Prevention

For many years now, rape crisis centers across Texas and the US have provided invaluable services to survivors of sexual violence while also educating their communities about the prevalence and nature of sexual violence. We have come so far in these areas. Unfortunately, the need for services continues to exceed the capacity of most of our state’s crisis centers. In order to address the astonishing rates of sexual violence, we are now increasing our focus on the primary prevention of sexual violence. Simply put, we’re trying to engage communities to stop sexual violence before it occurs and to build safe, healthy communities. Sexual violence prevention requires comprehensive, community-based initiatives that address the various systemic issues, attitudes, behaviors and norms that perpetuate sexual violence.