Education

Origins of the Rape Kit Protocol. Marty Goddard, a victim advocate from Chicago, spearheaded efforts to incorporate evidence-based prosecution of sexual assault within the crimimal justice system. Her efforts largely contributed to the modern-day rape kit now used widely throughout the country:

http://vroh.uakron.edu/summaries/Goddard.php

How the legal system can become a system of justice, by Laura Dunn, victim rights’ attorney: https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_l_dunn_it_s_time_for_the_law_to_protect_victims_of_gender_violence#t-227453

Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy:

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/70764/WHO_RHR_11.35_eng.pdf?sequence=1

Safe Lives - Ending Domestic abuse

Spotlight: The podcast for the domestic abuse sector

https://soundcloud.com/domestic-abuse-podcast

-Bidirectional nature of mental health & domestic violence, importance of adequate screening, thorough documentation by providers to prevent reliving of trauma, and holistic safety nets.

Advocacy & Initiatives

Just Detention International: https://justdetention.org/who-we-are/our-mission/

Health and human rights organization that seeks to end sexual abuse in all forms of detention.

American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence:

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/domestic_violence/

Organization that increases access to justice for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking by mobilizing lawyers.

The Center for Survivor Agency & Justice:

https://csaj.org/

Seeks to promote survivor-center advocacy via attorneys, community organization and offering leadership.

U.S. Department of Justice, Violence Against Women Office

https://www.justice.gov/ovw

Federal leadership in developing the national capacity to reduce violence women, in the setting of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.