Survivors + Allies (S+A) is a UCLA student organization that advocates for and with survivors of sexual violence in the University of California system. They elevate student concerns to the UCs to improve existing resources, services, and communications available to survivors, as well as to advocate for improved UC-wide policies and funding for additional support to survivors.

To accomplish these goals the group pursues a three-pronged strategy centered around research with survivors, communications about resources for survivors and to educate our broader community, and activism to change and/or update UC policies and funding allocation.

From Surviving to Healing: Results and Demands from a Study with Survivors of Sexual Violence on University of California Campuses

Survivors + Allies is a student organization that advocates for, and with, survivors of sexual violence across the UC campuses. The report “From Surviving to Healing: Results and Demands from a Study with Survivors of Sexual Violence on University of California Campuses” was born out of a collective frustration at the UC system’s reticence to make basic changes that would better support student survivors.

Their study findings empirically demonstrate what many survivors already know: resources at the UCs for survivors of sexual violence are inadequate, underfunded, and focused on punishing perpetrators while neglecting to provide adequate healing options for survivors. Marginalized students, including international, students of color, and LGBTQIA+ students, are left behind. Mental health resources are undermined in favor of investigative processes.