SARSSM’s Youth Prevention and Education Program provides trainings, resources, and student engagement opportunities at local colleges and university campuses. We especially love supporting student-led efforts to prevent and bring awareness to sexual violence!

Resident Advisor & Orientation Leader Trainings

Resident Advisors (RAs) and Orientation Leaders play an important role in fostering cultures of consent, safety and respect on college and university campuses. Each fall, our Youth Prevention & Education Program trains RAs and Orientation Leaders on fostering safer residential communities, actively engaging in sexual violence prevention efforts, and offering appropriate support and resources to students in need. Please email us for more information.

Resident Advisor Online Toolkit

Our Youth Prevention & Education Program team created an online toolkit for RAs filled with helpful resources to support student survivors, creative and effective ideas for programs and bulletin boards, and tips to engage students in sexual violence awareness and prevention conversations! RAs can access this toolkit after completing the RA Training mentioned above. ​

Guest Speaker for Classes

Faculty can invite SARSSM’s Youth Prevention & Education Program to facilitate the following classroom trainings:

  • Child Sexual Abuse Awareness and Healthy Child Sexual Development Presentation (1.5 hours)
  • Preventing the Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSEC) of Children Presentation (2.0 hours) - For graduate students.

Workshops, Tabling, and Event Requests

Email us if you’d like us to host workshops, participate in campus events, or table on campus. We are always thrilled to receive requests, and will participate in as many as our staffing capacity allows!
Sexual Assault Helpline:
For support, please call our free, private, 24-hour helpline at 1-800-871-7741.
In accordance with federal regulations, Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine does not discriminate in the access to our provision of its services. If you have any concerns or complaints, please send an email to [email protected].

SARSSM provides free services in York and Cumberland Counties.
​Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine is funded in part by Maine's Department of Health and Human Services, the United Way of Southern Maine, and generous public and private donations.