April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month - Display and Resources

Did you know:

• Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape (from the President's proclamation of Sexual Assault Awareness Month)

• As stated in the Proclamation, many men are also sexually assaulted or abused each year.  In fact, in the U.S., about 10% of all sexual assault victims are male (from the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) website)

• In 2012 alone, 62,939 cases of child sexual abuse were reported in the United States (from the U.S. Department of Justice website)

Join the Law Library in raising awareness about sexual assault by visiting our display on the lower level of the Law Library.  The display features print and electronic resources about the topic of sexual assault and also highlights provisions of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2013 which address sexual assault.  More information about Sexual Assault Awareness Month is available from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) here.