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1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be victims of sexual assault before the age of 18;
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61% of all sexual assaults occur before the victim reaches 18;
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Over 85% of all sexual assault involves someone the child knows.
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1 in 5 teens who regularly socialize on the Internet have encountered a stranger who requested cybersex;
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83% of high school girls have been pinched, sexually touched or grabbed against their will by their peers;
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2/3 of births to teenage girls are fathered by adult men age 20 and older.
What We've Accomplished
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Last year, rape crisis centers across Pennsylvania
served 36,000 individuals; of which close to 10,000
were children and youth under the age of 18.
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Sexual assault counselors spent more than 228,000
hours working with victims and their families.
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Prevention educators reached over 480,000 students
and provided over 21,000 school programs.
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Prevention educators also provided more than 3,000
community programs reaching over 68,000 individuals.
At the state and national level:
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Instrumental in effecting changes in Pennsylvania state laws such as the Rape Shield law, marital rape, and "no means no" legislation.
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Development and implementation of innovative training and educational materials used nationwide.
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Creation and operation of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) located in Enola, PA.
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