Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the following former working group members for their contributions to this paper: Ariana Alvarez, MPA, Director and Title IX Officer, University of California, Santa Barbara; Tori Asato, Senior Compliance Data Officer and Response Team Coordinator, University of California, Santa Barbara; Stephen Chen, JD, EdM, Title IX Coordinator and Director of the SHARE Office, Stanford University; Carley Jaskulski, MPH, MSW, Director of Prevention Education for Students, Education and Prevention, Stanford University; Mhel Kavanaugh-Lynch, MD, MPH, MS, Director of the California Breast Cancer Research Program, University of California Office of the President; Melissa Mayhan, JD, Deputy Associate Vice President and Title IX Coordinator, The Ohio State University; Molly Peirano, PhD, Director of Education and Engagement, Office of Institutional Equity, The Ohio State University; Elizabeth Rosemeyer, JD, Director and Title IX Coordinator, Office of Title IX Initiatives, Carnegie Mellon University; Lauren Schoenthaler, JD, Senior University Counsel, Stanford University; and Maria Sevilla, JD, Deputy Title IX Coordinator, University of Miami.

We would also like to thank our consultant writer, Mollie C. Marr, MD, PhD, Resident Physician, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital, for her contributions to this paper.

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We thank the following individuals for their review of this paper: G.L. Black, Vanderbilt University; Kelley Bonner, Burn Bright Consulting; Michele Decker, Johns Hopkins University; Anna Kirkland, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Mumford, NORC at the University of Chicago; Kaylin Padovano, Rutgers University; and Kevin Swartout, Georgia State University.

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