Enough is Enough Program
Combating Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence on College Campuses in New York State
"We need to show students that no matter which college or university they attend, they will be supported, they will be respected, [and] they are never alone."- Governors PSA
For assistance with sexual assault or domestic violence:
- In an emergency, call 911
- Call 1-844-845-7269 to report sexual assault on a New York college campus to the New York State Police
- Call the New York State Domestic & Sexual Violence Hotline for assistance and options: 1-800-942-6906/NYC: 1-800-621-HOPE (4673) or 311
- Click here to look up SUNY Sexual Assault & Violence Response resources
General Information
College students have the right to a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment free from discrimination and violence. The Enough is Enough law was signed by Governor Cuomo in July, 2015 to address sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking on college campuses.
The law requires all New York colleges and universities to implement uniform prevention and response policies and procedures related to sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. New York State Education Law was amended to include a state-wide definition of affirmative consent; anamnestypolicy for bystandersor victims who report sexual assault; the students' bill of rights; campus climate assessments, prevention training requirements and more. The Enough is Enough law also included the establishment of a Campus Sexual Assault Victims Unit within the Division of State Police and funding to rape crisis programs to support colleges and universities' response and prevention needs.
Statistics on Campus Sexual & Domestic Violence
- 1 in 5 women and 1 in 16 men will be sexually assaulted while in college.2,5
- More than 90% of sexual assault victims on college campuses do not report the assault.4
- More than 50% college sexual assaults occur August-November8
- According to the National Institute of Justice,3rape survivors knew their attacker as a
- Classmate/fellow student: 25.9%
- Friend: 34.1%
- Boyfriend or ex-boyfriend: 27.4%
- Acquaintance: 39.2%.
- 43% of dating college women report experiencing violent and abusive dating behaviors (physical, sexual, technology-facilitated, verbal or other controlling behavior).6
- 13% of female college students have been stalked at school.7
New York State Enough is Enough Program
Through the Enough is Enough program, the department supports 53 Rape Crisis and Sexual Violence Programs statewide to assist colleges and universities in implementing the response services, training, and prevention education components required in the Enough is Enough law. The goal is to prevent campus sexual violence and to provide trauma-informed assistance to college and university student victims.
Click Below for More Information on How Enough is Enough Program Affects Those Involved
Colleges & Universities
Enough is Enough Program Providers Map
Colleges and Universities are charged with leading the fight against sexual violence on their campus. Rape Crisis Programs (RCP) are important community partners to nearby campuses for expertise, services, and programming. Click on your county on the map below to find RCPs in the area. You can also view a list of RCPs in all counties

Laws, Policies, & Procedures
For more specific information on a particular college or universities' policies and procedures, please contact the school directly.
- Enough is Enough Law (NYS Education Law Article 129-B)
- Enough is Enough Regulations (8 NYCRR Part 48)
- Office of Higher Ed: Article 129-A of the Education Law
- NYS Office of Higher Ed: Complying with Education Law Article 129-B
- SUNY University-wide Policies & Procedures
- U.S. Government Publishing Office: Clery Act
- U.S Department of Education: Title IX
Resources & Tools to Assist with Meeting Enough is Enough Requirements
- White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault: Preventing and Addressing Campus Sexual Misconduct: A Guide for University and College Presidents, Chancellors, and Senior Administrators
- Building Partnerships with Local Rape Crisis Centers: Developing a Memorandum of Understanding
- Coordinated Community Response/Sexual Assault Response Team Development Toolkit
- American College Health Association: Addressing Sexual and Relationship Violence Toolkit
- NASPA Violence Prevention
- SUNY Sexual & Interpersonal Violence Prevention And Response Course (SPARC)
- Center for Changing Our Campus Culture: Technical assistance
- National Center for Campus Public Safety: Blueprint for campus police guide
- "Not Alone" Climate Survey Toolkit
- U.S. Department of Education: Tools campus safety and security analysis
- State University of New York Sexual Assault & Violence Response (SAVR) Resources
Rape Crisis Programs
In collaboration with nearby colleges and universities, rape crisis programs (RCP) are a critical resource for implementing sexual assault prevention programs and responding to victims. Local RCPs provide student sexual assault victims with advocacy, counseling, case management, and safety planning.
