OUR WORK AND IMPACT
Cal-VEX Study: California Study on Violence EXperiences Across the Lifespan
Violence remains at epidemic proportions in the U.S., including gender-based violence [partner violence, sexual harassment and assault, exploitation], community violence and policing, and firearm-related violence. We are partnering with key experts and stakeholders from the fields of safety, health and wellness across the state of California and nationally to undertake state-wide surveillance of violence across the lifespan, and use of research and surveillance to guide prevention programming for the state. Guidance for novel prevention programming efforts include work with sport systems, health systems, and schools. Efforts to date have led to studies on :
- Prevalence of Sexual Harassment and Assault in California
- Engaging with Sport to Prevent Sexual Violence
- Systematic Review of the Literature on Sexual Violence in the US
- State-wide Assessment of Violence Across the Lifespan in California

PRESS RELEASE: Survey: Violence Increased in California During COVID-19
2021 Topline Findings: Californians Experiences of Violence during Pandemic 2021
View 2020 Report: Findings From the March 2020 Survey
California Study on Violence Experiences Across the Lifespan (Cal-VEX)
2022 Cal-VEX Research Briefs:
- Cal-VEX 2022: Past-year Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Perpetration in California
- Cal-VEX 2022: Past-year Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Perpetration in California
2021 Cal-VEX Research Briefs:
2020 Cal-VEX Research Briefs:
- Cal-VEX 2020: Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence among those Experiencing Homelessness in California
- Cal-VEX 2020: Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence: Mental Health Needs During the COVID- 19 Crisis
- Cal-VEX 2020: Police Violence and Mental Health in California
- Cal-VEX 2020: Intimate Partner Violence in California
- Cal-VEX 2020: Firearm Exposure in California
Key Personnel:
Anita Raj, Principal Investigator, UCSD
Jennifer Yore, Senior Research Program Manager, UCSD
Nicole Johns, Research Analyst, UCSD
Elettra Baldi, Project Coordinator, UCSD
Sangeeta Chatterji, Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSD
Principal Investigator
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Anita Raj, PhD, MS
she/her
Director
Professor
Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health, School of Medicine

California, United States
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