Reframing Childhood Adversity: Making the Role of Our Communities Clear
We continue our discussion about childhood adversity and cover strategies for prevention.
Changing the Way We Think About Childhood Adversity
In this episode, we discuss research on reframing adversity experienced in childhood.
Economics as a Factor in Sexual Violence
This blog explores the new and changing financial conditions survivors of sexual violence face due to COVID-19.
Peterson et al., 2017
The estimated lifetime cost of rape is $122,461 per victim.
Cantor et al., 2019
Almost one in four undergraduate women experienced sexual assault or misconduct at 33 of the nation's major universities.
Lisak et al., 2010
The prevalence of false reporting for sexual assault crimes is low — between two percent and ten percent.
Kearl 2018
Nationwide, 81% of women and 43% of men reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime.
Lifetime economic burden of rape among U.S. adults
This study estimated the per-victim U.S. lifetime cost of rape.
Report on the AAU Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct
This report represents the second iteration of a major effort by the Association of American Universities (AAU) to examine the prevalence of, and assess the campus climate regarding, sexual assault and misconduct at colleges and universities. The goal of these surveys is to gather as much information about the issue as possible to help inform member schools as they create policies and strategies to combat sexual assault and misconduct on their campuses. In 2015, AAU and 27 of its member schools designed and implemented a survey on sexual assault, other misconduct, and the campus climate.