Sexual victimization is highly prevalent in the United States, with 63% of women and 24% of men reporting experiences of sexual victimization in their lifetime. Given the wide range of deleterious outcomes associated with sexual victimization investigations focused on identifying factors associated with negative health outcomes stemming from sexual victimization have great clinical and public health significance. This book provides new research on the prevalence, health effects and coping strategies of sexual assault.

This project was supported by Award No. # 2015-IJ-CX-0009: Responding to sexual assault on campus: A national assessment and systematic classification of the scope and challenges for investigation and adjudication awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice to the Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Justice.