Stalking Resource Center -- National Center for Victims of Crime

January is National Stalking Awareness Month

The Stalking Resource Center, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, will host a Webinar at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (12:00 p.m. CST, 11:00 a.m. MST, 10:00 a.m. PST) on December 14, 2009, in preparation for the seventh National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM).

Topics to be addressed will include:

·          The history and evolution of NSAM

·          Resources available for communities working to raise awareness about stalking

·          Planning for National Stalking Awareness Month 2010.

Participants will have an opportunity to share ideas for NSAM events and activities for January 2010. If you would like to participate in this Webinar, please click here to register.

Space is limited!

Also visit www.stalkingawarenessmonth.org to begin planning for National Stalking Awareness Month 2010!

Violence Against Women Act 15th Anniversary

The Stalking Resource Center joins the U.S. House of Representatives in recognizing the 15th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. This pivotal legislation has enabled communities across the country to work toward enhancing their responses to stalking and other forms of violence against women.
See H.R. 738.

New Publication

The Stalking Resource Center is pleased to announce the publication of How to Start and Facilitate a Support Group for Victims of Stalking.

How to Start and Facilitate a Support Group for Victims of Stalking is a guide for victim service providers, volunteers, and other concerned community members on how to initiate and run a stalking support group in their agency or community. The guide includes information about designing a support group for stalking victims, recommendations for group membership, tips for facilitators, a sample curriculum, and much more.

To request a printed copy of the guide, please email src@ncvc.org.

New Web site Feature

The Stalking Resource Center is excited to announce the availability of "Legislative Updates." This new Web section tracks recently enacted and pending stalking-related legislation across the United States.

Interested in how other states are addressing stalking and related issues such as employment protections, address confidentiality programs, and prohibitions against eviction or other forms of discrimination? Visit the Legislative Updates section today!

2009 National Stalking Awareness Month Web site
Receives Design Award

The Stalking Resource Center of the National Center for Victims of Crime has received an ASTRID Silver Award for its design of the 2009 National Stalking Awareness Month campaign Web site, developed in partnership with the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The international ASTRID Awards program recognizes innovation and originality in design. More than 700 entries from 20 countries were judged by leading designers, art directors, and graphic artists from Canada, Europe, Hong Kong and all across the United States on the basis of concept, creativity, message clarity, and production. The Web site can still be viewed at http://www.stalkingawarenessmonth.org.

Mobilizing a Community Response to Stalking:
The Philadelphia Story

The International Association of Chiefs of Police Police Chief Magazine January 2009 issue features a story profiling the Philadelphia Police Department's efforts to address stalking. Read story.

"Stalking Victimization in the United States"

A major national study on stalking, released on January 13, 2009, by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), serves as a wake-up call about a serious and often misunderstood crime, says the National Center for Victims of Crime, the nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims and founder of the Stalking Resource Center. Stalking Victimization in the United States, the largest collection of data on stalking prevalence and behavior to date, found that 3.4 million persons identified themselves as victims of stalking in a 12-month period. This figure, which represents an increase of 2 million victims per year over the findings of a key 1998 study, suggests the urgent need for a more comprehensive response to the crime. Read More. See full study.

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