Prevention education
The NWA Center for Sexual Assault provides education and awareness through community presentations focused on sexual assault prevention. Sexual assault prevention topics include:
- Sexual consent
- Sexual violence
- Rape culture
- Healthy relationships
- Victim blaming
If your organization or group is interested in a presentation, please email our Client Services Director, Sara, at: sara@nwasexualassault.org.
What is sexual assault?
Sexual assault is sexual contact or behavior that occurs without consent of the survivor. There are different forms of sexual assault, along with different types of perpetrators. This list is non-extensive:
1. Rape
Rape is a form of sexual assault, but not all sexual assault is rape. Legally, rape is penetration without consent of the survivor. States can legally define rape differently.
2. Unwanted touching
Some people may think that penetration is required for sexual assault to occur, but that is not true. If there is touching without consent, that is sexual assault.
3. Forcing sexual acts
Forcing sexual acts can occur in various ways. An example would be forcible sodomy, which is oral or anal sex against someone's will. There is also forcible object penetration.
4. Sexual contact with minors
Sexual contact with a minor is sexual assault, whether it is consensual or not. The age of consent varies from state to state. This often includes coercion.
5. Drug facilitated
Consent cannot be given while incapacitated. Drugs such as roofies and alcohol have been used to take advantage of others. This often leads to little or no memory of what happened.
Looking for resources to share with your organization? We've prepared handy PDFs and graphics to help educate the community on sexual assault:
If you have questions about our services, please call us at: 479-347-2304 or email info@nwasexualassault.org. To schedule an exam, or to speak to an advocate about getting help, please call our 24-hour crisis hotline: 1-800-794-4175.
