为父母 & 同行

有用的措施

This page is designed to help parents and peers when a loved one discloses to them. It is natural to feel many different things when someone discloses, but it is important to keep their health and safety the first priority. Below are some helpful tips to follow if someone discloses to you.

保持冷静: you may feel shock or anger, or want to retaliate, but expressing this will not be helpful.

相信他们。 survivors often tell no one because they are afraid no one will believe them or they will be blamed. 关于性侵的虚假报道极为罕见. According to American Prosecutor's 研究 Institute, false reporting rates are similar to that of other felony crimes - between 2-8%.

不要责怪他们: survivors often blame themselves and anticipate being blamed by others. No matter what they did or did not do, it is not their fault. They cannot be responsible for someone else's behavior. 幸存者需要知道他们不应该受到指责.

听: allow them to talk but do not push for details. Survivors will tell you as much as they are comfortable with sharing. 用不带评判的方式倾听.

要有耐心: 恢复需要时间. You may think they should be "over it" by now, but for many people the effects of an assault will last over their lifetime. You can help find them support to positively cope and heal from the assault.

Allow the survivor to make decisions about what to do. 支持ing their choices helps to re-establish their sense of control.

鼓励追问: encourage your friend to get medical attention and other needed services. Make them aware of resources; offer help in accessing services. Actively encourage your friend to seek help and offer to accompany them.

28%
女大学生 Will experience abuse by a partner in the context of an intimate relationship
1/8
男人会被侵犯 男性也可能成为受害者. One in eight men will be assaulted in their lifetime.
1/12
女人会被跟踪 An estimated one in 12 women will be stalked in their lifetime (VADV 资源 Online)

定义

性侵犯

Sexual assault is a broad term that encompasses any forcible sexual activity that occurs without the victim's consent. 这是一种暴力犯罪, 权力与控制, and it is one of the most under-reported crimes in the United States (only about 16% of sexual assaults are ever reported to police).

Sexual assault is defined at 最靠谱的网赌软件 as rape; forcible sodomy; sexual penetration with an inanimate object; fondling or touching of an unwilling person's intimate parts (genitalia, 腹股沟, 胸部或臀部, covered or uncovered); or forcing an unwilling person to touch another's intimate parts. Included in the offense of any of these acts are persons known to the victim as well as persons unknown to the victim. The offending acts can be committed through the use of force, 武力威胁, by intimidation or not forcibly or against the person's will if the victim is incapable of giving consent (due to the substantiated use of alcohol or drugs or for other verified reasons).

跟踪

跟踪 on college campuses is occurring at an alarming rate, and it now appears that college students are at a higher risk of being stalked than other populations.

最靠谱的网赌软件 defines stalking as repeatedly contacting, following or remaining in the physical presence of another person when the contacting person knows or should know that the contact is unwanted, that the contact causes the other person reasonable expectation of imminent physical harm or that the contact causes substantial impairment of the other person's ability to perform the activities of daily life. 联系包括, 但不限于, 打电话, transmitting letters or notes or contacting through the use of electronic media.

暴力的关系

Relationship or dating violence is a pattern of physically, sexually and/or emotionally abusive behaviors used to assert power or maintain control over another in the context of an intimate relationship. These behaviors can include verbal as well as physical behaviors.

性骚扰

最靠谱的网赌软件 defines sexual harassment as unwelcomed and unsolicited conduct of a sexual nature, physical or verbal by a member of the university community. A variety of sexual conduct directed at another may be considered sexual harassment including, but not limited to: offensive sexual innuendos, 进步, 命题, 威胁, 笑话, suggestive comments; graphic or degrading comments of a sexual nature about a person's appearance, whistling in a suggestive manner or obscene gestures; uninvited physical contact or touching; solicitation of sexual favors through implicit or explicit promises of rewards or 威胁 of punishment.