The Sexual Violence Justice Institute is dedicated to developing the practical tools and resources to support your community’s collaboration. Here you will find much of the information, resources, tools, and training you need to succeed when forming a new Sexual Assault Response Team, maintaining the collaboration, making change, conducting evaluation, or reviving a partnership.
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For more information, please contact us at svji@mncasa.org.
Where Do We Begin? How does a SART form or function?
The 3 Phases of System ChangeOverview of SVJI's Cycle of System Change model with descriptions of the three phases that SARTs move through as they make change.
Readiness Assessment SurveyA step-by-step guide to learn about what your potential team might need to support collaborative work.
Team and Meeting Planning ToolA worksheet to assist team leaders in developing a set of concrete goals and outcomes for meetings.
How can we assess the current state of sexual violence in our community?
Case File Review GuidebookUse this step-by-step toolkit to look at the reality of the response in the community and make decisions on how to improve the response.
How can we go about making changes that positively impact our response?
A Practical Guide to Protocol DevelopmentWebinar that addresses the practical questions of how to write an interagency protocol.
Becoming Victim-CenteredA resource sheet that outlines what it means to understand and implement victim-centered policies.
How do we measure the changes that we made?
Are We Making a Difference? Online resources for evaluationAn e-learning course that team leaders and members can all use to gain practical assessment skills.
Case File Review ToolkitUse this step-by-step toolkit to check how their response is after making changes, such as checking to see if policies or practices are being followed.
Evaluation Information at Your FingertipsThis webinar provides examples and guidance around conducting evaluation of your team’s work.
SARTs Evaluating Changes in the System ResponseThis webinar provides examples and guidance around conducting evaluation of your team’s work.
Why should SARTs evaluate their response to sexual violence?This video explains the cycle of system change and emphasizes the importance of SARTs evaluating their response.
What could our SART talk about?
Becoming Victim-CenteredA resource sheet that outlines what it means to understand and implement victim-centered policies.
Hear Us. See Us. Believe Us. Respect Us.Latina Farmworker Experiences of Sexual Violence in Rural Washington: An exploration of survivors’ experiences with the system response to sexual violence in one rural Washington state community.
Where can I find more help?
Rural Realities BlogA weekly blog that provides practical tools, tips, and information for anyone interested in collaborative team work.
