SEXUAL ASSAULT

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

WHAT IS SEXUAL ASSAULT?

 Forced Kissing
 Unwanted Touching
 Coercion into performing unwanted sexual acts
 Attempted Rape
 Rape
HOW CAN SEXUAL ASSAULT BE PREVENTED?

 Research universities

 Theater to get through to students

 Flyers, speakers, and mandatory classes

 Regulations on alcohol consumption

 Regulations for overnight guests

 Education at a younger age

STATISTICS
 April
 4/5 Students

 Women 18-24 are at a higher risk

 August- November

 1 in 5 women
 Drugs and alcohol

 1 in 7 men
 Someone the victim knew

 Every 98 seconds
 4 offenders within 2 miles
WHAT CAN YOU DO?

 Stay safe on campus

 Don’t walk alone at night
 Have phone in hand and pepper spray out
 Consume alcohol safely and in healthy amounts
 Check in with yourself
 Step in
 Create a distraction
 Ask directly if someone needs help
 Talk to someone who can help
 Ask others to help or to step in if you don’t feel comfortable
INSTAGRAM PAGE
HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/PREVENTSEXUALASSAULT04/
1-800-656-HOPE

 National Sexual Assault Hotline

KAHOOT
HTTPS://PLAY.KAHOOT.IT/#/?QUIZID=AE5639F9-1CEC-4299-8BB2-3E1ECF3345B9
SEXUAL ASSAULT CAN BE PREVENTED.
SPEAK UP. STEP UP. JOIN THE FIGHT.
REFERENCES
 “Campus Sexual Violence: Statistics.” RAINN, RAINN, www.rainn.org/statistics/campus-sexual-violence.
 Christensen, M. Candace. "Using Theater of the Oppressed to Prevent Sexual Violence on College Campuses."
Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, vol. 14, no. 4, 2013, pp. 282-294. OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center,
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 DeLoveh, Heidi L. M., and Lauren Bennett Cattaneo. "Deciding Where to Turn: A Qualitative Investigation of
College Students’ Helpseeking Decisions After Sexual Assault." American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 59,
no. 1-2, 2017, pp. 65-79.
 Kardian, Steve. "Six Tips for Selecting a Safe College." USA Today Magazine, vol. 146, no. 2868, Sept. 2017, p. 44.
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