Consensual, healthy and respectful relationships are essential to student wellbeing

These documents offer background information when creating a sexual violence campus policy. They include a range of recommendations, key concepts and protocols that are useful to consider.

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• The Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021. This code came into effect in January 2022 and sets out the requirements education providers must meet for the wellbeing and safety of their learners.
  https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers-partners/tertiary-and-international-learners-code
   

• Ministry of Education: Relationships and Sexuality Education Guides. Refreshed in 2020, these guides for teachers, leaders and boards of trustees focus strongly on consensual, healthy and respectful relationships as being essential to student wellbeing. One guide is for Years 1–8 and the other for Years 9–13.
  https://health.tki.org.nz/Teaching-in-Heath-and-Physical-Education-HPE/Policy-Guidelines/Relationships-and-Sexuality-Education
   

• Making a difference: Sexual violence primary prevention toolkit. https://www.svpptoolkit.nz
   

• Stop Sexual Harassment On Campus Aotearoa: University Policies and Procedures
  https://www.sshoc-aotearoa.org/uni-policies
   

• Report of the Task Force on Respect and Equality:  Ending sexual violence at the University of Ottawa. (Canada, 2015.) Insight and direction into policy development and campus services, including recommendations and procedures for ending sexual violence on campus; a survivor-centred approach; dispelling myths; and protocol, prevention and response training. Linked to the University of Ottawa action plan below. https://www.uottawa.ca/president/sites/www.uottawa.ca.president/files/report-of-the-task-force-on-respect-and-equality.pdf
   

• It’s Never Okay: An Action Plan to Stop Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment. (Canada, 2015.) Sexual violence and sexual harassment are explained and 13 key commitments highlighted, including funding; training; tools; workplace policy; education and awareness campaigns; owning the problem; and the need for 24/7 support. Linked to the University of Ottawa report above. https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/4593/actionplan-itsneverokay.pdf
   

• Responding to intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women: World Health Organization Clinical and Policy Guidelines 2013. Provides evidence-based recommendations. Guidelines include women-centred care, identification and care for survivors, clinical care, psychological interventions and health care policy. http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/85240/1/9789241548595_eng.pdf?ua=1
   

• Ending Sexual Violence in One Generation: A progress report for the United States. This 2016 report stresses that sexual violence prevention is possible and occurring throughout the US. Discusses the need for lasting cultural change, requiring media, leadership, institutions, resources, advocacy and activism.
  http://www.calcasa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Raliancereport_508final.pdf
   

• Change the course: National report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at Australian universities. (Australian Human Rights Commission, 2017.) This report could help guide policy development, evaluation, monitoring and changing student attitudes and behaviours. Recommendations include bystander interventions and a settings-based approach. https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/document/publication/AHRC_2017_ChangeTheCourse_UniversityReport.pdf
   

• Guidelines for University Responses to Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment. (Universities Australia, 2018.) Guidelines from 39 Australian universities assisting policy responses, including cultural competence and privacy issues. https://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/UA-Guidelines-5.pdf
   

• World Health Organization Report on Violence and Health: Chapter 6 on Sexual Violence. (2002.) This chapter defines sexual violence and harassment, details global prevalence and outlines recommendations to guide policy development. https://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/global_campaign/en/chap6.pdf

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