Sexual Violence: A Nova Scotia Resource

Sexual Violence: An Introduction
Introduction Video
What is Sexual Violence? Let’s Talk about Power
Victims/Survivors and the Impact of Sexual Violence?
Who Perpetrates Sexual Violence?
Cyberviolence
An Intersectional Approach to Sexual Violence
Why Do So Few People Report Sexual Violence?
What is Rape Culture?
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Responding to a Disclosure
Introduction Video
Responding to someone who has been sexually violated
Supporting Children and Youth
Trauma-informed Response
Self-care
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
Scenario 4
Scenario 5
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Choices Following Sexual Violence
Introduction Video
Choices
Safety First
Seeking Medical Attention
Reporting to the Police
Being a Support Person
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Exploring Sexual Consent
Introduction Video
Consent Education is One Part of the Whole
Consent Is…
I Don’t Owe You
The Law and Consent
Consent and Alcohol and Drugs
Building a Consent Culture
No means No
Asking for Consent
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Enhancing the Wellbeing of Support People
Introduction Video
How Stress and Trauma Impact Support People
Self Care
Community Care
Build a Self Care Plan
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Indigenous Perspectives
Video Introduction
Before We Begin…
Colonization, Cultural Genocide, and Indigenous Activism
Timeline
Understanding the Root Causes of Sexual Violence
Mi’kmaq Culture and Resilience
Pathways to Healing
Mi’kmaq Initiatives
Being an Ally
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African Nova Scotian Perspectives
Video Introduction
Before We Begin
History- Slavery, Entrenched Racism, and Black Activism
Timeline
Systemic Racism
Community and Cultural Norms
Current Lived Realities of Sexual Violence
ANS Initiatives
Ways of Engaging/Being an Ally with ANS Communities
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Understanding the Sexual Exploitation of Youth: An Introduction
Introduction Video
Important: Before We Begin
Who is Targeted in Nova Scotia?
How Traffickers Operate
“The Game”
Signs and Stages of Exploitation
Being a Support Person
Community Resources
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Sexual Violence: A Nova Scotia Resource Enhancing the Wellbeing of Support People Learn More
  • Enhancing the Wellbeing of Support People - Handout

  • Questions to Ask When You’re Not OK

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  • Building a Self-Care Plan

      • Self-Care Plan Template
      • Self-Care Plan Example
      • Emergency Self-Care Template

  • Organizational Strategies for Wellness

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  • Caring for Yourself is a Radical Act Toolkit

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  • The Nap Ministry

    The Nap Ministry examines the liberating power of naps. The Nap Ministry believes rest is a form of resistance reparations.

Module Sources

Artreach.org, authored by Farrah Khan; Caring for Yourself is a Radical Act

Best Start Resource Centre; When Compassion Hurts: Burnout, Vicarious Trauma and Secondary Trauma in Prenatal and Early Childhood Service Providers

Adrienne Maree Brown, “How About a Beginning of Self-Determined Care?”

Eponis Sinope blog, “Everything Is Awful and I’m Not Okay: questions to ask before giving up”

Green Cross Academy; Green Cross Academy of Traumatology Standards of Self Care Guidelines

Mia Mingus, “How our communities can move beyond access to wholeness”

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