SASA
Smith Students Against Sexual Assault is a student run organization dedicated to advocating for survivors, providing resources for healthy relationships, and education for the entire Smith campus.
consent
Here are resources that will help you start learning about consent and what it means.
Philly Survivors Support Collective zine Strategies for Survivors
Scarleteen’s “Yes, No, Maybe So: A Sexual Inventory Stocklist.” This is a helpful boundary checklist to go over with potential sex partners!
Scarleteen’s “Don’t Want to Have Sex?” A helpful and affirming article for people who don’t want to have sex (whether it be because of trauma, asexuality, celibacy, indifference, or fear)
Scarleteen’s “Driver’s Ed for the Sexual Superhighway: Navigating Consent”
Scarleteen’s “When Sex Just Happens (And How to Make It Happen Instead)
Planned Parenthood's "How do I talk about consent?"
How to tell your partner you've changed your mind: withdrawing consent
sex ed: the basics (and more)
Here are some resources to help build your understanding of sex, safety and health. The Schacht Center offers STD testing, pregnancy testing and can help with most forms of birth control.
Planned Parenthood's "What are STD's?"
Types of Birth Control
Is Masturbation normal?
How to have safer sex when you have an STI
Sex and disability
Resources for LGBTQ+ People
Sex is not the same for everyone and LGBTQ+ people are even less likely to have been taught what sex is like, or supposed to be like. Here are some links we thought were helpful.
Guide to dating a trans person if you're cis
Everything you wanted to know about strap-ons
For Survivors
If you need help dealing with the aftermath of a sexual assault, we recommend these resources.
Center for women and community in Amherst
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline (both online chat and phone)
Self Care after trauma
Disclosing sexual violence
Understanding the trauma of sexual violence
How to talk about past sexual assault with a partner
Contact
If you are in need of resources, support or interested in joining the club please email us at [email protected]. We are able to help you find resources beyond the generic ones on our site, report, come to meetings with you and help find accommodations if you need them.