MDCH - Rape Prevention and Education

With an overall goal to reduce the incidence of sexual violence in the Michigan, the Rape Prevention and Education Program comprises three components:

Sexual Violence Prevention (SVP) Grants Program

The SVP Program funds 9 local agencies to conduct community-based efforts to prevent first-time sexual violence perpetration and or victimization. SVP Grantees submit annual program plans, progress and year-end reports as well as evaluation reports that detail process and outcome data.

Statewide Strategic Planning Project

This project, housed in the Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCADSV), brings together local and state-level stakeholders to develop, implement and evaluate a state-wide sexual and intimate partner violence prevention plan. The strategic plan will provide a strategic road map to guide state and local efforts in preventing first-time perpetration and or victimization. Project activities are evaluated through participant surveys, focus groups and other appropriate evaluation tools.

Rape Prevention and Services (RPS) Grants Program

The RPS Program supports 29 local rape crisis centers to provide hotlines, professional training, and community outreach. Its primary goal is to influence social norms in local communities. The RPS Program is housed in the Michigan Department of Human Services (MDHS) and is under the leadership of the Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board (MDVPTB).

The total amount of Michigan's RPE program is $1,375,166 and is 100% federally funded through CoA # VF1/CE001110 from the Centers for Disease Control, Division of Violence Prevention.

National Sexual Assault Hotline

The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) is a national hotline for sexual assault survivors. RAINN offers free, confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day.

Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

MCADSV's mission is to develop and promote efforts aimed at the elimination of all domestic and sexual violence in Michigan.

MDCH Health Promotions Clearinghouse

The Health Promotion Clearinghouse is funded by the MDCH to provide materials produced by the MDCH to promote healthier lifestyles for a healthier Michigan.

Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board

The MDVPTB was established within the Michigan Family Independence Agency (now known as the Department of Human Services) in 1978 by state legislation. The Board promotes the empowerment of survivors and seek social change to redress the existing power imbalance within violent relationships.

Michigan Resource Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence

The Resource Center is a unique collection of books, videos, journals and other media promotes awareness and increases accessibility of educational information and resources for the state of Michigan. These materials are useful for training, counseling, education, research, nonprofit business management, program development and activism.

Information available on the Michigan State Police Public Sex Offender Registry (PSOR) includes an offender's name, address, offense information, and a photograph. The PSOR is made available through the Internet with the intent to better assist the people of Michigan in preventing and protecting against the commission of future criminal sexual acts by convicted sex offenders. www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1589_1878_24961---,00.html

Sexual Assault Surveillance System

SASS provides state and county level data analysis on sexual violence in Michigan.

National Sexual Violence Resource Center
The NSVRC is a comprehensive collection and distribution center for information, statistics, and resources related to sexual violence. It serves as a resource for state, territory, and tribal anti-sexual assault coalitions, rape crisis centers, allied organizations, community projects, policy-makers, government entities, media, educators, health care providers and others working to address and eliminate sexual assault.
www.nsvrc.org

Violence Against Women Electronic Network
The goal of VAWnet is to harness and use electronic communication technology as a resource for those working to end violence against women. VAWnet staff and consultants collect, analyze, prepare and electronically disseminate information and materials on domestic violence, sexual assault, and related issues via the Website and facilitated listserv discussions.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
This site provides professional publications about violence against women, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, adolescent dating violence, and patient education materials in both English and Spanish.
www.acog.org

Center for Sex Offender Management
The CSOM goal is to enhance public safety by preventing further victimization through improving the management of adult and juvenile sex offenders in the community.
www.csom.org

Communities Against Violence Network
Through an international network of professionals, Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET) enhances collaboration among rape crisis centers, law enforcement, prosecutors, advocates, and others. CAVNET also addresses sexual assault, rape, incest, domestic violence, youth violence, and the victimization of people with disabilities.
www.cavnet2.org

Family Violence Prevention Fund
For more than two decades, the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) has worked to end violence against women and children around the world. FVPF was instrumental in developing the landmark Violence Against Women Act passed by Congress in 1994, and has continued to break new ground by reaching new audiences including men and youth. FVPF promotes leadership within communities to ensure that violence prevention efforts become self-sustaining, and transforms the way health care providers, police, judges, employers and others address violence.

Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute
The mission of the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute (FVSAI) is to improve the quality of life for individuals on an international level by sharing and disseminating vital information, improving networking among professionals, and assisting with program evaluation, consultation, and training that promotes violence-free living.

FaithTrust Institute
The FaithTrust Institute (formerly Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence) provides training and educational resources for clergy, lay leaders, seminary faculty, chaplains, policy makers of religious institutions, and community advocates about the faith aspects of sexual and domestic violence.

Generation Five
Generation Five brings together diverse community leaders working to end child sexual abuse within five generations. Its programs provide leadership training to community members, activists and agency professionals and foster national strategy and information exchange about child sexual abuse.

Men Can Stop Rape
Men Can Stop Rapeempowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women to prevent rape and other forms of men's violence. Through awareness-to-action education and community organizing, the program promotes gender equity and focuses on building men's capacity to be strong without being violent.
www.mencanstoprape.org

Men Stopping Rape
Men Stopping Rape (MSR) is one of the nation's oldest and most active community-based group of men working to end male violence against women and men. MSR directly involves participants in workshops and lectures in classes, fraternities, residence halls, sororities, high schools, prisons, and the workplace.

Men Stopping Violence
Men Stopping Violence works locally and nationally to dismantle sexist belief systems, social structures, and institutional practices that oppress women and children and dehumanize men.

National Center on Elder Abuse
The National Center on Elder Abuse is dedicated to educating the public about elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and its tragic consequences. The Center is an internationally-recognized resource for policy leaders, practitioners, prevention specialists, researchers, advocates, families, and concerned citizens.

National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCDSV) provides customized training and consultation, influences policy, promotes collaboration, and enhances diversity to end domestic and sexual violence.

Speaking Out About Rape
Speaking Out Against Rape (SOAR) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating society about the "truth" of rape, ensuring that victim's rights are protected, the medical and judicial systems are victim friendly, and that survivors find their voices to unlock the silence.

STOP IT NOW!
STOP IT NOW! is a national, public health-based organization working to prevent and ultimately eradicate child sexual abuse. Through public education, policy advocacy, and research and evaluation, STOP IT NOW! urges abusers and potential abusers to stop their behavior and seek help.

US Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women

This Website provides links to various organizations working to stop violence against women.

The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act. OVC oversees diverse programs that benefit crime victims and provides substantial funding to state victim assistance and compensation programs. The office supports training to educate criminal justice and allied professionals about the rights and needs of crime victims. OVC also sponsors an annual event in April to commemorate National Crime Victims Rights Week.