; Whereas youth of color, youth with disabilities, and youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or gender non-conforming are overrepresented in the child welfare system; Whereas, according to the GLSEN 2016 report entitled From Teasing to Torment: School Climate Revisited — (1) 59.6 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans­gen­der, and queer (referred to in this preamble as LGBTQ ) secondary students have been sexually harassed at school and are more likely to experience sexual harassment than non-LGBTQ students; and (2) students with nontraditional gender expression are more likely to experience sexual harassment than students with traditional gender expression; Whereas high-quality, medically accurate, and LGBTQ-affirming sex education is critical in the effort to eliminate sexual violence by teaching young people about sexual assault, harassment, and affirmative consent; Whereas less than 40 percent of all high schools and only 14 percent of middle schools in the United States teach all of the topics identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as important sexual health education topics; Whereas, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, there is an increased likelihood that an individual will suffer from suicidal or depressive thoughts after experiencing sexual violence; Whereas, at a time of prioritized mass detention and deportation and the rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, it is less safe for immigrants to report sexual violence; Whereas a history of systemic inequality and discrimination as well as incomplete solutions has resulted in a lack of resources to meet the needs of diverse survivor populations; Whereas according to the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence— (1) there is a lack of resources for sexual violence prevention for youth; (2) many rape crisis centers have waiting lists for prevention programs; and (3) more investment is needed in the Rape Prevention and Education Program