Charissa Brim: The Trauma Of Sexual Assault As A College Student

Send us Fan MailCharissa Brim is the survivor of trauma and the host of the podcast "Never would have guessed"Spending years minimizing her trauma because she didn't think what she had experienced was as big as the stories on the news she realized she now had the power to normalize topics that people are too prideful or shameful to discuss. without walls Charissa  is joining us today to talk about the skeletons that are buried deep in so many dorm room closets.According to Rainn.org Sexual violence on campus is pervasive.13% of all students experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation (among all graduate and undergraduate students).2Among graduate and professional students, 9.7% of females and 2.5% of males experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation.2Among undergraduate students, 26.4% of females and 6.8% of males experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation.25.8% of students have experienced stalking since entering college.2Student or not, college-age adults are at high risk for sexual violence.Male college-aged students (18-24) are 78% more likely than non-students of the same age to be a victim of rape or sexual assault.1Female college-aged students (18-24) are 20% less likely than non-students of the same age to be a victim of rape or sexual assault.1https://www.rainn.org/statistics/campus-sexual-violence Support the show