ERIC Number: EJ1476952
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Available Date: 0000-00-00
College Health Services Should Implement Trauma-Informed Design to Reduce the Negative Health Effects of Sexual Misconduct
Journal of American College Health, v73 n5 p1880-1883 2025
Sexual misconduct victimization including sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating/domestic violence, and stalking is widespread among U.S. college students. While survivors often experience negative mental health impacts such as depression and anxiety, positive disclosure experiences and supportive services can reduce these effects. One way to help increase service utilization is to use trauma-informed design (TID), which creates supportive physical and emotional environments for survivors and service providers. Here we provide case examples of how TID has been adopted in campus health centers and argue that TID is an underutilized strategy for ensuring that college student survivors are supported rather than revictimized. We end by providing a checklist, implementation strategy, and funding sources for colleges that are interested in employing TID.
Descriptors: College Students, Program Implementation, Trauma Informed Approach, Sexual Abuse, School Health Services, Sexual Harassment, Dating (Social), Violence, Mental Health, Victims
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NB, USA