Sexual Assault Awareness - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. Myth: Most sexual assaults are committed by strangers. It’s not rape if the people involved knew each other.
2. One in two women, one in four men and one in two transgender and gender non-conforming individuals have experienced contact sexual violence in their lifetime.
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4. Sexual assault is one of the most under-reported crimes with 77% of sexual assaults left unreported to law enforcement
5. In America, a person is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds
6. Raising awareness is part of getting involved in the anti-sexual violence movement.
7. Myth: A person who has really been sexually assaulted will be hysterical
8. Myth #2: If a person goes to someone’s room, house, or goes to a bar, he/she assumes the risk of sexual assault.
9. Among victims aged 18 to 29, two-thirds had a prior relationship with the offender.
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11. Fact: Rape and sexual assault are crimes of violence and control that stem from a person’s determination to exercise power over another.
12. Denim Day is the last Wednesday in April; wearing denim symbolizes the protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual assault
13. Sexual violence starts early. One in 3 female rape victims experienced it for the first time between 11-17 years old and 1 in 8 reported that it occurred before age 10.
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15. Fear of perpetrator, shame, social stigma, lack of resources and support are some reasons victims do not report being sexually assaulted.
16. We all have boundaries – the lines that define where we stop being comfortable and start feeling uneasy.
17. The lifetime cost of rape per victim is more than $120,000 (CDC 2017).
18. 80-90% of rapes are committed by someone known to the victim.
19. Becoming “trauma-informed” means recognizing that people often have many different types of trauma in their lives.
20. ACEs Adverse Childhood Experiences
21. An estimated 2 in 5 (39%) female victims of rape had a disability at the time of the rape
22. Consent is given freely and willingly and can be withdrawn at any time.
23. It takes a lot of courage for survivors to disclose sexual assault.
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25. Fact: Being under the influence of alcohol or drugs is not an invitation for non-consensual sexual activity.
26. Healing from sexual violence is a process and can look different for everyone.
27. Myth: Victims provoke sexual assaults when they dress provocatively or act in a promiscuous manner.
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29. One of the root causes of sexual violence is oppression. Some forms of oppression include racism, sexism, ableism, heterosexism, cissexism.
30. Bystander – sees or knows something is happening but does nothing to intervene.
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32. Fact: This “assumption of risk” wrongfully places the responsibility of the offender’s actions with the victim.
33. When a survivor receives an empathetic response and feels believed, respected and valued they are less likely to experience depression, anxiety, PTSD
34. 91% of child sexual abuse survivors know their perpetrator.
35. Healthy sexuality should include consent, intimacy, equality, respect, trust and safety.
36. Sexual violence can have numerous psychological, emotional, social and physical health effects on a survivor’s well-being.
37. Ensuring that the physical and emotional safety of an individual is addressed is the first important step to providing Trauma-Informed Care.
38. Sexual Assault Awareness Month is April
39. Teal is the Color used to support sexual violence survivors
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41. The first American Rape Crisis centers were formed in several states throughout the country in the early 1970’s, largely by women and consisted primarily of volunteers
42. Breathing techniques can be a helpful way to ground yourself when you have overwhelming feelings or intense anxiety.
43. People who have been traumatized need support and understanding from those around them.
44. Fact: Victims of sexual violence exhibit a spectrum of responses to sexual assault.
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47. Upstander - sees what happens, intervenes, interrupts or speaks up to stop the abuse.
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49. Women with a disability are at greater risk of experiencing rape than women without a disability.
50. Fact: Most sexual assaults and rapes are committed by someone the victim knows.
51. Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies.
52. Sexual assault is never the victims fault
53. People with disabilities are at least three times more likely to be sexually assaulted than the people without disabilities. (Vera Institute 2017)
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56. Myth: It’s not sexual assault if it happens after drinking or taking drugs.
57. 2001 Was the first official year of Sexual Assault Awareness Month honoring sexual assault victims, survivors and their families.
58. SA responses include: calm, hysteria, withdrawal, anger, apathy, denial, and shock.
59. #MeToo was founded by Tarana Burke in 2006 to break the silence around sexual violence and uplift black women and girls and to help survivors find a pathway to healing.
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61. One in four girls, one in six boys will be sexually abused before age 18.