Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Riskier times on campuses mean we need a tool for prevention and intervention of sexual assaults

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Sandy Jung, Professor, Department of Psychology, MacEwan University
Jesmen Mendoza, Psychologist and Faculty Member, Toronto Metropolitan University

The excitement of entering a new academic year for university and college students can be palpable and filled with hope. But the start of the school year in post-secondary settings also has a shadow side, known as the red zone.

The red zone is one of the riskier times for gender-based and sexualized violence to occur — about 50 per cent of sexual assaults on campus happen during this period. The impact on victims can be tremendous and devastating.…

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