As men and women become more aware of what dating violence is and how it occurs, they may be able to reduce its prevalence. Vancouver Battered Women's Support Services, 1987. Ms. Magazine, Sarah Lazin Books, 1988. Women's Research Centre, 1989. The Family Violence Prevention Division of Health and Welfare Canada has compiled a collection of over 50 films and videos on family violence which can be borrowed free of charge through the regional offices of the National Film Board.
Sexual assault is any unwanted sexual act imposed on one person by another.
Sexual assault can happen to anyone, but in the vast majority of cases women are sexually assaulted by men. Date and acquaintance rape is sexual assault committed against a woman by some she knows. He may be an acquaintance, a friend, a date or even a boyfriend. One in four women has been the victim of rape or attempted rape. In most cases, a woman who is sexually assaulted knows the man who attacks her.