Domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking impact individuals across all races, ethnicities, socio-economic levels, genders, sexual orientation, and levels of education. Therefore, it is important to be aware of the impact on different populations and explore ways to improve prevention and response efforts, while taking into consideration different factors that can impact diverse student populations. Data published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that one in three (34.4%) Latinas experienced physical violence, sexual violence, and/ or stalking from an intimate partner in their lifetime. The same report indicated that 18.5% of Hispanic men had experienced sexual violence during their lifetime Download Document
The Toolkit for Preventing Interpersonal Violence among Students Studying Abroad is designed to increase the capacity of colleges to prevent interpersonal violence among students who participate in study abroad programs.
Continue ReadingBecause the youth are the future of our society, we must do what is necessary to ensure that they are not experiencing undue violence in relationships.
Continue ReadingThe purpose of this toolkit is to provide institutions of higher education with information, strategies, and resources to develop a coordinated community response to addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (DVSAS) on campus.
Continue Reading“A lot of the time people think that we’re young, and so it [the domestic violence] can’t be that bad.” View Kim’s Story “Over the last year of our 4-year relationship, I cannot begin to count the number of times I attempted to break up with him. When I would try he would threaten the safety of me and my family, or threaten to commit suicide.” View Survivors Story “I stayed because I was afraid. I stayed because I was full of shame and embarrassment. I stayed because I knew I would be judged if people found out the truth.” View Survivors Story As difficult as it is to acknowledge, dating violence can happen to anyone. Even children as young as 12 have reported being assaulted by their date or intimate partner. Each February, we highlight the prevalence of dating violence among teens and work together to raise awareness about our campuses and in our community for National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAM). Teen dating violence is a community-wide issue that requires youth, parents, schools, organizations, health care providers and entire communities to take intentional and practical steps to reduce the number of young people who are […]