Recordkeeping: Guidance for Rape Crisis Centers

Mandatory Reporting

- Mandatory Reporting of Non-Accidental Injuries: A State-by-State Guide
- Privacy Chart: A Mandatory Reporting Tool

Privacy

- Confidentiality and Coronavirus Contact Tracing: FAQs for OVW-Funded Victim Service Providers
- Coordinated Community Response (CCR) Toolkit
- Privacy on Campus - A Workbook for Advocates
- Developing Program Policy on Staff Use of Personal and Remote Devices
- Eliminating Bars as Barriers: a Tip Sheet for Delivering Confidential Victim Services to Confined Survivors
- Minors' Privacy Toolkit (available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Hindi, Hmong)
- Tips for Effective, Accurate, and Confidential Interpretation
- Jurisdiction-Specific Guides: Privacy Laws Impacting Survivors (available in English and Spanish)
- Survivor Privacy in Rural Areas - Tip Sheet

Privilege and Communication

- Privilege and Communication Between Professionals: A State-by-State Guide

Safety Planning

- Safety Planning with Adult Survivors: A Guide for Advocates and Attorneys (available in English and Spanish)
- Safety Planning with Survivors of Non-Intimate Partner Sexual Assault (available in English and Spanish)

Resources for Specific Populations

K-12 Student Sexual Assault Survivors

- Where to Start: First Steps Toward Implementation of the Title IX Rule for K-12 Districts
- K-12 Student Survivor Resource Bank
- "How Do I Talk About the Violence I Experienced?" A Guide for K-12 Students and their Caretakers

Campus Sexual Assault Survivors

- Where to Start: A Guide to Safety Planning with Victims of Campus Sexual Violence*
- Privacy on Campus - A Workbook for Advocates

*Please note: We anticipate all of the VRLC’s resources related to student sexual assault victims will need to be revised upon release of the Department of Education’s Title IX regulations. Because the regulations are only proposed at this point, our resources do not reflect any potential changes.

Survivors in Custodial Settings

- Eliminating Bars as Barriers: a Tip Sheet for Delivering Confidential Victim Services to Confined Survivors
- PREA Focus Group Findings

Survivors with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

- Guidelines for Attorneys in Massachusetts Representing Sexual Assault Survivors with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Elders

- Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse: What is Mandatory Reporting?
- Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse: Exploring the Benefits and Harms
- Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse: What Advocates Need to Know
- Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse: Tips for Working with Older Victims
- Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse: Developing an Agency Policy
- Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse: Mandatory Reporting Flow Chart

Farmworkers

- Sexual Violence Against Farmworkers: A Guidebook for Criminal Justice Professionals (available in English and Spanish)
- Sexual Violence Against Farmworkers: A Guidebook for Legal Providers (available in English and Spanish)
- Sexual Violence Against Farmworkers: A Guidebook for Social Service Providers (available in English and Spanish)
- Cosechando mis Derechos: Fotonovela of Farmworkers' Legal Rights

Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

- Staying Safer on the Streets: A Safety Planning Discussion Tool for Sexual Violence Survivors Experiencing Homelessness (available in English and Spanish)
- Surviving Sexual Violence on the Streets: A Know-Your-Rights Video for Homeless Women
- Awareness Poster for Victims Experiencing Homelessness

LGBTQ+ Survivors

- Tips: Strengthening LGBTQ Sexual Assault Survivors’ Access to Services
- Webinar: Transforming Access for LGBTQ Survivors
- Safety Planning with LGBTQ Sexual Assault Survivors

Male Survivors

- Male Victim Awareness Poster

Location-Specific Resources

Oregon

- Issue Spotting and Needs Assessment: An Oregon-Specific Guide to Conducting Sexual Assault Intakes
- Safety Planning with Adult Sexual Assault Survivors: An Oregon-Specific Guide for Advocates and Attorneys