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Tech to combat sexual assault & harassment
Callisto is a non-profit organization that develops technology to combat sexual assault and harassment.
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The Problem
Sexual assault and harassment are far too common and often never reported. The process of reporting can feel isolating — or worse, retraumatizing — not to mention comes with its own set of personal and professional risks.
Callisto is changing the equation. Our technology empowers victims, giving them options and allowing them to disclose in a way that feels safe. Our unique matching system securely connects victims of the same perpetrator to identify repeat offenders.
Learn about what we doOur Solutions
Currently in place across 13 partner institutions, Callisto Campus provides victims with trauma-informed options for reporting sexual assault. Callisto is expanding in 2018 to address sexual assault, harassment, and coercion in professional industries.
ORIGINAL
Callisto Campus
Callisto Campus is designed to detect repeat perpetrators and empower victims to make the reporting decision that feels right for them.
Our flagship online system, Callisto Campus, provides survivors with three options:
WRITE
Save time-stamped written records of a sexual assault
MATCH
Report only if another victim names the same perpetrator
REPORT
Report directly to campus administrators, without waiting for a match
NEW
Callisto Expansion
In 2018 we are expanding our reporting platform into professional environments. In this version of Callisto, we are adapting our signature matching system to empower victims beyond college campuses:
MATCH
Under the Callisto "Matching Escrow," victims input the identity of their perpetrators under the precondition that, if a match is found, a Callisto Options Counselor will reach out to each victim individually.
OPTIONS COUNSELING
A Callisto Options Counselor will advise victims on their choices following a match, including reporting — only if this is the right route for them.
Callisto’s continued success is contingent on philanthropic contributions. Donate today and support us as we work to combat sexual assault and harassment across institutions and industries.
donateOur Impact
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MORE LIKELY TO REPORT
Sexual assault survivors who visited their school’s Callisto Campus website were five times more likely to report their assault than survivors who did not.
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REPEAT PERPETRATORS
15% of sexual assault survivors who opted into our matching system have been assaulted by the same perpetrator as another survivor in the system.
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FASTER REPORTING
On average, survivors using Callisto Campus report almost three times faster than the national average (four months versus 11 months).
Our Partners
For the last two years, we have implemented Callisto on campuses to support student survivors of sexual assault. Our partners include Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, St. John’s University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Coe College, University of San Francisco, Pomona College, Loyola Marymount University, University of Oregon, Central College, University of Southern California, University of Denver, Stanford University, and Canisius College.
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Our Supporters
Callisto has an incredible community of donors and volunteers who make our work possible. Our funders include: Google.org, The New York State Health Foundation, The New York Women's Foundation, The Levi Strauss Foundation, NoVo Foundation, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, PIMCO Foundation, Fast Forward, The Harnisch Foundation, and many others.
We are also supported by over 600 individual donors — many of whom are survivors or allies who share our vision of a world where survivors are supported and sexual violence is rare.
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