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18 J. Sch. Violence 1 (2019)

handle is hein.journals/wjsv18 and id is 1 raw text is: JOURNAL OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE 2019, VOL. 18, NO. 1, 1-20 Routledge https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2017.1358641 Taylor&FrancisGroup University and Community Resources for Sexual Assault Survivors: Familiarity With and Use of Services Among College Students Cortney A. Franklina, Tasha A. Menakerb, and Hae Rim Jinc aDepartment of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA; bArizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, Phoenix, Arizona, USA; cDepartment of Social and Cultural Sciences, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, Texas, USA ABSTRACT ARTICLE HISTORY Scholars have highlighted the prevalence of sexual assaulton college campuses. Received 7 October 2016 Universities are generally equipped to address victimization through a range of Revised 24 June 2017 resources, including counseling and psychological services. These resources are Accepted 13 July 2017 instrumental for posttrauma recovery, but students must be aware ofand willing KEYWORDS to use available services. This study used a sample of 505 survey responses College students; resources; collected at a mid-sized, public, Southern university regarding community and service use; sexual assault; campus resource knowledge, familiarity, and service use.The majority of parti- victimization cipants were unaware of resources. Females reported increased community resource familiarity compared to males. Multivariate models revealed distress disclosure, sexual victimization history, and race were significant predictors of service use but criminal justice majorand law enforcement career plans were not significant. Implications are discussed. For decades, scholars have underscored the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses (Fisher, Cullen, & Turner, 2000; Franklin, 2010; Koss, Gidcyz, & Wisniewski, 1987). Estimates have suggested that 20%-25% of'women will experience attempted or completed rape during their tenure as university students (e.g., Fisher et al., 2000; Tjaden & Thoennes, 2006). This traumatic experience has produced a host of negative mental and physical health outcomes, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, elevated fear and startle responses, sleep interruptions, and appetite abnormalities (Foa & Riggs, 1993; Mason & Lodrick, 2013). A developed psychological literature has surmised that positive victimization disclosure experiences aid the coping process for individuals who have experi- enced traumatic events-including sexual assault (Ullman & Peter-Hagene, 2014). University campuses are generally equipped to address concerns surrounding the mental health and wellbeing of student clients through counseling, psychological, and physical health services (Eisenberg, Lechner, Frerich, Lust, & Garcia, 2012; Franklin, Jin, Ashworth, & Viada, 2016; Hayes-Smith & Hayes-Smith, 2009). Typically, these resources are prepaid by student fees upon registration or are accessible through nominal costs designed to provide ready access to student clients who may not otherwise afford professional therapy. Additionally, college cam- puses are often situated in communities that provide treatment through community hospitals, rape crisis centers, and other service professionals, creating opportunities for students to obtain necessary help if on-campus resources are not preferred (Franklin et al., 2016). Recent evalua- tions of service utilization for sexual assault have demonstrated student reluctance to use services provided on institutions of higher education (IHE) (Orchowski, Meyer, & Gidycz, 2009), and a relative unawareness of what services were available (Burgess-Proctor et al., 2016; Walsh, Banyard, Moynihan, Ward, & Cohn, 2010). Studies of this nature are sparse and important CONTACT Cortney A. Franklin 0cfranklin@shsu.edu (Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Sam Houston State University, PO Box 2296, 816 17th St., Huntsville, TX 77341, USA. 0 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

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