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WCASA is Wisconsin's only state-wide coalition dedicated to ending sexual violence.

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        Our Mission

        The Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault creates the social change necessary to end sexual violence. 


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        Considerations of Identity

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        Male Survivors

        Sexual assault happens to males as well – and recent headlines surrounding the athletics departments at Penn State and UW-Madison, have brought this issue to the forefront and heightened our awareness of the long-lasting impact of sexual trauma no matter who the victim may be.

         

        Men’s Domestic Violence Support Group

        OutReach, Madison and Domestic Abuse Intervention Services are offering a group for any men dealing with effects of emotional, verbal, and physical abuse by a partner or ex-partner.

        The group will start Wednesday, June 6th at 6pm.

        Contact Information: e-mail: men.dv.support@gmail.com
        Phone: 608.255.8582 Outreach | 608.251.1237  DAIS

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        Online Resources:

        VAWNet.org (National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women) – Special Collection: Men and Boys: Preventing Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence [link to web page; some male survivor resources]

        Voice Male magazine – print and online resource; see especially Editor’s Blog

        Men as Allies:

        Look, Kitten, I am too a feminist! Fauxminism and Men (article)

        Athletics & Hazing:

        Hazing expert warns of abuse as preseason approaches by Hank Nuwer, for NCAA.org

        Intervention for Boys and Teens:

        What Works For Male Children And Adolescents: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions [PDF] – Child Trends Fact Sheet; useful table (starts on pg. 10) 

         

        Articles

        The Myth of the Mama’s Boy – We never worry about an involved father "masculinizing" his daughter. Why do such fears persist about a feminizing aspect of mothering? | March 16, 2012 TIME Magazine article link Magazine

        Men Struggle for Rape Awareness – Keith Smith was 14 when he was raped by a driver who picked him up after a hockey team meeting. He had hitchhiked home, which is why, for decades, he continued to blame himself for the assault. | Jan. 23, 2012 NYT logo online

        How Can We Stop Pedophiles?: Stop Treating them like Monsters – Jennifer Bleyer  | Sept. 24, 2012 Slate.com

        Generation Rapist: Is online porn making boys violent? – Elizabeth Braw | Feb. 28, 2013 Metro World News

        Upcoming Events

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        June Newsletter

         

        Currently Open

        6/20: Paths to Healing (conference on child sexual abuse survival), Madison

         7/17-18: Northern Training, Lac du Flambeau

        7/31: Prevention Education Webinar Series: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)

         

        Save the Date

        11/5-6: Transform the Conversation: Explore, Expand & Create (WCADV, WCASA, AIAA), Wisconsin Dells

             (see Save the Date)
         

        2013 Training & Events Calendar PDF: portable document format

         

        Regional Technical Assistance Calendar

         


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        WCASA Blog

        National Internet Safety Month: Caveat Lapsus (“surfer beware”)

        National Internet Safety Month, June 2013 Caveat Lapsus (“surfer beware”) by Stephen Montagna June is National Internet Safety Month (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/june-isnational-internet-safety-month-national-cyber-security-alliance-calls-for-online-users-to-stopthink-connect-when-accessing-the-web-158416875.html), and with more and more of our lives moving online there is no time like the present to assess your use of the internet. Safety may seem like a weird term to apply to virtual [...]

        Of NOte:

        2013-02: Governor and Attorney General Seek to Fund Sexual Assault Services with General Purpose Revenue for First Time Ever.

        2013-01: Sexual Assault Law Enforcement Trainer Ray Maida on EVAWI Website:

        Ray Maida on EVAWI Website

        New Research:
        Strengths and Silences: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students in Rural and Small Town Schools (report by GLSEN; link to press release on their site; study can be downloaded as PDF from linked page)


        Resource highlights – some items that have been updated:

        For more, see our Resources pages.