Sexual Assault Prevention and Information

Is it sexual assault? Is it rape?

• Is or was it unwanted sexual contact?
• Did you comply for fear of escalating the violence?
• Was it sex through physical or mental intimidation, coercion, surprise, force, threat, incapacitation by drugs or alcohol or emotional manipulation?

Is it dating/domestic violence?

• Does your partner make jokes about you, insult, humiliate or otherwise disrespect you; threaten or assault you physically; try to control your every move or action?
• Do you feel emotionally manipulated by your partner's low self-esteem, depression or self-destructive behavior?
• Do you feel isolated by your relationship interactions? 

Is it stalking?

• Are you receiving phone call with threats of harm, repeated threatening text messages or direct messages through social media?
• Is someone watching your every move, following you, entering your home, or altering your online accounts?
• Are they repeatedly contacting you with threats after you told them to leave you alone?

• Believe them.
• Listen.
• Empower survivors by letting them make decisions about how they want to move forward.
• Educate yourself and others on different resources both on and off campus.