Title: National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)

Source/Sponsoring Agency: Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape. National Sexual Violence Resource Center

URL: http://www.nsvrc.org/

Date Checked: 1/4/2007      Status: Active

Date Annotated: 1/4/2007

Topics: Criminal Law; Women and the Law

Other keywords: Sexual Violence

Contents: The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), a project of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and funded by the Centers for Disease Control, was established in June 2000. Supporting providers that serve victims of sexual assault, NSVRC “collects and disseminates a wide range of resources on sexual violence.” These resources include research, statistics, and prevention initiatives, as well as position statements and statutory materials. The website is organized into numerous sections, but be sure to look under “resources” because it provides one-stop shopping for users of the site. From the resources page, users can access NSVRC publications, a directory of organizations, and selected resources organized topically. The group’s publications include newsletters, booklets, and news releases, most of which are available in PDF. The organizations directory provides descriptions and contact information for relevant groups. The directory is organized topically, and includes college groups, legal groups, and men’s groups among many others. The selected resources, which can be browsed by type of sexual violence or by “strategies/responses,” provide users with links to materials available on the web published by other entities. The resources made available by NSVRC are significant.

Author of Annotation: M. Morrison