Join the Sexual Assault Center and Vanderbilt University's Center for Spiritual and Religious Life and Project Safe as we bring community partners together to explore how faith communities can respond to sexual violence with compassion, accountability, and care. The day will include prevention training, educational resources, and community engagement opportunities.

Date: Saturday, June 27
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Lunch Provided)
Location: Carmichael College MPR, 2321 West End Ave.

RSVP via the link below or scan the QR code on the flyer.

Celebrate Pride with Safe Bar! Join us on June 27th for a pub crawl at local LGBTQIA+ owned businesses, ending at the Nashville Pride Festival at Bicentennial Mall. 

- ALL are welcome!
- Help us raise awareness about Safe Bar & show support to our local LGBT bars during pride month!
- Come and go as you please!
- Safe Bar encourages safety on the roads; please take a Lyft or Uber to attend the crawl, or keep your designated driver hydrated with non-alcoholic beverages throughout the night!

Sexual Assault & The Brain: The Neurobiology of Trauma (1.5 CEUs available)

The physiological components of trauma, including neurobiology and nervous system dysregulation, are the main focus of this training. We will discuss how traumatic experiences can alter brain function, resulting in experiences and behaviors that are commonly misunderstood by professionals working with survivors of sexual assault. Participants will leave with an understanding of brain development and functioning as it relates to sexual assault as well as common, involuntary responses to sexual assault, and how to apply these concepts to increase safety and care for survivors. 

An introductory overview of sexual assault definitions, statistics, and dynamics, including information on rape culture, consent, and how to support survivors in your community.

Participants will be equipped with introductory information about child sexual abuse (CSA), focused on statistics and prevalence; intersecting social contexts; insight on risk factors and signs; intro-level neurobiology; offender statistics and groomer dynamics; how to handle a disclosure of sexual abuse; how to legally fulfill reporting duties as a Tennessee mandatory reporter; community resourcing; and an introduction to trauma exposure response.

Mad Hatter is back and presented by Old National Bank!

Now in its 34th year, this event, voted one of Nashville's most fashionable parties, brings 400+ community members together each fall to celebrate and support survivors of sexual violence. Guests will enjoy an auction that elevates every year, food stations, engaging mission moments, and much more.

This year's goal: $400,000 — enough to provide 37 survivors with a forensic exam and a full year of therapy.

Sexual Development 0-18: Behaviors, Identity, and Trauma (2 CEUs available)

This training explores the dynamics of childhood sexual development from ages 0–18. We will discuss how traumatic experiences can “flip the switch” and influence sexual development resulting in experiences and behaviors that are commonly misunderstood by professionals working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

The physiological components of trauma, including neurobiology and nervous system dysregulation, are the main focus of this training. We will discuss how traumatic experiences can alter brain function, resulting in experiences and behaviors that are commonly misunderstood by professionals working with survivors of sexual assault. Participants will leave with an understanding of brain development and functioning as it relates to sexual assault as well as common, involuntary responses to sexual assault, and how to apply these concepts to increase safety and care for survivors. 

Sexual Assault 101 (1 CEU available)

An introductory overview of sexual assault definitions, statistics, and dynamics, including information on rape culture, consent, and how to support survivors in your community.