She never wants to see him again. He had a good time. She was raped - and the odds are she'll never tell anyone, least of all her parents. ASAP is a peer education program that uses skits to foster communication and awareness about sexual assault and dating violence. Started in 1990, SAPE battles the growing problem of sexual assault among high school and college students.
Statistics also show that sexual assault is a primary reason women transfer to other colleges.
SAPE has visited numerous high schools and colleges throughout New England, but couldn't accommodate the many requests to bring the program to other areas. A video version of the program is available but cannot replace the interaction during the discussion and small-group periods. And each school gets a customized version of the skits, peppered with local references to classes and popular student hang-outs. Because of the demand, a group of graduating SAPErs created ASAP to take its show on the road. ASAP actors perform several scenes in which many of the complex and controversial issues surrounding sexual assault or dating violence are addressed.