How to Keep Your Kid Safer at College, Sexual Assault Laws and Prevention
Summary
In this episode, Mandi breaks down campus safety from a legal and prevention standpoint, sharing key legislation every parent and student should know before orientation day.
From the Jeanne Clery Act to Texas' new Summer Willis Act, Mandi covers the laws shaping campus sexual assault reporting, what colleges are now required to do, and why prevention has to include all genders. She also shares how to have the hard conversations at home, what to do if something happens, and why bystander responsibility is everyone's issue.
Resources
Jeanne Clery Act -- Federal law requiring colleges to disclose campus crime stats; look up any school before enrolling.
RAINN.org -- Sexual assault hotline and confidential online reporting resource.
Summer Willis Act Texas law passed November 2025 defining consent in sexual assault cases.
Mandatory Reporting Bill
Title IX Resources Bill
Bystander Intervention Episode with Kelly Mandi's earlier episode covering bystander intervention training with Kelly from Pure Praxis
College Safety Workshops -- Mandi Pratt -Two to three-hour trauma-informed, skills-based workshops on situational awareness, communication and boundaries, healthy relationships, and basic self-defense. Available in-person or online for groups this summer only with Mandi
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TIMESTAMPS
[01:33] Campus safety overview and workshop announcement
[02:17] Conference on Crimes Against Women key takeaways
[03:36] The Jeanne Clery Act explained
[04:56] The Summer Willis Act and defining consent in Texas
[6:42] Texas Senate bills: Title IX orientation requirements and mandatory reporting
[6:58] Supportive vs. harmful responses to survivors
[8:24] Educating all genders - why boys need the conversation too
[9:36] People-pleasing, boundaries, and saying no clearly
[10:20] Survivor-centered campus processes and prevention work
[11:23] What to teach kids before college - social media, bystander responsibility
[13:52] Reporting options and knowing it's never the victim's fault
[15:37] Summer college safety workshop details and close
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