April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In conjunction with the State Board of Education, we are providing for you information on key areas. See attached for the pdf: http://health.utah.gov/vipp/topics/rape-sexual-assault/resources.html.  According to the Utah Health Status Updates:

-        Sexual Violence 2008, sexual violence affects 1 in 3 women in Utah at some point in their lives;

-        1 in 8 women and 1 in 50 men in Utah will experience rape.

-        Utah ranks 9^th in the nation for reported rape according to FBI Uniform Crime Reports. 

-        The Youth Risk Behavior Survey revealed that in 2013, 7.3% of Utah high school students reported that they were physical forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to.

-        Sexual violence can have a negative effect on health throughout the lifespan.