UC Speaks Up

Jessica Persano of Ignite at UCLA is conducting research to identify barriers to accessing post-s*xual-assault care for UCLA students with disabilities. More research is needed to understand the experience of UC student survivors with disabilities who seek post-s*xual-assault services, how existing barriers can be reduced and what kinds of support survivors envision in their pursuit of healing and justice.

Undergraduate Research Week 2024 - Jessica Persano

Research participants are needed for a study to understand how college survivors of s*xual violence can be better supported by their institution(s). If you are a student at one of the University of California (UC) campuses and have experienced some type of s*xual abuse or unwanted s*xual experience while enrolled as a UC student, you may be eligible to participate. All research is survivor-centered and conducted by trained, trauma-informed researchers. All participants are compensated $50 for their time.

With Senate Bill 24, introduced in 2019, California became the first state to require its public universities to provide medication abortion on campus. By January 1, 2023, all University of California and California State University schools were required to provide on-site medication abortion services, but students overwhelmingly aren’t aware they have this access, due to a lack of publicity and awareness efforts on the part of the schools.

Multiple Colleges Offer Medication Abortion Services. Students Say They Don’t Know About It. As medication abortion is at risk before SCOTUS, California may offer a cautionary tale for Massachusetts and New York.

We are looking to hire a graduate student researcher at UCLA. People who identify as LGBTQ+, Black, Indigenous, person of color are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. Questions? Please email [email protected].
UC Speaks Up, UCGHI Center for Gender and Health Justice, Sean Sugai

Folks from the Double Jeopardy Study of UC Speaks Up are sharing their work at the Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum 2022.

"One of many reasons to celebrate the CHIPS and Science Act is the inclusion of provisions that address s*xual and s*x-based harassment in science, Katherine Jordan writes."

https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2022/08/09/chips-act-win-tackling-s*x-harassment-opinion?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=762b881d10-DNU_2021_COPY_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-762b881d10-236705950&mc_cid=762b881d10&mc_eid=ec77e85b8c

CHIPS Act a win for tackling s*x harassment (opinion) One of many reasons to celebrate the CHIPS and Science Act is the inclusion of provisions that address s*xual and s*x-based harassment in science, Katherine Jordan writes.

Youth Wellness Now! A Youth Mental Wellness Summit is a 2-day event focusing on healing justice, well-being through narrative, youth call-to-action, and multi-pronged approaches to support youth. The Summit will be held on Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 & Wednesday, June 15th, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/cu/IsCS8VO/YMWN2022?source_id=86bf860f-5d77-4601-9f71-6e2b04c557bf&source_type=em&c=Jwh8BYXmN4RdzL_u5BUPuMDZavcO7f6kA1XJLRZb5UZ7fX3s46HDIw==

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🚨Contemporary Asian American Activism Webinars🚨

Every Friday of May starting this week the Asian American Studies Center at UCLA will be hosting webinars on Contemporary Asian American Activism from 12pm-1pm! For more information and to RSVP, scan the code or visit the link!

Some of the team, this morning!

Pages for Pediatrics is a student-founded and student-led group at UCLA that writes and illustrates children’s storybooks on pediatric illnesses and disability. They are seeking support for their mission of relieving the anxiety and fear that pediatric patients often experience during their hospital stays. Please consider donating!
https://spark.ucla.edu/project/31117?utm_source=scalefunder&utm_campaign=amb_share&utm_content=e2jsn5my9j28fqkz4ljg1sn&utm_medium=plain

Donate to support Pages for Pediatrics! All donations go towards the production and distribution of children's books about underrepresented pediatric illnesses!

🚨 Calling all high school students! 🚨

Register for Safe BAE Summer Activist Institute! Applications due April 30th, and reach out to [email protected] for more information!

🚨Calling all UCLA students! 🚨

Here is an opportunity to participate in a study regarding s*xual reproductive health literacy. Sign up with this flyer’s QR code or link!

If you are interested in qualitative research, please consider joining the upcoming Center for Applied Research in Human Services (CARHS) seminar for CHHS faculty (see attached flyer for details)!



Qualitative Research Conversations - Session #1
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 (International Women's Day), noon to 1pm
Facilitator: Ruvani Fonseka, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
Presenter: Amanda Miller, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Project: Perspectives of Women Living with HIV on Addressing Violence and Use of Alcohol During HIV Services: Qualitative Findings from Fishing Communities in Uganda

Tuesday March 8 registration:
https://sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkcu6qpz0pGNaRDNgfVhoMcvMQm6aYLi5T

We know use of alcohol other illicit substances is associated with increased risk for s*xual violence, including among students. According to this article, use of Adderall (once a popular “study drug”) has declined on college campuses since the COVID-19 pandemic. However, experts are still worried—especially since consumption of ma*****na and alcohol are up. What are you seeing on your campuses?

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/02/28/adderall-misuse-down-ma*****na?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=a3535e3ec3-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-a3535e3ec3-236705950&mc_cid=a3535e3ec3&mc_eid=ec77e85b8c

Adderall misuse down, but ma*****na is up Adderall, once a popular “study drug,” has seen a decline of misuse on college campuses since the pandemic. But experts are still worried—especially since consumption of ma*****na and alcohol are up.

