01.08.24
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JANUARY IS NATIONAL STALKING AWARENESS MONTH

This January marks the 20th annual National Stalking Awareness Month.

Thursday, Jan. 18 is the first Day of Action for Stalking Awareness. Join us by wearing anything with sparkles so we can #SparkleAgainstStalking

Also, check out this infographic which highlights facts about stalking on college campuses:Stalking on College Campuses 1 in 10 undergraduate women & 1 in 33 undergraduate men ARE VICTIMS OF STALKING. 1 STUDENT STALKING RELATIONSHIPS 1 33% Former Intimate Partner 31% Acquaintance 25% Friend 18% Classmate 14% Current Intimate Partner CO-OCCURING VICTIMIZATIONS 2 Undergraduate students stalked by an intimate partner also experienced: 40% Coercive Control 32% Sexual Assault 11% Physical Assault THE MOST COMMON STALKING BEHAVIORS EXPERIENCED BY COLLEGE VICTIMS INCLUDE: 3 45% Unwanted voice or text messages 44% Unwanted e-mails or social media messages 37% Being approached/stalker showing up where unwanted Young adults ages 18-24 experience the highest rates of stalking among adults. 4 Students with disabilities, Native American/Alaskan Native students, biracial/multiracial students, and younger students are at HIGHER RISK for stalking victimization than the general student population. 1,3,5 HELP SEEKING Who do student victims tell? 1 92% FRIENDS OR FAMILY 29% CAMPUS RESOURCE Citations 1.Cantor, D., Fisher, B., Chibnall, S., Madden, K. (2020). Report on the AAU campus climate survey on sexual assault and misconduct. Westat. 2. Augustyn, M.B., Rennison, C.M., Pinchevksy, G.M., & Magnuson, A.B. (2019). Intimate Partner Stalking among College Students: Examining Situational Contexts Related to Police Notification. Journal of Family Violence 35(1), 679-691. 3. Fedina, L., Backes, B. L., Sulley, C., Wood, L., & Busch-Armendariz, N. (2020). Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with stalking victimization among college students. Journal of American college health, 68(6), 624-630. 4. Smith, S.G., Zhang, X., Basile, K.C., Merrick, M.T., Wang, J., Kresnow, M., & Chen, J. (2018). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2015 Data Brief. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC. 5. Reyns, B. W., & Scherer, H. (2018). Stalking victimization among college students: The role of disability within a lifestyle-routine activity framework. Crime & Delinquency, 64(5), 650-673.

During the month, we will share information on stalking so we can: Know It. Name It. Stop it.

If you have any questions about stalking, need additional information about available resources or to make a stalking report, you may contact Leslie Johnson, interim compliance and prevention coordinator, at 217-786-2848 or leslie.johnson@llcc.edu.