Facing Campus Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence With Courage

A Guide for Institutions and Clinicians on Prevention, Support, and Healing

Edited by Helen W. Wilson, Ph.D., and Christina T. Khan M.D., Ph.D.

2023
282 Pages

ISBN 978-1-61537-443-4
Item #37443

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Description
Contents
Contributors
About the Authors

Although precise figures are difficult to ascertain, surveys suggest that approximately 20%–25% of female-identified and 5%–10% of male-identified college students experience sexual assault, and 10% of all students experience psychological or physical abuse by an intimate partner. Among trans, nonbinary, and other gender-expansive students, rates are even higher.

With consequences that can include emotional distress, difficulty concentrating and focusing on academic work, mood changes, excessive substance use, and self-harming behaviors, it's clear that sexual assault and intimate partner violence are issues that require an emergent response.

Leveraging knowledge from psychiatry, college mental health, and higher education, Facing Campus Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence With Courage offers a holistic approach to preventing, addressing, and mitigating the effects of campus sexual and relationship violence.

This guide combines the latest science with real-world knowledge and practical application in four sections that examine:

Prevention strategies from early childhood to middle and high school and on through the collegiate and graduate level, including how to establish a foundation for consensual, nonviolent relationships
Systems of response and care, from institutional responses, including Title IX policy, to models of trauma-informed campus care
Clinical interventions for survivors of campus sexual violence—with a special chapter focused on graduate students—as well as perpetrators
Support for students from marginalized communities, including queer and gender-expansive students and students of color

The book also offers a frank assessment of the power imbalances and systems of oppression—White supremacy, racism, patriarchy, homophobia, and transphobia among them—that underpin sexual and relationship violence. In doing so, it provides a pathway for institutions of higher education and mental health professionals alike to dismantle these systems of institutionalized oppression that are all too common in higher education in the United States.

Positioning the Authors
Introduction
Part I: Prevention
Chapter 1. It's Never Too Early, It's Never Too Late: Fostering Sexual Citizenship in Humans of All Ages
Chapter 2. Prevention in Primary Education: Effective School-Based Interventions for Middle and High School Students
Chapter 3. Prevention at the University Level: Effective Interventions for College and Graduate Students
Part II: Systems of Response and Care
Chapter 4. Navigating Through Institutional Responses Following Sexual Violence
Chapter 5. Trauma-Informed Campus Care
Part III: Clinical Intervention
Chapter 6. State of the Evidence for Treatment of Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault
Chapter 7. Unique Considerations for Graduate Students
Chapter 8. Effective Interventions for Perpetrators
Part IV: Embracing Student Differences and Cultural Wealth
Chapter 9. Queer Communities and Patriarchal Violence: Healing Through Interpersonal, Cultural, and Systemic Work
Chapter 10. Trans and Gender-Expansive Students' Experience: Rethinking Gender-Based Violence
Chapter 11. Centering the Cultural Wealth of Survivors of Color in Healing and Support
Chapter 12. Culturally Specific Approaches to Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention and Response
Chapter 13. Conclusion
Index

Helen W. Wilson, Ph.D. (she/her) is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine and was the founding director of the Stanford Confidential Support Team, a campus service devoted to supporting students affected by sexual and relationship violence. She is a clinical psychologist dedicated to addressing the lifespan effects of violence through clinical service, education, and research and to dismantling systems of oppression through this work.

Christina T. Khan, M.D., Ph.D. (she/her/ella) is a pediatric and adult psychiatrist and clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. She founded and directs THRIVE, the mental health division of Stanford's LGBTQ+ Health Program, which approaches wholistic wellness from a minority stress and anti-oppression framework. She currently serves as president of the Association of Women Psychiatrists and is committed to advancing gender equity across the life span.