Orienting the Immigrant/Refugee Community to Western Norms Regarding Sexual Violence
Crime Victim Center of Erie County, Inc.
R1 2016-2017
$34,547
Crime Victim Center of Erie County, Inc. in Erie, PA created a series of free multi-lingual videos to orient refugees and immigrants in the U.S. on the topics of sexual assault, child sexual abuse, and healthy sexuality as well as services available in Erie County for victims of sexual assault.
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Communities
Adults Communities of color Immigrant/Refugee Survivors -
Products
PSA/Promotional video: 4 videos in 3 different languages: 1) Victim Services in Erie County, Pennsylvania; 2) Consent and Coercion; 3) Understanding Sexual Assault; 4) Children's Boundaries and Personal Body Safety CVCE YouTube Channel
Language access: 4 videos in 3 different languages: English, Nepali and Arabic CVCE YouTube Channel
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System
Advocacy/rape crisis Therapeutic/mental health -
Level
Local -
Asset PDF
Strategies
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Enhance Partnerships
Engaged in discussion with the International Institute and Gannon University for distribution and uses for these videos.
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Provide Resources
By creating these videos, CVCE seeks to engage more members of the immigrant/refugee community to use of CVCE's support and resources.
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Raise Awareness
4 videos each in English, Nepali and Arabic on the CVCE YouTube Channel