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Notalone.gov to assist campus rape victims

By Kimberly Hefling
Published April 29, 2014 8:54pm ET
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Notalone.gov to assist campus rape victims
FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama signs a memorandum creating a task force to respond to campus rapes during an event for the Council on Women and Girls in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The Obama administration is taking steps to help colleges and universities measure the magnitude of sexual assaults on their campuses and provide better protections for victims. A White House task force on sexual assault recommends in a report to be released April 29 that schools identify trained, confidential victim's advocates. It also wants schools to conduct surveys to better gauge the frequency of sexual assaults on their campuses. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) | Carolyn Kaster

WASHINGTON (AP) — Want to know whether there’s been a history of sexual assaults on your college campus? The Obama administration has created a new website that will post enforcement actions it’s taken against schools and provide information for victims on where to go for help.

A White House task force on sexual assault recommended actions Tuesday that colleges and universities should take to protect victims and inform the public about the magnitude of the problem, such as identifying confidential victim’s advocates and conducting surveys to better gauge the frequency of sexual assault on their campuses.

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