As shown in Figure 26, the most common form of SVSH harm for which clients sought advocacy services from the PATH to Care Center in FY24 was sexual assault (30.7%). (By contrast, the most common form of SVSH harm reported to OPHD was sexual harassment; see Figure 4.)
“Other forms of harm” category includes (but not limited to) family violence, lewd acts, retaliation, workplace abuse, online abuse/harassment, child abuse, unknown. It can be difficult for people to talk about experiences of SVSH, and PATH to Care Center clients are not required to disclose the type of harm they experienced. It is likely for that reason that the “other forms of harm” category made up the second-largest share of the total types of harm for which clients said they were seeking services.
Clients may, of course, seek services from the PATH to Care Center for multiple forms of harm. For example, a survivor may seek help for an experience of both dating/domestic violence and stalking. Therefore, the total number in Figure 26 is higher than the total number of clients.