11.10: Sexual Health
Read this section. Make sure to complete the self-assessment; know that this assessment is confidential and can be kept in your notebook for your own personal information. Complete the checkpoint exercises at the end of the reading.
Pay special attention to the careful definitions of various terms used in the text. Knowing how your values are related to these issues is an important part of building your own value system.
If you are sexually assaulted or know someone that has been, talk to someone. Call 911, a rape crisis center, your student health center, and/or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) for a confidential conversation.
Read this page. Think about how you can prevent sexual assault and violence. Make a list of important emergency phone numbers for your own campus and/or home. Be sure to program these phone numbers into your cell phone.