SUNY Poly’s Title IX Working Group would like to remind the campus community that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).  Sexual violence is a public health, human rights and social justice issue that has far reaching effects across communities of all kinds.  As an effort to raise awareness about this issue, the SUNY Poly Title IX Working Group would like to provide some statistics that demonstrate the prevalence of sexual violence:

• There is an average of293,066 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault each year. ¹
• 1 out of every 6 American womenhas been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime (14.8% completed rape; 2.8% attempted rape). ²
• From 1995-2010, 9% of rape and sexual assault victims were male. ³
• Approximately 4/5 of rapeswere committed by someone known to the victim. ⁴
• Sexual assault is one of the most under reported crimes, with 68% still being left unreported. ⁵
• Victims of sexual assault are 3 timesmore likely to suffer from depression, 6 times more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, 13 times more likely to abuse alcohol, 26 times more likely to abuse drugs, and 4 times more likely to contemplate suicide. ⁶

Sources:

1. U.S. Department of Justice.National Crime Victimization Survey. 2009-2013

1. National Institute of Justice & Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women Survey. 1998.
2. U.S. Department of Justice. Female Victims of Sexual Violence, 1994-2010, at page 3. 2013.
3. U.S. Department of Justice,  National Crime Victimization Study: 2009-2013.
4. Justice Department, National Crime Victimization Survey: 2008-2012
5. World Health Organization. 2002.

SUNY Poly’s Title IX Working Group would also like to remind employees and students of the campus and community resources available to them at  https://www.suny.edu/violence-response/ (choose applicable location from the dropdown, SUNY Polytechnic Institute Albany Site or SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica Site).

If you have any questions, please contact the Title IX Coordinators at TitleIX@sunypoly.edu.

Thank you,

SUNY Poly Title IX Working Group Website: https://sunypoly.edu/titleix/ Email: TitleIX@sunypoly.edu

SUNY Poly Title IX Coordinators:

Rhonda Haines Title IX Coordinator VP for Human Resources and Special Projects NFE #4111 (Albany Site) Kunsela Hall, A011 (Utica Site) (518) 956-7362 hainesr@sunypoly.edu rhaines@sunypoly.edu

Stacey Genther Deputy Title IX Coordinator Health Educator Oriskany Hall, Suite B (315) 792-7808 stacey.genther@sunypoly.edu

Katie Tynan Deputy Title IX Coordinator AVP for Benefits and Leave Administration NFE #4111 (Albany Site) Kunsela Hall, A011 (Utica Site) (518) 956-7317 tynank@sunypoly.edu ktynan@sunypoly.edu