Examples of sexual harm include, but are not limited to:

• sexual assault/abuse 

• sexual gender-based harassment 

• domestic/dating violence  

• relationship abuse (abuse within any type of relationship, often by exploiting differences in power) 

• stalking 

• sexual exploitation

Brown Resources:

• Department of Public Safety Emergency Line: (401) 863-4111
• Brown EMS: (401) 863-4111
• Sexual Assault Response Line: (401) 863-6000 

Community Resources

• Providence Police: 911
• 24-hour Helpline: (800) 494-8100

• Your safety matters.  If you need immediate emergency safety or medical help, call at 401-863-4111 to reach Brown Public Safety(DPS) and Emergency Medical Services(EMS) or dial 911 for your local police response. 

• If you feel unsafe, go to a secure place as soon as you can and consider asking someone you trust to stay with you.  

• To speak to a confidential crisis counselor about your options, including those listed below, you can call Brown’s Sexual Assault Response Line available 24/7 at 401-863-6000.

• You can file a police report without having to move forward with a criminal complaint.  Evidence can be collected up to 4 days after an incident.  There is no statute of limitations to report first-degree sexual assault in RI. However, to access the RI Crime Victim Compensation Fund, a police report needs to be filed within 10 days of the crime and a claim filed no later than three years after.

• These options are most effective and best for your care when done as soon as possible, ideally in the first five days after an assault.

Time-sensitive Options

• The choice to undergo screening for drug-facilitated sexual assault can be accessed within 3 days (optimally within 6-12 hours) at the nearest hospital emergency room.
• The choice to receive STI & HIV treatment and prevention medication can be made within 3 days at the nearest hospital emergency room or at Health Services.
• Medical evidence collection kit can be accessed up to 4 days after an incident at the nearest hospital emergency room.
• Emergency contraception for pregnancy prevention can be used up to 5 days after an incident at the nearest hospital emergency room or Health Services.

For Testing and Evidence Collection

• Try to preserve all evidence of the assault.
• Avoid drinking, bathing, showering, douching, brushing your teeth, or changing your clothes.

Confidential Resources

These resources cannot share your information without your expressed consent unless there is imminent danger to self or others or as otherwise required by law (e.g., mandatory reporting for sexual violence against minors). While Brown EMS is a confidential resource, the telephone number used to dispatch EMS is operated through the Brown Department of Public Safety (DPS) which is not a confidential resource.

Mandatory Reporters

They are required to promptly share a disclosure of sexual assault, gender-based harassment, or other forms of sexual misconduct with the Title IX Office. The Title IX Coordinator then works to ensure that the individual feels safe and supported and has access to all of the available resources and support structures the University offers. These private, non-confidential disclosures will be shared with individuals on a need-to-know basis or as required by law.  All University employees, including student-employees, are mandatory reporters unless they've been identified as confidential employees.

Campus Security Authorities (CSA’s)

CSA's are resources that must report Clery crimes on Clery geography immediately to DPS.  They have significant responsibilities for student and campus activities.  Confidential resources who are also designated as CSA’s can make de-identified reports to preserve student confidentiality.