Multiple Lenses

With each annual report comes an increased opportunity to track trends over time, using multiple lenses, and thereby converge on a more complete portrait of the experience of the campus community.

Figure 32 illustrates trends in service SVSH utilization at OPHD, the PATH to Care Center, and Social Services from the first SVSH annual report (2018) to the present. For OPHD, Figure 32 reflects the total number of SVSH reports made each year. For PATH to Care, Figure 32 tracks the total number of individual clients who received advocacy services each year. For Social Services, Figure 32 shows the total number of individuals (both survivors and respondents) who sought support for issues related to SVSH each year.

Because increases in reporting to not necessarily reflect increases in incidence, tracking the utilization of independent support services can serve as a lens on actual experiences. In FY24,  OPHD and Social Services saw decreases in SVSH-related reporting and service utilization, respectively whereas the PATH to Care Center saw an increase in clients in FY 24. Both Social Services and PATH to Care attribute the year-to-year variation to staffing levels. If there is a takeaway from FY24, it is the huge increase in reports of non-SVSH protected category harassment and discrimination to OPHD. But the data do clearly show that SVSH harm continues to occur, and that demand for SVSH support services continues to match, if not outstrip, supply.

Note on Figure 32: Data from the PATH to Care Center was not available in the 2021-22 academic/fiscal year.