FOR RESPONDERS

Responding to Disclosures on Campus

AS A RESPONDER, IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED OR HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SEXUAL VIOLENCE: 

  • Go to a safe place
  • Find a trusted friend or colleague to speak to
  • Contact the Sexual Violence Support/Response Person/Advisor at your Institution (see your own Institution’s policy and resources)
  • Contact the Equity, Diversity, and/or Human Rights department at your institution (see your own Institution’s policy and resources)
  • Contact your institution’s Employee Assistance program (see your own Institution’s policy and resources)
  • Call the Sexual Assault Centre in your community (see OCRCC provincial list)
  • Go to or call the Sexual Assault/ Domestic Violence Care Centre in your community (see SADVTC provincial list) https://www.sadvtreatmentcentres.ca/
  • Contact your Institution’s Campus Safety & Security (see your own Institution’s policy and resources)
  • Contact your union steward
  • Contact your Institution’s Human Resources department
  • Go to or call your nearest police service