Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services

Interpersonal violence can take physical, emotional, sexual, and economic forms. Anyone can become a victim of interpersonal violence and its common forms include domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and elder abuse. About 41% of women and 26% of men experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner and reported an intimate partner violence-related impact during their lifetime. Over half of women and almost 1 in 3 men have experienced sexual violence involving physical contact during their lifetimes. Elder abuse, including neglect and exploitation, is experienced by about 1 in 10 people aged 60 and older who live at home. From 2002 to 2016, more than 643,000 older adults were treated in the emergency department for nonfatal assaults and over 19,000 homicides occurred. At least 1 in 7 children have experienced child abuse or neglect in the past year in the United States. This is likely an underestimate because many cases are unreported. In 2020, 1,750 children died of abuse and neglect in the United States. Sourced from the CDC.

Community Partners that actively work with WCU in the Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services focus area are listed below. If you are interested in working on a project with one of these organization, please contact the CCESL office. For all volunteer opportunities, visit the CCESL Engage page.