State health officials released the Indiana Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Plan, 2016-2021, today.
The Indiana State Department of Health, in conjunction with the Indiana Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Council, a statewide coalition, created the Sexual Violence Primary Prevention plan. The plan establishes a roadmap for sexual violence prevention efforts in the state and is a result of extensive research and discussion of current trends, climates and existing public health resources related to sexual violence.
“No man, woman or child, should be subjected to an experience of sexual violence,” said State Health Commissioner Jerome Adams, M.D., M.P.H. “Primary prevention, including efforts to change cultural norms, behavior and practices, are essential to creating a state free from violence.”
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) found that 13.4 percent of Hoosier high school-aged girls and 6.4 percent of Hoosier high school-aged boys report being physically forced to have unwanted sexual intercourse in 2015.
The goals identified in the plan aim to build the state’s capacity to prevent sexual violence through evidence-based strategies, education and partnerships. Any individual, group or organization can use the Indiana Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Plan to guide their prevention practices, research and advocacy.
For more information about what Indiana is doing to prevent sexual violence, including a copy of the plan, visit http://www.state.in.us/isdh/files/Indiana_Sexual_Violence_Primary_Prevention_Plan_2016-2021.pdf.
Visit the Indiana State Department of Health at www.StateHealth.in.gov for important health and safety information, or follow us on Twitter at @StateHealthIN and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/isdh1.
- Press Release, Indiana State Department of Health
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