Table 5 Recommendations for developing online resources for sexual violence and alcohol-related supports

Provide a resource guide with step-by-step instructions for how to seek services

• What it means to report SV

• How to initiate a report

• Where to seek confidential and nonconfidential resources

Comprehensibility

Examples

Ensure information and resources are easy to find at the student’s reading level and organized by category

• Confidential vs nonconfidential resources with definitions

• Location of resources: campus vs community vs national with details on services available

• Service type: medical vs mental health (e.g., individual vs group vs peer support) vs instrumental (e.g., housing, emergency financial assistance)

Inclusivity

Examples

• Tailor resources for disproportionately impacted groups and groups not often acknowledged

• Provide plain language definitions for all words or phrases

• Include materials in other languages for non-native English speakers as a form of language justice

• Students who identify as LGBTQ + , BIPOC, disabled, housing or food insecure, and international students

• Gaslighting, coercion, stealthing, incapacitation, victim blaming, bystander, exploitation

• Translated resources and materials in languages prominent within the student population

For alcohol-related websites

• Link clearly to SV-related prevention and information

• Connect any alcohol-related information to student health and student counseling centers as well as health promotion programs (if available)

• Make connections between alcohol use and its negative impacts including alcohol-related SV to opportunities for prevention and treatment