▁form ▁of ▁unw anted ▁sexual ▁contact . ▁Not ▁only ▁are ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁sexual ▁violence ▁at ▁an ▁increased ▁risk ▁for ▁anx iety , ▁de pression , ▁post tra um atic ▁stress ▁dis order , ▁subst ance ▁ab use , ▁and ▁various ▁other ▁physical ▁health ▁problems , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁also ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁poor er ▁academic ▁performance . ▁Additionally , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁AA UP ▁Report ▁on ▁Sex ual ▁Ass ault , ▁other ▁academic ▁consequences ▁of ▁sexual ▁assault ▁include : ▁significant ▁decl ines ▁in ▁academic ▁achiev ement ; ▁imp a ired ▁ability ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁normal ▁course ▁load ; ▁increased ▁frequency ▁of ▁missing ▁classes ; ▁reduced ▁capacity ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁campus ▁community ; ▁and ▁an ▁increased ▁lik elihood ▁of ▁dro pping ▁courses , ▁leaving ▁school , ▁or ▁transfer ring . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁may ▁apply ▁Title ▁IX ▁of ▁the ▁Education ▁Am end ments ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁successfully ▁sue ▁univers ities ▁for ▁" ind ifference ▁to ▁known ▁situations ▁of ▁har ass ment ." ▁In ▁addition , ▁Title ▁IX ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁support ▁initi atives ▁to ▁prevent ▁sexual ▁assault ▁on ▁college ▁camp uses ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Because ▁of ▁various ▁federal ▁investig ations , ▁many ▁univers ities ▁turned ▁to ▁surve ys ▁and ▁apps ▁that ▁were ▁often ▁expensive , ▁sp ending ▁" six ▁figures ▁on ▁a ▁product ▁that ▁promised ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁problem ." ▁ ▁White ▁House ▁In iti ative ▁" It ' s ▁on ▁Us " ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁increase ▁of ▁attention