Brown University Sexual Assault Response Line (24/7): 401-863-6000
You will reach a licensed mental health counselor with confidential privilege similar to other health providers (medical doctors, nurses, etc.). Information you share with this person would not be shared with anyone, except under very specific circumstances such as a court order, if there is imminent danger to you or someone else, or if you disclose abuse of a child, elder or person with disabilities.
The counselor will ask some questions to gauge your emotional and physical safety, and help guide you through your options for seeking emotional support, healthcare, reporting and/or legal aid if necessary.
We are here to listen and help you:
Any Brown student/community member who needs immediate help accessing resources in response to an incident of sexual violence or interpersonal harm can call the response line.
If your concern is not urgent, and you’d like to make an appointment with a confidential resource, you have a few options:
If you’d like to make an appointment with a counselor from Counseling and Psychological Services, call 401-860-3476.
If you are supporting someone in crisis who you are concerned about, you may call this line to receive information about next steps and safety planning. It can be stressful to help support someone you are worried about, and those in support roles can often benefit from access to professional resources as well.
See our How to Help a Friend page for more information about helping someone who has experienced sexual violence.