Sexual Justice Research Project

Lucy Flores, SVRP Senior Advisor

Lucy Flores is the Co-Founder of Luz Media. She served two terms as a representative in the Nevada House and was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and then Congress. Read her full story here.

RAINN

The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country and operates the DoD Safe Helpline for the Department of Defense. RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice.
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Women's Justice Now

Women’s Justice Now is the charitable partner organization to NOW-NYC. They train women’s rights leaders and advocates, empower sexual assault survivors, and provide resources and public education in the areas of gender-based violence, workplace and economic issues, and reproductive justice.
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National Alliance to End Sexual Violence

NAESV is a voice in Washington for state coalitions and local programs advocating and organizing against sexual violence and for survivors. They educate the policy community, publish written analyses, track legislation, provide media interviews, and advise members of Congress and the executive branch.
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End Rape on Campus

EROC works to end campus sexual violence through direct support for survivors and their communities; prevention through education; and policy reform at the campus, local, state, and federal levels.
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National Sexual Violence Resource Center

NSVRC translates research and trends into best practices that help individuals, communities and service providers achieve real and lasting change. NSVRC also works with the media to promote informed reporting.
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No More

With more than 1,400 allied organizations and over 40 state, local, and international chapters, No More works to amplify and grow the movement to stop and prevent domestic violence and sexual assault by creating and supporting innovative campaigns, partnerships and tools that leverage the power of the media, entertainment, sports, technology, and collective action.
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1in6

1in6 helps the one in six men who have had unwanted or abusive sexual experiences live healthier, happier lives by providing information and support resources on the web and in the community.
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Know Your IX

Know Your IX is a survivor- and youth-led project of Advocates for Youth that aims to empower students to end sexual and dating violence in their schools.
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The Grateful Garment Project

TGGP has a wide scope but a narrow purpose: to ensure that no victim of sexual violence should ever experience further suffering due to a lack of clothing or toiletries after he or she receives services from a Sexual Violence Service Provider.
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Culture of Respect

Founded by the parents of college-aged students who were alarmed by the high rate of sexual assault on campuses and the lack of comprehensive resources, Culture of Respect builds the capacity of educational institutions to end sexual violence through ongoing, expansive organizational change.
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Valor

Valor is pursuing a world free from violence where the dignity of every person is valued and respected through leadership, prevention, and advocacy.
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Safe BAE

Safe Before Anyone Else is a survivor-founded, student-led national organization whose mission is to end sexual assault among middle and high school students. They are a national peer-to-peer organization that gives teens the tools to become activists and shift school culture.
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From RAINN

- Every 68 seconds an American is sexually assaulted
- Younger people are at the highest risk of sexual violence
- 1 in 6 American women have been the victim of a completed or attempted rape.
- 90% of adult rape victims are female
- 1 out of every 10 rape victims is male
- Females aged 16-19 are four times more likely than the general population to be the victim of a sexual assault.
- Transgender students are at higher risk for sexual violence
- 94% of women who are raped experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
- 33% of women who are raped contemplate suicide
- More than 80,000 inmates each year experience sexual assault. 60% of those assaults are perpetrated by jail or prison staff.Source link

From the National Sexual Violence Resource Center

- 1 in 5 women have experienced a completed or attempted rape
- Nearly a quarter of men have experienced contact sexual violence
- 81% of women have experienced sexual harassment or assault
- 1 of 3 female victims of rape experienced it between 11 and 17 years old
- The prevalence of false reporting is low - between 2% and 10%
- More than half of female victims of rape reported being raped by an intimate partnerSource link