photo © 2012 Emily Hanlon

It affects all of us.

The Sexual Assault Prevention Program is an educational awareness and outreach program run through Tri-County Mental Health and Counseling in Athens, Ohio.

We offer a variety of primary prevention activities targeted at middle school, high school and college students, as well as community members in Athens, Hocking and Vinton Counties.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted and is in need of help, please call our crisis line at 1-888-475-8484, or go to RAINN's online hotline.

Self Defense and Personal Safety for Parents and Teens

Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 13:00 - 15:00

 

"In Their Shoes: Teens and Dating Violence", An Interactive Training

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 18:00 - 19:30

Join the Sexual Assault Prevention Program on Tuesday, February 21st at the Athens Community Center for this FREE interactive training for adults on teen dating violence.

Goals of "In Their Shoes":

"In Their Shoes: Teens and Dating Violence", An Interactive Training

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 18:00 - 19:30

Join the Sexual Assault Prevention Program on Tuesday, February 21st at the Athens Community Center for this FREE interactive training for adults on teen dating violence.

Goals of "In Their Shoes":

Self Defense and Personal Safety for Parents and Children

Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 13:00 - 15:00

Join the Sexual Assault Prevention Program and self defense trainer Cheryl Cesta for a FREE class on Saturday, February 18th in the Athens Community Center. 

This class is for parents/caregivers with their children age 5-12.   

Topics include: Bullying, identifying trusted adults, how to say "No!", basic self defense techniques, and safety with strangers, friends and family.

For more information, contact Lauren Riley at (740)592-3091 or saprevention@gmail.com

Get the Fact About Stalking - a Presentation by Jenssamyn Tracy of the Stalking Resource Center

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 18:30 - 19:30

January is National Stalking Awareness Month. To learn more about stalking, attend "Get the Facts About Stalking" on January 31st at 6:30 pm in the Baker Theater.  Sponsored by the Ohio University Survivor Advocacy Program, this will be a presentation given by Jessamyn Tracy from the Stalking Resource Center.

For more information, email survivor.advocacy@ohio.edu. 

CLICK HERE for a list of upcoming events at the Ohio University Women's Center.

One Teacher's Approach to Gender Bullying Prevention

Posted on Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Click here for a Wisconsin teacher's inspiring example of primary prevention in an elementary classroom. 

National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS)

Posted on Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Click here for new data from the CDC concerning sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence or adult men and women in the United States. Some statistics from the report: 

School-Level Interventions Reduce Dating Violence

Posted on Tuesday, 22 November 2011

A new study from the National Institute of Justice reveals that school level interventions can significantly reduce dating violence and sexual harassment among middle school students. Check out the full article here.

Sexual Harassment: Not Really About Sex At All

Posted on Tuesday, 22 November 2011

This week, a national study found that sexual harassment affects about half of the students in grades seven to 12.

Fighting Street Harassment - Tips for parents

Posted on Tuesday, 22 November 2011

As Soraya Chemaly writes in her article "Six Ways for Dads and Moms to Help Daughters with Street Harassment", 

"Fighting against street harassment isn't silly or futile. Men who harass, who are predatory, do it because they can. For girls and women, half of all humans, there is nothing "normal" about it. It takes place in the context of cultural misogyny, disrespect, discrimination, rape and power, keeping public places largely male-dominated and impeding equality in the most base and threatening way possible."