Experts & Professionals
Providing Trauma- Informed Care
Experts and professionals who work with victim-survivors of sexual violence need access to information and resources for those they work with, to give the most up-to-date and appropriate support. Experts and professionals also support loved ones of victim-survivors in addition to themselves after being exposed to violence.
Anyone who works with people who experience sexual violence can experience vicarious trauma, or the phenomenon that being regularly exposed to trauma can have a lasting impact on mental health. Access to mental health support is essential for experts and professionals to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue, or the loss of the ability to feel empathetic and compassionate to those who have lived through trauma. Experts and professionals must engage in self-care and continuously keep themselves educated on sexual violence to best support victim-survivors.
Experts and professionals
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National Sexual Assault Advocate Appreciation Day
In April 2023, Promoting Awareness | Victim Empowerment (PAVE) founded the first annual National Sexual Assault Advocate Appreciation Day in order to show our…
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Sexual Assault Advocate Panel
National Sexual Assault Advocate Appreciation Day, which is a day PAVE founded during Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2023, falls near the end of April…
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What is a Sexual Assault Advocate?
Sexual assault advocates are professionally and specially trained individuals who respond to and support survivors of sexual assault. They provide unparalleled support to survivors…
Are you a provider of support or services to survivors of trauma, such as sexual violence, domestic violence, human trafficking, or childhood abuse?
Survivors.org is a database and tool for trauma survivors to find the help they need. The primary goal of Survivors.org is to make finding support after a traumatic event a more accessible, less stressful process. This tool is free to survivors and free for providers.
Organizations that should join Survivors.org are:
-Providing services and assistance to survivors of trauma (BOTH for profit and nonprofits)
-Those who want to make their resources more accessible