Welcome to the Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Program (formerly the Rape Prevention and Education Program) website. The site is funded by the Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Women's and Children's Health. Funding for SVPEP comes through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Resources available on the site include:

• Information about currently funded sexual violence prevention and education programs in Arizona
• Monthly update articles on SVPEP education programs
• Resources for sexual violence educators:
• evaluation information
• bibliography of books and videos for education (some in Spanish)
• links to curricula and presentations
• Sexual violence statistics
• Annotated database of important research on sexual violence, organized by topics
• List of Arizona agencies providing services to survivors of sexual violence and their families and friends
• Link to the Arizona Revised Statutes dealing with sexual violence
• Links to state coalitions working to stop sexual violence
• Links to other sexual violence information websites

Download a copy of the ADHS SVPEP brochure (PDF).

Arizona Sexual Violence Fact Sheet (PDF)
Fast facts on how sexual violence affects all Arizonans. [Posted 05/14/08]

View the 2004 Arizona State Plan on Domestic & Sexual Violence. This report from the Governor's Commission to Prevent Violence Against Women identifies ways of improving Arizona's response to these public health and safety issues.

updated 05/14/08