Support for Sexual Violence Survivors

Advocates works with young people to provide support for sexual violence survivors, to advocate for campus policies that protect sexual violence survivors, and to ensure schools follow Title IX guidelines. All students have the right to pursue their civil right to education free from violence and harassment. We recognize that gender violence is both a cause of inequity and a consequence of it, and we believe that women, transgender, and gender non-conforming students will not have equality in education or opportunity until the violence ends.

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Policy Priorities

Advocates for Youth aims to empower young people to end sexual and gender-based violence. We envision a world in which all students can pursue their civil right to education free from violence and harassment, and we support policies that expand resources, protections, and support for sexual assault survivors. Advocates also draw upon the civil rights law Title IX as an alternative to the criminal legal system – one that is more just and responsive to the educational, emotional, financial, and stigmatic harms of violence that survivors experience.

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Join youth activists and youth allies working to create a world that is just, safe, and healthy for all.

Know Your IX Campus Organizing Toolkit

Background information and organizing tips for students working on Title IX issues.

The Cost of Reporting: Perpetrator Retaliation, Institutional Betrayal, and Student Survivor Pushout

Our survey of more than 100 student survivors found a massive failure on the part of schools to fulfill their obligations under Title IX. Read our report to learn more about the impact of the reporting and investigation process on student survivors.

Rights, Respect, Responsibility, a K-12th Grade Comprehensive Sexuality Education Curriculum.

This K-12 comprehensive sex education curriculum is fully mapped to the National Sexuality Education Standards, covers all 16 topics deemed essential by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is LGBTQ-inclusive, trauma informed and culturally responsive. Over 13,000 educators have downloaded 3Rs. 3Rs has been adapted for use in 13 states and more than 500 school districts across the country, reaching millions of young people with sex education that meets the National Sexuality Education Standards.

Virtual PD

Virtual PD is a simulated environment (classroom, health care exam room and office) where professionals can practice with youth avatars using short scenarios and support from an instructional coach, so they can quickly learn and master the skills they need to be effective.

AMAZE

Advocates for Youth is the lead partner on AMAZE, a YouTube channel and educational website filled with short, animated videos and other resources designed to provide adolescents around the globe with medically accurate, age-appropriate, affirming, and honest sex education they can access directly online—regardless of where they live or what school they attend. AMAZE has 300+ videos on topics such as contraception, menstruation, deciding when/if to have sex, building healthy relationships, mental health and anxiety, and more common topics around puberty.

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