IDVSA’s Director of Mission Critical Initiatives introduced Belonging into the well-known concepts of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity. IDVSA actively works to live this experience in our scholarship, education, training, service, partnerships, and values. It is a grounding framework that produces the synergy of all three concepts of diversity,… read more
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Texas Sexual Assault Survivors’ Study: Services, Gaps, and Accessibility
Texans who support victims of sexual assault have not always had access to the localized information they need to connect the survivors to services and resources in their area and across the state. Now, new research from the Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault (IDVSA) will enable survivors of sexual… read more
An Award-Winning Approach to Teaching About Human Trafficking
In 2019, Noël Busch-Armendariz won the Robert W. Hamilton Book Award, UT’s most prestigious literary prize, for “Human Trafficking: Applying Research, Theory, and Case Studies.” Her award marks two notable events: the first time that the award was given to an author of a textbook, and the first time, in… read more
