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Obama to launch effort combating sexual assault on campuses

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(CNN) -- The Obama administration is launching a big new offensive: Combating sexual assault on college campuses.

On Friday, the White House launched "It's On Us," a campaign aimed at tackling the problem plaguing universities across the country. The movement, developed from recommendations issued by a White House-ordered task force in April, will seek to raise awareness and educate college students about the issue and what can be done to prevent it.

A top priority

"It's On Us" is a next step in a series taken by the Obama administration to address the problem of sexual assault at colleges.

In April, the task force released a 20-page report that highlighted what it described as the four most pressing problems in this area:

Identifying the problem on campuses;

Engaging men in prevention measures;

Effectively responding to assault where it's reported; and

Increasing transparency in the federal government's effort to enforce laws and respond to sexual assault cases.

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Obama rolls out "It's On Us" initiative to combat sexual assault

President Obama speaks, with Vice President Joe Biden behind him, at the launch of the "It's On Us" campaign, a public awareness campaign to help prevent campus sexual assault, during an event at the White House September 19, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee, Getty Images

Taking the next step in its effort to root out sexual violence, particularly at college campuses, the Obama administration on Friday launched a public awareness campaign called "It's On Us" to help all Americans feel responsible for preventing sexual assault.

"Campus sexual assault is no longer something we as a nation can turn away from and say, 'that's not our problem,'" President Obama said, joined by Vice President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House. "We've got to have a fundamental shift in our culture."

An estimated one in five women has been sexually assaulted during her college years, Mr. Obama noted. Only 12 percent of those assaults are reported, and in those cases, only a fraction of the perpetrators are brought to justice.

"The fact is from sports leagues to pop culture to politics, our society still does not sufficiently value women," Mr. Obama said. When people "look the other way," he continued, "the message that sends can have a chilling effect on women."

Mr. Obama did not explicitly mention the controversy over the multiple National Football League players who have recently faced domestic violence charges. However, the White House on Thursday did tell the NFL that "it's important that the league get a handle" on players who commit child abuse and domestic violence.

The president on Friday noted that the issue of violence against women is "now in the news every day," and "victims are realizing they're not alone."

With the number of headlines addressing the issue and the new school year starting, Mr. Obama said Friday's "It's On Us" launch was "all that more relevant."

A number of groups are joining the White House to carry the "It's On Us" message, including media and entertainment companies like Viacom, College Humor, and Electronic Arts; college organizations like the NCAA, the PAC 12, the Atlantic Coast Conference and the American Association of University Women; as well as advocacy groups like Generation Progress and Men Can Stop Rape.

The initiative puts a special focus on encouraging men to speak up against domestic violence.

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