April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

To learn more about how you can make a difference visit these web sites:

• Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center
• One Student

Have you or someone you know been sexually assaulted or sexually harassed?

There is help available.

The Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Services Team recommends:
Take Back Your Life . . .Talk to Someone!




Common Reactions to Sexual Assault

• I must have done something to bring this on.
• I don't ever want anyone to know about this.
• I feel so dirty and violated.
• I'll never get over this.
• I don't know if this was a rape.

Common Reactions to Sexual Harassment

• I must have done something to bring this on.
• No one will ever believe my story.
• There is nothing I can do about this.
• I feel violated and used.
• I don't know if I was sexually harassed.

Talk to one of the caring people who provides the services described on this web page.

Talk to Someone . . .

You may wish to contact someone by telephone.  Several of the offices listed below can be reached on a 24-hour basis. The Rape Crisis Hotline is a good starting point.

You may wish to contact a campus advocate in person.  The Office of  the Vice President for Student Affairs or the Office of Residence Life and Housing are both good starting points.

You may wish to discuss criminal and legal questions first with a person you can trust. The University of Akron Police Department is a good starting point.

You may wish to begin by speaking with a professional counselor. The services of the Counseling Center are confidential and free. This is a good starting point.

The choice is up to you, but the first step is clear.

. . . Talk to Someone!

ON CAMPUS

• Emergency 2911*
• University Police 330-972-7123*
• Campus Patrol 330-972-7263
• Counseling Center 330-972-7082
• Health Services 330-972-7808
• Equal Employment Opportunity 330-972-7300
• Off-Campus Student Services 330-972-8690
• Residence Life and Housing 330-972-7800
• Student Judicial Affairs 330-972-6380
• Vice President for Student Affairs 330-972-7067

OFF CAMPUS

• Emergency 911*
• Akron Police Department 330-375-2522*
• Akron City Prosecutor 330-375-2730
• Rape Crisis Center of Medina/Summit Counties
  Toll Free Hot Line 1-877-906-7273*
  Local Hot Line 330-434-7273
  Office 330-374-0740
• Developing Options for Violent Emergencies (DOVE Program) 330-370-0743
• Summit County Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE)
  Located at St. Thomas Hospital
  Emergency 330-379-5950*
• Akron City Hospital Emergency 330-375-3361*
• Akron General Medical Center Emergency 330-384-6611*
• Akron Health Department Clinic 330-375-2363

*These services are staffed on a 24-hour basis.

Services of the Team

• Protect survivor's confidentiality
• Aid survivors in obtaining medical attention
• Explain legal options and procedures
• Provide advocacy and support during legal process
• Provide for support in informing family and friends
• Crisis intervention counseling
• Individual couseling/therapy
• Group counseling, when appropriate
• Follow-up calls to survivor
• Consultation and advocacy with faculty, when appropriate and requested by survivor
• Collaboration with Student Judicial Affairs

More About the Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Services Team

The Team coordinates the efforts of the University police, the Counseling Center, the University CARE Team, the Office of Residence Life and Housing, the Office of Student Judicial Affairs, Student Health Services, the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, and the Rape Crisis Center of Medina/Summit Counties.  The Team provides a wide range of services to survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment.  The Team trains University personnel and residence hall staff to be sensitive to these issues.  The Team also organizes and coordinates efforts on campus to prevent sexual assault and sexual harassment.

For more information, please see -> Sexual misconduct protocol: Reporting sexual misconduct and sexual assault