Sexual Assault Awareness

"Ask Me About The Red Flags on Campus" tshirts with NPC's logo.The Red Flag Campaign is a project that educates faculty, staff, and students on the intervention and prevention of dating violence. The campaign develops public awareness on the warning signs, or “Red Flags”, of any verbal, emotional, physical, or sexual abuse that may be happening around them.

Statistics show:

  • Every 60 seconds, 1.3 million women are forcibly raped in the U.S.
  • 24% of sexually active girls younger than 13 report their first sexual encounter was non-consensual.
  • Rape victims are 13 times more likely to attempt suicide.
  • Half of juvenile offenders have been sexually assaulted by the age of 18.
  • There are currently 6,324 registered sex offenders in Arkansas.

Attendees to the Red Flag Campaign addressing Sexual Assault.The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reports that the number of registered sex offenders has increased by nearly a quarter in the last 5 years. Sexual violence is a grave public health issue that carries both short and long term consequences for the victim and their family. The American Medical Association calls sexual assault the “silent, violent epidemic.”

Nighthawks, remember to wear your Red Flag shirt on November 17th.