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What They're Saying: New Steps to Protect Students from Sexual Assault

One in five college-aged women is sexually assaulted in college -- most often by someone she knows. Earlier this week, the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault released its first-ever report, which included that unnacceptable statistic, and announced a series of actions to help address the problem and make sure victims know they are not alone.

Vice President Biden, who championed the Violence Against Women Act in Congress back in 1990, spoke about the issue last week and revealed a new public service announcement about the issue:

Video player: 1 is 2 Many PSA

In addition to the powerful video, we launched NotAlone.gov to make enforcement data and other sexual assault resources accessible to students and schools."

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