As shown in Figure 27, the most common type of SVSH for which clients sought services from Social Services in FY24 was sexual assault (53%), followed by interpersonal violence (28.6%). “Sexual Violence” (9%) is a category used by Social Services that includes sexual harassment, other related behaviors, and reasons that were unknown to the counselor. Sexual violence and stalking each motivated 9% of client visits. The proportions in Figure 27 continue a pattern from previous years. Sexual assault has been the most common SVSH reason for seeking Social Services support since the SVSH reports have been published, followed by relationship violence.
Because the same client may seek counseling from Social Services due to multiple forms of harm, the total number of types of harm in Figure 27 is slightly greater than the total number of clients.