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How We Respond to Sexual Violence Matters
How We Respond to Sexual Violence Matters
- Best Practices
- Advocacy
- Public Awareness
- Brochures/Booklets/Resource lists
A quick primer on sexual violence and how to support survivors of sexual assault. More >
How We Respond to Sexual Violence Matters

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Best Practices in Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
Best Practices in Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
- Best Practices
- Prevention
- For children
- Victim population
- Children
- Technical assistance bulletins
Pennsylvania Rape Crisis Centers have been working to prevent child sexual abuse for over 40 years. Many of the original prevention programs were carefully created with the best of intentions: to give children information and tools to prevent child sexual abuse. Now, decades later we have additional research and information that informs our approach to child sexual abuse prevention. This technical assistance bulletin is an overview of themes in current best practices for child sexual abuse prevention. More >
Best Practices in Child Sexual Abuse Prevention

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Telecounseling for Survivors
Telecounseling for Survivors
- Best Practices
- Counseling/Therapy
- Technical assistance bulletins
Telecounseling is a tool that can help improve access and continuity of care for survivors. This technical assistance bulletin provides and overview of the benefits and challenges when using telecounseling with survivors or sexual harassment, abuse, and assault. More >
Telecounseling for Survivors

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Telecounseling with Children and Teens
Telecounseling with Children and Teens
- Best Practices
- Counseling/Therapy
- Victim population
- Children
- Technical assistance bulletins
Research has shown telecounseling to be an effective mode of service delivery for children and teens across racial and ethnic identities who are experiencing a variety of mental health issues. This technical assistance bulletin provides and overview of the benefits and challenges when using telecounseling with children and teenagers. More >
Telecounseling with Children and Teens

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Telecounseling Checklist
Telecounseling Checklist
- Best Practices
- Counseling/Therapy
- Technical assistance bulletins
A checklist for providers utilizing telecounseling for survivors of sexual harassment, abuse, and assault. More >
Telecounseling Checklist

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A Guide to Trauma-Informed Supervision
A Guide to Trauma-Informed Supervision
- Best Practices
- Toolkit/Manuals/Information Packets/Surveys
Working with trauma can affect advocates in many ways. Sometimes they are so focused on a survivor’s healing journey, they neglect their own well-being. This is why organizations must take responsibility for encouraging organizational trauma prevention and vicarious trauma prevention. More >
A Guide to Trauma-Informed Supervision

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Parameters of Privilege and Confidentiality when Collaborating with Community Partners
Parameters of Privilege and Confidentiality when Collaborating with Community Partners
- Best Practices
- Counseling/Therapy
- General
- Brochures/Booklets/Resource lists
Collaboration is essential to promoting a path of healing and wholeness. This resource is a guide to assist sexual assault counselor/advocates and members of multidisciplinary teams in working together to meet the needs of survivors of sexual abuse, harassment, and assault across Pennsylvania. More >
Parameters of Privilege and Confidentiality when Collaborating with Community Partners

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Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act Factsheet
Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act Factsheet
- Best Practices
- Advocacy
- Legal
- Medical
- Forensic rape exam
- SANE/SAFE nurses
- Public Awareness
- Technical assistance bulletins
An overview of the Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act of 2019. More >
Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act Factsheet

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Statute of Limitations Reform Factsheet
Statute of Limitations Reform Factsheet
- Best Practices
- Advocacy
- Legal
- Public Awareness
- Victim population
- Children
- General
- Technical assistance bulletins
With the passage of House Bill 962, criminal and civil statutes of limitation have been extended for certain sex crimes. The new law took effect when Governor Tom Wolf signed it, on November 26, 2019. This means there will be more time to prosecute and file civil claims against people who commit certain sex crimes—going forward. Victims may have more time to seek justice and remedies within the criminal and civil realms. More >
Statute of Limitations Reform Factsheet

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Sexual Extortion Factsheet: Act 100 of 2019
Sexual Extortion Factsheet: Act 100 of 2019
- Best Practices
- Advocacy
- Public Awareness
- Technical assistance bulletins
This resources provides an overview of sexual extortion. Sexual extortion is a sex crime in Pennsylvania, with the passage of House Bill 1402 in the 2019 legislative session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Now law, Act 100 of 2019, establishes a clearer path for victims to seek justice and enables Pennsylvania to better identify, report, charge, and prosecute crimes of sexual extortion. More >
Sexual Extortion Factsheet: Act 100 of 2019

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Making the Most of Meetings with Legislators: A policy resource for PA rape crisis centers
Making the Most of Meetings with Legislators: A policy resource for PA rape crisis centers
- Best Practices
- Advocacy
- Brochures/Booklets/Resource lists
Local experiences and needs are the most important factors to consider in policymaking. This resource is intended to support PA rape crisis center staff in using their voices to affect policy change. More specifically, this resource provides tips and information for advocates to consider before, during, and after meetings with their representatives, senators, and legislative staff. We are grateful to the PCAR public policy committee and partners in the PA General Assembly for their time and insight in reviewing this content. More >
Making the Most of Meetings with Legislators: A policy resource for PA rape crisis centers

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Supporting Survivors with Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
Supporting Survivors with Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
- Victim population
- People with disabilities
- Technical assistance bulletins
Learn what IDD is, the impact and prevalence of sexual violence of individuals with IDD, how to report, and best practices for prevention and intervention. More >
Supporting Survivors with Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities (IDD)

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