It has been estimated that 1 in 4 college women have been victims of rape or attempted rape. About 10% of sexual assault victims are men. This site offers suggestions about what to do and what not to do when you or someone you know is raped or sexually assaulted, and resources available on campus, in the Ithaca community and nationwide.

CARE (Cornell Advocates for Rape Education) was founded in 1984, as an ad hoc committee intent on providing education and awareness of campus sexual assault and its related issues. Our mission is to work toward a community free of sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse, assault and violence. Our goals are to encourage and provide education, to monitor needs in the Cornell community and to advocate for institutional and social change through the development of just policies and procedures and the provision of supportive services.

Today, CARE is comprised of students, staff and faculty from a wide variety of disciplines. For twenty years, under the guidance and support of its Chair, Dr. Andrea Parrot, CARE members have: developed administrative initiatives, prepared and distributed educational materials, promoted and developed educational programs, provided consultation to parents, campus administrators, other universities and government officials, conducted evaluations of sexual assault educational efforts, presented at national conferences, proposed and initiated campus policy issues related to the care and support of survivors, and maintained this website to provide extensive information about sexual assault.