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HUD Issues Fair Housing Act Guidance to Help Domestic Violence Victims
HUD Issues Fair Housing Act Guidance to Help Domestic Violence Victims 11/21/2016
Campus Climate Surveys
Best Practices: Campus Climate Surveys 10/14/2016 Colleges and universities working to end sexual assault using best practices have a free, validated campus climate survey that will generate data about the exact nature and extent of sexual assault on their campuses. This blog discusses the survey and associated best practices, including maintaining confidentiality and using the data to devise […]
AVA Executive Director Application
AVA ED Application
Crime Survivors Speak
The first ever National Survey of Victims’ Views on Safety and Justice
From OVW…….
Dear Colleague, On behalf of the U. S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), I am writing to invite you to join us for a forum on The Intersection of Firearms and Domestic Violence: Promoting Safer Families and Safer Communities. We will also be launching a new website focused on preventing domestic […]
Implementation Plan Schedules – New!
Hello STOP Administrators, In case you missed the announcement last week, OVW has modified its policy regarding the implementation planning cycle. The AVA Board spoke to OVW and many of you posted comments to the proposed regs asking that the planning cycle more closely mirror the reauthorization cycle of VAWA. Based on these suggestions, OVW […]
NEW SANE Info
INTRODUCTION TO THE SANE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION GUIDE The purpose of the SANE Program Development and Operation Guide (Guide) is to provide a blueprint for nurses and communities that would like to start a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program. For communities with existing SANE programs, the Guide serves as a resource to help expand or […]
Partnering With the Pros To Support Victims of Sexual and Interpersonal Violence
In recent years, SUNY has been a leader in building efforts to better respond to sexual and interpersonal violence on college campuses and, through education, working towards a goal of eliminating these occurrences altogether. This year, the SUNY Title IX Coordinators Association (STIXCA) launched its Got Your Back campaign, beginning a program to provide support and comfort […]
AGENDA for Peer-to-Peer Meeting in October
Peer-to-Peer Regional Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 5, 2016 8:30 am – 4:00 pm AGENDA 8:30 – 8:45 am Welcome and Introductions 8:45 –12:00 noon Financial Management Discussion 10:30 – 10:45 am Morning Break Tracking category percentages Funding strategies and meeting the statutory set-asides Carrying […]
AVA Peer-to-Peer Regional Meeting
AVA Peer-to-Peer Regional Meeting Philadelphia PA October 5, 2016 8:30 am – 4:00 pm AVA invites you to the second in a series of Peer-to-Peer Regional Meetings for STOP Administrators. Learning from each other provides some of the most valuable training available. This meeting offers the opportunity to talk to one another about the way […]