Social Services Trends: 2018-2022

Utilization of Social Services for SVSH reasons

Social Services saw a marked decrease in clients who sought services for SVSH (refer to the accompanying figure). In 2021-2022, Social Services supported 103 survivors of SVSH (321 appointments total) and provided counseling to 3 respondents (4 appointments). (In past years, the proportions of survivors and respondents were not broken out in the data, but were likely quite similar, with the majority of clients being survivors.)

Social Services believes the decrease in the number of clients who sough services for SVSH is due to a decrease in the unit’s staffing, which led to fewer appointments offered. Since the 2021-22 academic year, Social Services has increased their staff. 

Note that in the 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 SVSH Annual Reports, respondents were included in the total number of clients Social Services saw for reasons related to SVSH. In 2021-22, respondents are broken out from the total, but included in the same bar.