Prevention
To address sexual assault in a comprehensive manner, college communities should take multifaceted approaches that consider root causes of violence against women and men, promote bystander intervention, and promote healthy relationships. The attention on campus violence and resources available due to the Enough is Enough law has provided RCPs an opportunity to support their college community's comprehensive prevention activities.
Comprehensive prevention programs are: 1
- Culturally relevant,
- Sustainable,
- Tailored to the community,
- Evidence-based,
- Trauma-informed,
- Guided by multiple stakeholders including students,
- And working at the individual, relationship, community, and societal levels.
Training and Technical Assistance Center for Rape Crisis Programs
New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault and New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to rape crisis programs throughout New York State. Per the terms of the Enough is Enough law, colleges and universities enter into Memoranda of Understanding (MOU), agreements or collaborative partnership with rape crisis programs to assist with the implementation of policies and procedures concerning the response to and the prevention of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking on college/university campuses. Training and TA Center assists rape crisis programs with their efforts to assist colleges/universities with the Enough is Enough requirements.
Resources for Enough is Enough Program Providers to assist Colleges & Universities
- Enough is Enough Prevention Program List (PDF)
- CDC: Using Essential Elements to Select, Adapt, and Evaluate Violence Prevention Approaches
- CDC: Sexual Violence on Campus: Strategies for Prevention
- Culture of Respect Prevention Programming Matrix
- Bringing in the Bystander
- Green Dot
- Mentors in Violence (MVP)
- SUNY Sexual & Interpersonal Violence Prevention And Response Course (SPARC)
- SUNY Sexual Assault & Violence Response (SAVR) Resources
- CDC: Effective and promising prevention program list
- Enough is Enough Program Provider List
- Center for Changing Our Campus Culture
- PreventConnect Campus
- NYSCADV Prevention Project Toolkit
Students
For Immediate Help
- In an emergency, call 911
- Call 1-844-845-7269to report sexual assault on a New York college campus to the New York State Police
- Call the New York State Domestic & Sexual Violence Hotline for assistance and options: 1-800-942-6906/NYC: 1-800-621-HOPE (4673) or 311
- Click here to look up SUNY Sexual Assault & Violence Response Resources
Besides reporting incidences of abuse, there are many ways that students can be involved in the prevention and response to campus sexual and domestic violence. It's important for students to know their rights, become involved in raising awareness, and educate themselves on the issues of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. More resources are provided below.
All students have the right to:
- Make a report to local law enforcement and/or state police;
- Have disclosures of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault treated seriously;
- Make a decision about whether or not to disclose a crime or violation and participate in the judicial or conduct process and/or criminal justice process free from pressure by the institution;
- Participate in a process that is fair, impartial, and provides adequate notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard;
- Be treated with dignity and to receive from the institution courteous, fair, and respectful health care and counseling services, where available;
- Be free from any suggestion that the reporting individual is at fault when these crimes and violations are committed, or should have acted in a different manner to avoid such crimes or violations;
- Describe the incident to as few institution representatives as practicable and not be required to unnecessarily repeat a description of the incident;
- Be protected from retaliation by the institution, any student, the accused and/or the respondent, and/or their friends, family and acquaintances within the jurisdiction of the institution;
- Access to at least one level of appeal of a determination;
- Be accompanied by an advisor of choice who may assist and advise a reporting individual, accused, or respondent throughout the judicial or conduct process including during all meetings and hearings related to such process; and
- Exercise civil rights and practice of religion without interference by the investigative, criminal justice, or judicial or conduct process of the institution.
Raise Awareness
Students can raise awareness on sexual and domestic violence through social media. Here are some examples:
- Every 98 seconds, another person experiences sexual assault. We won't stand for that, will you? @rainn01 #EnoughisEnough #every98seconds8
- Check out the different ways campuses can prevent or promote #sexualviolence. Which path will you choose? us.breakthrough.tv/resources/how-can-campus-culture-prevent-or-promote-sexual-violence/
- New York decided #EnoughisEnough www.health.ny.gov/prevention/sexual_violence/
- "Not at our school"… #Nomore excuses #EnoughisEnough nomore.org/public-service-announcements/
- Instagram: Take a selfie and take a pledge against sexual violence on your campus. Post the caption "I pledge to be an active bystander. #EnoughisEnough"
Other Useful Information
- Enough is Enough Resources for Students - hotlines, rape crisis and sexual violence program information and other resources.
