Rape Crisis and Sexual Violence Prevention Program Resources

National Resources

New York State Resources

  • New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence is an executive statewide agency whose mission is to "improve New York State's response to and prevention of domestic violence with the goal of enhancing the safety of all New Yorkers in their intimate and family relationships."
  • New York State Office of Victim Services provides for the medical costs and other compensation for victims of crime.
  • New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA) provides expert consultation and training to the NYSDOH and its funded local programs. NYSCASA provides resource development and policy advocacy with collaborators who work with survivors and their families. NYSCASA advocates for the enhancement of the overall health and criminal justice response to sexual violence with the ultimate goal to end sexual violence.
  • New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault provides expert consultation and training to the NYSDOH and its funded local programs. The mission of the Alliance is to build the capacity of communities, organizations, and institutions to advance the right to live free of sexual violence and reduce the harm it causes individuals, families, and society.
  • New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence works to create and support the social change necessary to prevent and confront all forms of domestic violence with the belief that if intimate partner violence is a pattern of behavior that is culturally learned and socially condoned it can be unlearned. They provide training, support, technical assistance and advocacy to local direct service domestic violence agencies.

New York State Department of Health Resources

Resources for Youth/Young Adults

  • ACT for Youth: What is Sexual Health? provides useful information to youth and young adults regarding what sexual health is.
  • ACT for Youth: Keeping Safe and Healthy provides useful information to youth and young adults regarding sex and health.
  • Relationship Status is a resource from the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence targeting youth and young adults that provides information about what constitutes healthy and unhealthy relationships and sexual health.
  • Respect Love, Love Respect is the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence's dating abuse website aimed at preventing dating violence among New York State teens.

Resources for United States Military Personnel

Resources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Individuals

  • The NYC Anti-Violence Project empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and HIV-affected communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing and education, and support survivors through counseling and advocacy