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3. Overview Prevention, Empowerment, Policy Difficult Dialogue & Safe Space Multi-Stakeholder & Multi-Disciplinary Positive and Proactive Approach Your role in making a difference Q and A

6. Kidnapped from a shopping mall Disbelieved by authorities Enduring the criminal justice system Founding PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment

8. The Power of Grassroots

9. Extremely Pervasive 1 in 4 Girls and 1 in 6 Boys will be Sexually Abused before the age of 18 1 in 4 COLLEGE WOMEN will be Sexually Assaulted During Her Time on Campus

10. Attitudes on Rape In a survey of high school students, 56% of girls and 76% of boys believed forced sex was acceptable under some circumstances. Acquaintance Rape: The Hidden Crime

11. Main Issues  Victim Blaming Society  Vastly Under-Reported  Re-traumatized by institutions  Lack of support

12. Victim Blaming  They asked for it  How much did they have to drink?  Why didn’t they fight back  What was the person wearing?  Compare to Robbery!  Moms blaming kids

14. Emotional Aftermath Eating Disorders Self-Mutilation Depression Suicidal thoughts and tendencies Alcohol and drug abuse Hyper and Hypo Sexualization PTSD Trust Issues – Multiple Victimizations

15. Silence and Shame

16. Occidental College Under the terms of the pact, they are barred from discussing publicly the college's handling of their cases and participating in the Occidental Sexual Assault Coalition, a campus advocacy group of students and faculty that over the last year has been battling fiercely with the college administration over its handling of sex assault allegations.

17. Cosmo Mag – Sept 2011

19. Your Role in Making a Difference Studies show that if the first person a survivor tells reacts well, it can greatly impacts the healing process

20. This is Not a Women’s Issue, But A Human Issue!

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23. Building Coalitions

24. Break the Cycle

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