Archive for January, 2012

Register now for the “Virginia Campus Safety Forum: Addressing Sexual Assault on Campus,” March 19-21, 2012, in Hampton, VA. The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), in collaboration with Virginia public and private universities, is hosting this event. The Forum will bring together experts in the field of campus sexual assault to discuss the latest research, policies, [...]

Delegate Charniele Herring: I want to thank you for the great speech you gave at the General Assembly about the prevalence of sexual and domestic violence in Virginia.  As both the leader of a local center serving central Virginia and a Governing Body member of the Action Alliance, I appreciate the recognition you gave our work [...]

2012 Preliminary Legislative Agenda   1.      Protect funding for core safety and crisis services for victims of sexual and domestic violence. The Action Alliance will be closely monitoring the state budget process to ensure that funding for core crisis and safety services for victims of domestic and sexual violence is protected from cuts.  Funding for crisis [...]

On April 20th, RCASA in collaboration with the Child Advocacy Taskforce will host it’s first annual Teal Ribbon Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma.  This conference will have a prevention track hosted by the Child Advocacy Taskforce and a clinical track hosted by the Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault.   See attached submission form to [...]

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) It is the NRCDV’s mission to improve societal and community responses to domestic violence and, ultimately, prevent its occurrence. We provide a wide range of free, comprehensive, and individualized technical assistance, training, and specialized resource materials and projects designed to enhance current intervention and prevention strategies. We are [...]