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S- Promote social norms that protect against violence (Strategy)

Bystander approaches (approach)

Mobilizing men and boys as allies (approach)

T- Teach skills to prevent sexual violence (strategy)

social-emotional learning (approach)

Teaching healthy, sage dating and intimate relationship skills (approach)

Promoting healthy sexuality (approach)

Empowerment-based training (approach)

O- Provide Opportunities to empower and support girls and women (strategies)

Strengthening economic supports for women and families (approach)

Strengthening leadership and opportunities for females (approach)

P- Create Protective Environments (strategies)

Improving safety and monitoring in schools (approach)

Establishing and consistently applying workplace policies (approach)

Addressing community-level risks through environmental approaches (approach)

SV- Support victims/ Survivors to lessen harms (strategies)

Victim-centred services (approach)

Treatment for victims of SV (approach)

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- 75 percent of lifetime cases of mental health conditions begin by age 24.

- More than 40 percent of college students have felt more than an average amount of stress within the past 12 months.

- Poor mental health does not reduce the importance of an individual's sexual experience.

- Chronic stress increases activity in the sympathetic nervous system, which inhibits blood flow to the genitals. Thus interfering with arousal.

- Substance abuse rates are high in college students due to chronic stress.

- Use of alcohol has been shown to decrease sexual arousal, pleasure, and increase difficulty achieving orgasm.

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hormonal methods:

Birth Control Pill – This method is also known as oral contraceptive or “the pill.”

Vaginal Ring – This small, flexible, plastic ring is inserted in the vagina .

The shot: contains only the progestin  administered every three months

Hormonal IUD: small T-shaped implant placed inside the uterus long.

Non Hormonal

Diaphragm: A saucer-shaped silicone cup that you put into your vagina to block semen from entering your womb

Cervical cap: hat-shaped piece of silicone that you put over your cervix to keep out sperm

Copper IUD: it is a T-shaped plastic piece. It goes into your uterus.

Female condom: A lubricated tube that you put inside your vagina.

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1/3 women will experiences sexual violence

1/8 men will experience sexual violence

11 Present of students who identify as women were sexually assaulted In college or university compared with 4 present of those who identify as men

Younge women experience the highest rates of sexual violence in Canada The police reported rate of sexual assault against women ages 18-24 is twice the rate for women aged 25 to 34 and 4 times higher tham women between 35-44 according to a 2009  statistics canada general social survey.

One in three women experience sexual violence, particularly intimate partner violence, in their lifetime

Men are more likely to perpetrate violence when they possess unequal gender norms including attitudes of accepting violence, and a sense of entitlement over women.

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Statistics

Canadians aged 18-24 are at greatest risk for an STI

HPV, Chlamydia, and HSV are the most common STI's in college students

About 20% of all college students have the herpes virus

Adolescent women are at the greatest risk for an STI because of ignorance & appropriate preventable methods/measures.

43, 780 Canadian post secondary participated in the ACHA-NCHA II-C, in the 2016 spring survey

- 28, 831 (65.85%) were sexually active
- 3.88 % were diagnosed or treated with an STI within                the last 12 months

Risk of STI's

Pelvic pain

Pregnancy complications

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Infertility

Cancer (HPV)- cervical/ rectal cancers

Types of STI's- curable & incurable
- there are 8 infections. 4 are curable, 4 are incurable
Curable:
1. Syphilis
2. Gonorrhea
3. Chlamydia
4. Trichomoniasis
Incurable:
1. Hepatitis B
2. Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
3. HIV
4. Human Papillomavirus

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Durham’s Sexual Health Clinic

SmartSexResource

Sex and U

Scarleteen

hivnow.ca

WHAI (Women and HIV/AIDS Initiative)

sexualhealthontario.ca

Youthline

Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights

Women's Care Clinic

Teen Health Source

Planned Parenthood Toronto

The Pre and Post Natal Nutrition Project

The MotHERS Program

Carea Community Health Centre

Durham College Wellness Clinic

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Durham College (DC) Campus Health and Wellness

https://durhamcollege.ca/student-life/health-and-wellness/campus-health-and-wellness-centre/medical-services

Durham Region- Health and Wellness- Sexual Health

https://www.durham.ca/en/health-and-wellness/sexual-health.aspx

Halpernfelsher, B., Millstein, S., Ellen, J. (1996). Relationship of Alcohol Use and Risky Sexual Behavior: A review and analysis of findings. Journal of Adolescent Health. 19 (5): 331–6. doi:10.1016/S1054-139X(96)00024-9. PMID 8934293.

Hamilton, L. D., & Meston, C. M. (2013). Chronic Stress and Sexual Function in Women. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 10(10), 2443–2454. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12249

How can sexual Violence be Prevented?.(2016). New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.

https://nmcsap.org/prevention/how-can-sexual-violence-be-prevented/

Risk and Protective Factors|Sexual Violence|Violence Prevention|Injury Center|CDC. (2021). Centers for Disease Control and prevention.

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/riskprotectivefactors.html

Sexual Violence Prevention and Response. (n.d). University of Saskatchewan.
https://students.usask.ca/essentials/safety/sexual-assault.php#Sexualviolence

World Health Organization (WHO). (2010). International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related   Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10). Geneva, Switzerland

US department of Health and Human services, Contraception and pregnancy prevention

https://opa.hhs.gov/reproductive-health/preventing-pregnancy-contraception

https://helloclue.com/articles/non-hormonal-birth-control

https://www.webmd.com/