Job opportunity for a student at UCLA.

Excellent article in the Daily Bruin about UCLA students upset by the university denying requests for toxicology reports, amidst rising allegations of drugging at fraternities.

https://dailybruin.com/2021/11/17/students-call-for-more-access-to-toxicology-reports-amid-rise-in-drugging-cases

Students call for more access to toxicology reports amid rise in drugging cases - Daily Bruin Amid rising allegations of drugging at fraternities, students are criticizing the university for denying requests for toxicology reports. UCLA Health and the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center will provide tests only at the request of law enforcement or when it is medically indicated to....

UCLA community reacts to proposed revisions to s*xual violence, harassment policy

https://dailybruin.com/2021/11/15/ucla-community-reacts-to-proposed-revisions-to-s*xual-violence-harassment-policy

UCLA community reacts to proposed revisions to s*xual violence, harassment policy - Daily Bruin This post was updated Nov. 16 at 3:11 p.m. UCLA students advocated for accessible, survivor-centered practices in response to recent revisions to the Presidential Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment.

Join the launch of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative and World Bank Group thematic briefs!

After months of empty platitudes about “urgency,” the Biden administration will delay making changes to the harmful Title IX regulations put in place under Betsy DeVos—until May of next year.

https://msmagazine.com/2021/10/19/department-education-survivors-campus-university-s*xual-assault-title-ix/?omhide=true&utm_medium=email&utm_source=everyaction&emci=9af8f859-1d31-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&emdi=89f508a6-a531-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&ceid=987490

The Department of Education is Failing Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault - Ms. Magazine President Biden promised to address campus s*xual assault. But the Department of Education has failed to make any menaningful changes.

Several universities, including SU, have seen student protests this academic year over s*xual assault allegations.

http://dailyorange.com/2021/10/callisto-offers-resources-s*xual-assault-survivors-syracuse-university-campus/

Callisto offers external resources for s*xual assault survivors at SU SU’s chapter of Callisto offers support resources for survivors of campus s*xual violence.

Students are about to enter a double redzone where more than 50% of all s*xual assaults will occur between the day first year students arrive on campus until the day students depart for Thanksgiving Break. This fall, with schools shifting from remote learning back to in-person classes, experts predict that sophomores - who have not yet stepped on campus - will experience college as freshmen do, which means that the population of those at risk will double.

https://www.edactnow.org/

ED Act Now The Biden administration announced plans to undo the Trump Administration’s attack on student survivors and create a Title IX rule that supports the rights of all students. The not-so-good news? The Department of Education plans to release those changes in May 2022 –– nearly a year from now. 

The Education Department refused to heed a petition by students and s*xual assault survivors demanding an immediate rollback of the Title IX changes instituted by the Trump administration.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/10/07/groups-deliver-edactnow-petition-education-department?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=5efef3910b-DNU_2021_COPY_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-5efef3910b-236705950&mc_cid=5efef3910b&mc_eid=ec77e85b8c

Groups deliver #EDActNow petition to Education Department The Education Department refused to heed a petition by students and s*xual assault survivors demanding an immediate rollback of the Title IX changes instituted by the Trump administration.

As college campuses make plans to bring students back to in-person instruction this fall, campus prevention practitioners are rethinking strategies and approaches to prevent s*xual and intimate partner violence. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted students on multiple fronts including access to basic needs and highlighting the importance of community connection. As students return to campus, prevention practitioners are pivoting to meet the needs of students including thinking expansively about their partnerships in prevention. Join PreventConnect and guests from the University of California, Berkeley and the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence to learn about the strategies they are implementing on two-year and four-year college campuses and their visions for the future.

http://www.preventconnect.org/2021/09/pivots-in-prevention-college-campus-s*xual-violence-prevention-and-covid-19/

Pivots in Prevention: College Campus Sexual Violence Prevention and COVID-19 (This web conference will only occur once. It will be recorded and archived. Closed captioning is provided.) TUESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2021 TIME ZONE TIME HAWAII (HST/HDT) 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ALASKA …

UCLA students, faculty worry for future of abortion rights amid new Texas law

https://dailybruin.com/2021/09/27/ucla-students-faculty-worry-for-future-of-abortion-rights-amid-new-texas-law

UCLA students, faculty worry for future of abortion rights amid new Texas law - Daily Bruin UCLA students and faculty expressed concerns about a recently passed Texas law that further restricts access to safe abortions. Senate Bill 8, a Texas law passed Sept.

This Safety Fund was set up to provide no-strings-attached cash directly to survivors of gender-based violence who need community financial support. Please share with anyone who you think should know about this and/or apply for yourself.

https://impactjustice.org/a-different-path-for-confronting-s*xual-assault/

A different path for confronting s*xual assault - Impact Justice As a survivor of child s*xual abuse, s*xual assault, and r**e, I’ve often wondered what justice would look like for the s*xual violence I’ve endured. I, like professor Christine Blasey Ford and the vast majority of survivors, never reported any of the men who violated me.