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  • MECASA
    • Our Role >
      • Products & Programs
      • Training
    • Our Staff
    • Where We Represent
    • Our Annual Plan
    • MECASA Reports
    • Give MECASA Feedback!
  • General
    • Supervision & Remote Staff
    • Self Care & Vicarious Trauma
    • Outcomes, Data, & Evaluation
    • Communication & Awareness
    • Upcoming Trainings & Calls
    • Training & Facilitation
    • Grants
  • Prevention
    • Prevention Orientation
    • Children’s Safety Partnership
    • Youth & Schools
    • Professionals & Community Education/Training
    • Assessment & Evaluation
    • Curriculum Work Group
  • Intervention
    • Survivor Resources >
      • Questions & Answers
      • Story Telling
      • Healing Journey
      • Safety & Privacy
      • Navigating Services
      • Podcasts
    • Basic Needs
    • Health & Justice
    • Stalking
    • Support Groups
    • Advocate Training
    • Trafficking & Exploitation
    • Facilitating SARTs
    • Statewide Training Materials
    • Statewide Helpline
    • Helpline Volunteer Recruitment & Management
    • Crisis Intervention & Mental Health Support
  • Culturally & Community Specific
    • Campus & K-12 Title IX
    • Disability Rights & Resources
    • Language Access
    • Rural
    • LGBTQIA2+
    • PREA & Incarceration
    • Faith-based Communities
    • Older Adults
    • Military & Veterans
  • CAC
    • The Maine CACs
    • Protocols, Policies, & Guidelines
    • MDT Resources
    • Further Reading

Facilitating SARTs

Healthcare Provider Guidelines
MECASA

Maine Guidelines for the Care of the Sexual Assault Patient
Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Program
Office of the Attorney General


​Law Enforcement First Response: Guidelines for Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault
MECASA
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Sexual Assault Response Team Toolkit - 2018 edition
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)

Measuring Performance in Prosecuting Sexual Assaults
The Justice Management Institute

SART Case Scenarios on Ethics
National Sexual Violence Resource Center

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.

Law Enforcement Videos
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MECASA
  • Working with Advocates & Other Systems
  • First Response - Listening
  • First Response - Building Trust
  • Responding to Sexual Assault - The Investigation
  • Working with Children

Training for SART Advocates

Foundational Training for Maine Victim Service Professionals
Spring & Fall 2021 *Recorded Webinars*
This free training series is a collaboration between MCEDV, MECASA, and the Maine Victim Witness Coordinator Pilot Program intended to provide basic, foundational training for effective advocacy in community-based and prosecution-based settings alike. 

Recordings include:
  • Maine Criminal Justice System
  • Maine Correctional System
  • A Primer on Best Care Practices for Transgender Survivors
  • DV 101
  • SA 101
  • Supporting Older Mainers

SART 101: Strategies for Success
Sexual Violence Justice Institute (Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault)
This training is focused on building a baseline knowledge of systems-change sexual assault response teams (SARTs). It discusses various aspects of SART work, including membership, structure, and process, and provide a framework for systems change. The training also provides SARTs with the knowledge and tools for effective multidisciplinary teamwork.
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Looking for the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault? Head to mecasa.org.