- NYS Campus Crime - Research your school. New York State Campus Crime is a search engine for individual college and university campus data.
- SUNY Sexual Assault & Violence Response (SAVR) Resources - Information on local resources to seek assistance or support for reports of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking.
- National Organization for Women (NOW) Take Action Against Sexual Assault Toolkit
- How to File A Title IX Compliant - Instructions for students on how to file a Title IX Report with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
- Safer Campus - Get involved. Safer Campus encourages student led activism by providing basic information, training, and step-by-step instructions.
Department of Health Enough is Enough Program Contact Information
Lynn Baniak, Director of Campus Sexual Assault PreventionNYS Department of Health, Division of Family Health
Bureau of Women, Infant, and Adolescent Health
Empire State Plaza - Corning Tower, Room 821
Albany, New York 12237
(518) 474-0535
EiE@health.ny.gov*
*Note:This shared mailbox is only monitored by Sexual Violence Prevention Program staff from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday and is intended for non-emergency purposes. If you are someone who has been sexually assaulted and you are seeking immediate assistance, please contact the New York State Hotline for Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence at 1-800-942-6906. If it is an emergency, contact 911.
More Information on Enough is Enough Law & Sexual Violence
New York State Resources
- Enough is Enough: Combating Sexual Assault on College Campuses - New York State Enough is Enough program overview & resources.
- New York State Office of Campus Safety - Assisting with the implementation and enforcement of Enough is Enough requirements.
- New York State Police Campus Sexual Assault Victims Unit - Information about this specialized unit and state police resources to combat sexual violence.
- New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services - Domestic violence & sexual assault services.
- New York State Education Department - Information on compliance with the Enough is Enough Law (New York State Education Law Article 129-B).
- New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence - Definitions, statistics, & laws on domestic violence.
- New York State Office of Victim Services - Help for victims & guidance for providers.
- New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault - Education, research, & advocacy in New York City to prevent sexual violence.
- New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence - How to get help & how to get involved.
- New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault - Information on sexual violence prevention, resources, & getting involved.
National Resources
- CDC Preventing Intimate Partner Violence Across the Lifespan: A Technical Package of Program, Policies, and Practices
- CDC Division of Violence Prevention - Sexual violence prevention resources including "STOP SV: A technical package for prevention".
- DOJ Office on Violence Against Women - Information & resources on domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, & stalking.
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center - Leadership in prevention & response to sexual violence.
- CALCASA: California Coalition Against Sexual Assault - Leadership & resources to rape crisis programs & other organizations geared towards ending sexual violence.
- PreventConnect - National online project dedicated to the Primary Prevention of Sexual assault & Domestic Violence.
References:
- Hoffman, L. (2015). Sexual assault prevention on U.S. college campuses: A national scan. Retrieved from California Coalition Against Sexual Assault [CALCASA] and Prevent Connect: with http://www.preventconnect.org/2016/05/sexual-assault-prevention-on-u-s-college-campuses-a-national-scan/
- Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs. (2012). Creating trauma-informed services: A guide for sexual assault programs and their system partners. Retrieved from www.wcsap.org/sites/wcsap.huang.radicaldesigns.org/files/uploads/resources_publications/special_editions/Trauma-Informed-Advocacy.pdf
- White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. (2013). Not alone: The first report of the White House Task Force to protect students from sexual assault. Retrieved from notalone.gov/assets/report.pdf
- Fisher, B., Cullen, F., and Turner, M. (2000). The sexual victimization of college women (NCJ 182369). Retrieved from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/182369.pdf
- Krebs, C. P., Lindquist, C., Warner, T., Fisher, B., and Martin, S. (2007). The campus sexual assault (CSA) study: Final report. Retrieved from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/221153.pdf
- Knowledge Networks, Inc. (2011). 2011 college dating violence and abuse poll. Retrieved from: www.loveisrespect.org/pdf/College_Dating_And_Abuse_Final_Study.pdf
- Reno, J., Marcus, D., Leary, M.L., and Samuels, J.E. (2000). The sexual victimization of college women. National Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Retrieved from: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/182369.pdf
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). (2016). Statistics. Retrieved from: www.rainn.org/statistics