MINNESOTA COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT
161 St Anthony Ave No 1001, St Paul, MN 55103 www.mncasa.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault provides leadership and resources for sexual assault programs and allies to prevent sexual violence while promoting a comprehensive, socially just reponse for all victims/survivors.

MNCASA provides leadership and resources for sexual assault programs.

SEXUAL VIOLENCE JUSTICE INSTITUTE: The Sexual Violence Justice Institute provides expertise in the criminal justice and community response to sexual violence. System change-in protocol, procedures, and routine practice-is a key element to improving the response to sexual violence. We work with communities to create a comprehensive, victim-centered response through multidisciplinary collaborations, leadership development, training, and technical assistance.As a state and national technical assistance provider for Minnesota OJP and the Office of Violence Against Women, we share our decades of experience to increase knowledge and improve how responders work with victims/survivors and each other. We provide specialized support for rural grantees, STOP and SASP Administrators, teams considering Case File Review, Minnesota SART Collaboration Project, and leaders conducting evaluation or needs assessment.MNCASA received a second Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) grant from the BJA. The project activities have continued the work of the first grant awarded, including convening the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and subcommittees. The team provides the forum for examining the results of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's (BCA) statewide testing efforts, statewide SAKI site retrospective case reviews, as well as developing protocols cold case investigations and victim/survivor notification. MNCASA will identify training needs and coordinate discipline-specific trainings with the MDT.Ultimately, the goal of the project is to reduce the number of untested sexual assault kits, gain insight into the nature and extent of the challenges regarding the collection and processing of SAKs, and provide critical information for policy and programmatic interventions to improve statewide response to sexual assault.

PREVENTION PROGRAMMING: Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault works to make the prevention of sexual violence a priority in Minnesota. We utilize three key strategies: providing training and technical assistance to build statewide capacity to prevent sexual violence; influencing policies and practices at both the state and local level; and mobilizing community members to help make the prevention of sexual violence an urgent priority.

MEMBER SUPPORT: The Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault provides support and assistance to sexual assault advocacy programs and other professionals and communities throughout the state. With more than 70 member programs serving victims/survivors, our primary goal is to be a catalyst in changing society's attitudes toward sexual violence and the systems, policies, and procedures that may further victimize survivors, including survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking. Our members receive tools, resources, and training each year to improve the effectiveness of anti-sexual violence programs in Minnesota. Key events to support our members include the annual training symposium, legal advocacy trainings, Executive Directors and advocates meetings and regional meetings for purposes of planning and organizing around emerging issues in the field.

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