SEXUAL ASSULT & HARASSMENT RESOURCES

Sexual Assault, Misconduct, and Harassment Survivor Resources

  • UD Specific

    • Confidential Resources (you will remain anonymous)

      • S.O.S 24/7 Crisis Support and Victim Advocacy: 302-831-1001

      • Student Wellness & Health Promotion: 302-831-3457

        • Crisis counseling and victim advocacy

      • UD Counseling Center: 302-831-2141 during regular business hours only

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  • Non-Confidential Resources

    • UDPD: 302-831-2222

      • Ask to speak to a Victim Services employee

    • Office of the Dean of Students: 302-831-8939

      • Staff members are trained to work with survivors and can communicate with professors as needed to ensure unimpaired academic success

    • Residence Life & Housing: 302-831-4663

    • Office of Student Conduct: 302-831-2117

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  • ​Student Health Services​​​
    • Main Student Health Services: 302-831-2226

    • “Victims can reach S.O.S. by calling Student Health Service and asking to speak with the S.O.S. advocate on duty. Should a student want to come to Student Health Services regarding a sexually-based violence injury or concern, staff is available 24/7 throughout the academic year.”

    • Women’s Health Clinic: 302-831-8035

    • Appointments can also be made online 

    • STD testing 

    • PlanB is available for only $18 at the Student Health Pharmacy

      • Or for $50 at Walgreens on the weekends

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  • Local and National Resources

    • National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 and online at online.rainn.org and in Spanish at http://rainn.org/es 

    • YWCA Delaware Sexual Assault Response Center: 1-800-773-8570

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  • Mental Health Resources for Survivors

    • Survivors of Abuse in Recovery: 302-655-3953

      • Or visit their website here

    • Psychology Today Therapy Directory: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

    • National Alliance on Mental Illness: 888-950-6264

      • For information and referral only

    • Sidran Traumatic Stress Foundation

    • Hope Exists After Rape Trauma: 

    • National Organization for Victim Assistance

    • The National Center for Victims of Crime

 

  • Readings for Survivors 

    • Girl in the Woods by Aspen Matis

    • Lucky by Alice Sebold

    • AfterShocks by Tom Lombardo

    • Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine

    • Trust After Trauma by Aphrodite Matsakis, Ph.D

    • I Never Called It Rape by Robin Warsaw

    • No Visible Scars by Alison Werth

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  • How to be an advocate

    • Follow @RAINN on instagram to learn more

    • Support funding to help victims of sexual violence and hold perpetrators accountable. rainn.org/action-center @rainn #ActWithRAINN

    • Help connect survivors to these resources

    • Digital Consent During COVID-19 

    • Listen to their stories

    • Decide how to report

    • Remind them not to blame themselves