Taking a Stand on Important Issues
As a statewide sexual assault coalition, OAESV takes a stand on topics, issues, and policies that affect survivors of sexual violence and those who serve them.
- POSITION STATEMENT: Survivors Deserve Dignity in Every Public Conversation (October 2026)
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Ohio’s Statewide Sexual Violence Conference to Convene in Central Ohio June 23–24 (June 2026)
- PRESS RELEASE: Advocates Urge Passage of Senate Bill 421 to Expand Access to Civil Justice for Sexual Violence Survivors (May 2026)
- PRESS RELEASE: 250+ Advocates, Survivors Convene at Ohio Statehouse to Advance Sexual Violence Policy Priorities (April 2026)
- STATEMENT: Ohio’s 2026 Visionary Voice Award Recipient (April 2026)
- STATEMENT: Statement by Rosa Beltré, President and CEO, Regarding Allegations of Sexual Violence by César Chávez (March 2026)
- PRESS RELEASE: Wednesday Morning Recap: OAESV Spearheads Diverse Opposition to HB 172 (November 2025)
- PRESS RELEASE: Ohio’s Sexual & Domestic Violence Coalitions Oppose HB 172 which Could Eliminate Counseling for Child Victims of Rape and Other Familial Crimes (November 2025)
- PRESS RELEASE: Donations in the Giving Season Can Help Maintain Sexual Violence Services (November 2024)
- PRESS RELEASE: Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence Receives $700,000 DOJ Grant to Address Housing Needs for Sexual Assault Survivors (October 2024)
- PRESS RELEASE: House Bill 161 Passes Ohio Senate (April 2024)
- OP-ED SUBMISSION: Shape Ohio Together: Rising Above the Challenge: Preserving Victim Services in Ohio (April 2024)
- PRESS RELEASE: Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence Celebrates Outstanding Advocacy with Former Rep. Miranda and Sen. Antonio During 2024’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April 2024)
- PRESS RELEASE: Multiple Ohio Organizations Join for April’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month (March 2024)
- STATEMENT: Ohio Anti-Sexual Violence Coalition Commends Ohio House on Historic Passage of House Bill 161 (November 2023)
- STATEMENT: Ohio Anti-Sexual Violence Coalition Thanks Lawmakers for Historic Investment in Rape Crisis Services (July 2023)
- STATEMENT: Ohio Anti-Sexual Violence Coalition Says Trump Verdict Speaks to Need for Eliminating Statute of Limitations in Ohio, Across the Country (May 2023)
- PRESS RELEASE: Anti-Sexual Assault Coalition, Healthy Masculinity Educator to Present at 2023 Two Days in May Conference on Victim Assistance (April 2023)
- STATEMENT: Pvt. Ana Basaldua Ruiz Found Dead at Fort Hood, Same Base Where Vanessa Guillén was Killed; Reminds Us that Sexual Violence Continues to Plague the US Military (March 2023)
- STATEMENT: OAESV Thanks Governor DeWine for Increased Rape Crisis Services Allocation in State Budget (February 2023)
- STATEMENT: OAESV Statement Regarding Ohio Supreme Court Decision in the Brandt v Pompa Case (December 2022)
- STATEMENT: OAESV Fears Overturning Roe v Wade Means More Violation of Human Rights for Survivors of Sexual Violence (June 2022)
- PRESS RELEASE: 2022 Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence Annual Conference: Three Keynote Speakers, 10 Workshop Presentations, and Several Ohioan Awardees (June 2022)
- STATEMENT: Ohio Statewide Coalition & Violence Preventionists Collectively Oppose House Bill 616 (April 2022)
- STATEMENT: OAESV Stands with Survivors Amid News of Deshaun Watson Joining Cleveland Browns (March 2022)
- STATEMENT: The Ohio Survivor Legal Assistance Clinic (OSLAC) Supports Ohio State University’s Firing of Social Work Professor Rene Olatè (August 2021)
- STATEMENT: Statewide Anti-Violence Coalition Thanks the Ohio House for Increased Rape Crisis Services Funding (April 2021)
- STATEMENT: OAESV Response to Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court (October 2020)
- STATEMENT: Joint Statement – THE TIME IS NOW: Victim-Service Agencies in Ohio Need Government Officials to Step Up and Provide Funding (October 2020)
- PRESS RELEASE: OAESV to Hold Annual Advocacy Day Virtually (April 2020)
- STATEMENT: OAESV Statement on Seeking Legal Resources and Safety during COVID-19 (March 2020)
- STATEMENT: Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence Supports an End to the Statute of Limitations & Spousal Exemptions on Rape (November 2019)
- STATEMENT: Statement from the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence on State v. Aaron Roco (October 2019)
- STATEMENT: OAESV’s Statement on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh (September 2019)
- #MuteRKelly National Co-Founder, Kenyette Tisha Barnes, Speaking at Anti-Sexual Violence Fundraiser in Cincinnati
- STATEMENT: OAESV Warns Against Potentially Damaging “At-Home” Forensic Kit (August 2019)
- STATEMENT: OAESV Official Statement on Senate Bill 23 (April 2019)
- STATEMENT: Statement from OAESV Regarding Lucy Flores and Joe Biden (April 2019)
- STATEMENT: From #MeToo to #BlaseyFord to #SurvivingRKelly: Connecting Rape Crisis Centers to Black Survivors in the Movement (February 2019)
- STATEMENT: #MeToo: The Beginning of Change (March 2018)
- STATEMENT: OAESV Statement on Recent Department of Education Guidance on Title IX (September 2017)
- PRESS RELEASE: Holding Adults Accountable: Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Announces New Indictments in Steubenville Rape Case (November 2013)
- STATEMENT: Retweet This: #EndRapeCultureOhio (October 2013)
- STATEMENT: Rape is Rape (August 2012)