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9/19/2022

September is National Campus SafetyAwareness Month (NCSAM)

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Each year, colleges and universities throughout the nation recognize the month of September as National Campus Safety Awareness Month (NCSAM). This month of Campus Safety awareness encourages the public to have difficult conversations about topics on violence prevention on our nation's campuses. Every year, college students across the nation are becoming victims of sexual assault, robbery, stalking, and other drug related crimes.
 
According to an article written on substance use among college students, the use of illicit drugs has increased in the past decade. Substance use among college students has a correlation with several negative outcomes. One of those being an increased risk of committing or experiencing a sexual assault.
 
Studies show that gender-based violence remains a primary public health and safety issue on our college campuses.  After reviewing 15 years’ worth of data, a team of researchers found that women, underclassman, students with disabilities, students with past histories of sexual victimization, and students with racial, ethnic, or sexual minorities had a higher prevalence of being sexually assaulted on campus. These could come in the form of unwanted sexual contact, sexual coercion, or broadly defined sexual assault.  
 
The Office of Violence against Women or OVW is committed to the support efforts for victims and prevention of sexual assaults on campus. The Office of Violence against Women is working to create healthy and safe environments for students nationwide by collaborating with campus programs, law enforcement, and victim service providers. Many of the Office of Violence against Women Campus Programs are supporting National Campus Safety Awareness Month by promoting awareness on campus and providing prevention activities, such as self-defense, safe dating, and healthy relationship support. Some campuses are also holding orientations for incoming students that cover the topics of sexual assault, stalking, and dating domestic violence. 
 
The Office of Violence against Women also updated the National Training Standards for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiners, this incorporates the foundational training that supports the services to specialized groups like college students and their staff. The Office of Violence against Women does not provide services to the public. But the Office of Violence against Women offers help and support on the islands of American Samoa. For more information, please contact American Samoa Alliance Against Domestic and Sexual Violence at 684-699-0272 or find us at http;//www.asalliance.co/. 

Sweeney, Kristen. “NCSAM.” MemberClicks, https://www.clerycenter.org/about-ncsam. 
“September Is National Campus Safety Awareness Month.” September Is National Campus Safety Awareness Month | Campus Drug Prevention, https://www.campusdrugprevention.gov/news/september-national-campus-safety-awareness-month. 
Director, Courtesy of Acting, et al. “Protecting Our Students: National Campus Safety Awareness Month.” The United States Department of Justice, 20 Jan. 2021, https://www.justice.gov/archives/ovw/blog/protecting-our-students-national-campus-safety-awareness-month. 
Welsh, Justine W, et al. “Substance Use among College Students.” Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing), American Psychiatric Association, Apr. 2019, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6527004/. 
How Prevalent Is Campus Sexual Assault in the United States? https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/249827.pdf. 

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