Division of Campus Life
BWell Health Promotion
Tags Sexual Violence Prevention and Response

Support and Resources

Resource

Supports for Sexual Harm: experiences such as sexual assault, sexual or gender-based harassment, domestic/dating violence, relational abuse, or stalking.

A note about confidential resources: Confidential 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).

Brown’s Survivor Resource Guide

This interactive online guide for Brown students after an incident of sexual harm, includes up-to-date information on support, time-sensitive medical care, reporting an incident, and other needs.

View the Online Guide

Campus, Confidential Resources

Telephone

401-863-6000

  • 24/7 confidential crisis support for Brown students (undergraduate, graduate, and medical) after an incident of sexual, relational, or gender-based harm.
  • The crisis counselor will provide support and connection to care to consider options for reporting, time-sensitive medical decisions, and immediate safety needs, as well as for accompaniment to the hospital, law enforcement offices, court, or other urgent appointments.

Learn About SARL

Telephone

401-863-2794

Email

bwell@health.brown.edu

  • The SHARE (Sexual Harm Acute Response & Empowerment) Advocates in BWell Health Promotion are confidential resources for any Brown student (undergraduate, graduate, and medical) affected by experiences such as sexual assault, sexual or gender-based harassment, domestic/dating violence, relational abuse, or stalking, that has taken place at any time in their lives.
  • Advocacy-based counseling supports both acute, immediate needs as well as ongoing empowerment needs for a survivor or impacted community members (e.g., friends of a survivor), through individual appointment and support groups.
  • This is a survivor-centered resource for people who have experienced sexual harm.

Learn About SHARE Advocates

Telephone

401-863-3476

  • CAPS offers a range of mental health treatment and prevention services for Brown students in an inclusive, compassionate, affirming and socially just environment.
  • Clinicians provide confidential crisis services, individual counseling, group counseling, psychiatry, and TimelyCare Teletherapy service.  

Visit CAPS

Telephone

401-863-4111

  • Emergency medical response available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • EMS can assess for urgent medical needs and transport students to the hospital for time-sensitive medical needs such as evidence collection and screening for predatory drugs.
  • They can also connect students to a confidential crisis counselor.

Visit EMS

Telephone

401-863-3953

  • Confidential medical care, testing and treatment.
  • Providers can discuss time-sensitive medical needs and provide emergency contraception and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.
  • They can also connect students to a confidential crisis counselor.

Visit Student Health Services

Telephone

401-863-2344

  • Ordained Chaplains are able to provide confidential support to students regardless of enrollment or location status.
  • Chaplains can also support staff, faculty, alumni- anyone related to the Brown community.

Visit The Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life

Campus, Not Confidential Resources

Telephone

401-863-2026

  • Oversees formal and informal resolution processes related to Title IX policies and procedures, and implements support measures and interim actions.

Visit the Title IX & Gender Equity Office

Telephone

Emergency Response

401-863-4111

Non-emergency

401-863-3322 

Visit DPS

Telephone

401-863-3322

  • Support for Brown University students to seek immediate assistance after business hours.
  • Call and ask to speak to the Administrator-On-Call.

Visit Administrator-on-Call

Telephone

401-863-2653

Email

student-conduct@brown.edu

  • Deans committed to providing a safe and educational environment for students engaged in the process of addressing harm, such as no-contact orders on campus.
  • Student Conduct & Community Standards is available to meet with students in person or remotely (zoom or telephone).

Visit Student Conduct & Community Standards

Telephone

401-863-3145

  • Student Support Services available to assist students though complex challenges they may face during their time at Brown.

Visit Student Support Services

Off-campus Resources

Telephone

1-800-494-8100

  • If you or someone you know needs help because of a sexual assault or an abusive relationship, call this hotline 24 hours a day.
  • Advocates provide confidential support and are available to accompany victims of sexual assault to the hospital and police station.
  • Ongoing counseling and support groups are available.
  • This hotline is specific to Rhode Island.
  • Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE if you need help in another state.

Visit HelplineRI

Telephone

1-800-656-4673 (HOPE)

  • This is a national hotline for victims of sexual assault.
  • The hotline offers free, confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the country. 

Visit RAINN

Text

Text HOME to 741741

  • Free 24/7 text-based mental health support and crisis intervention

Visit Crisis Text Line

Local Hospitals and Emergency Rooms (Off-campus, Confidential)

Telephone

401-444-4000

Location

593 Eddy Street
Providence

  • Will care for patients under 18.
  • Serves patients of all gender identities (male, female and trans-identified). 

Telephone

401-274-1100

Location

101 Dudley Street
Providence

  •  Serves women patients and all trans patients who are 14 or older.
  • Does NOT serve patients who are incapacitated.

Telephone

401-444-5411

Location

593 Eddy Street
Providence

  • Serves all patients of all identities.
  • Will serve patients who are incapacitated.

Telephone

401-793-2500

Location

164 Summit Avenue
Providence

  •  Serves all patients of all identities.
  • Will serve patients who are incapacitated.

Resources & Education

me too. Movement

The ‘me too.’ Movement supports survivors of sexual violence and their allies by connecting survivors to resources, offering community organizing resources, pursuing a ‘me too.’ policy platform, and working with researchers to add to the field. This website offers a toolkit for healing, a resource library, and statistics, among other educational tools.
Visit Page

The National Center for Victims of Crime

A nonprofit organization that advocates for victims’ rights, trains professionals who work with victims, and serves as a trusted source of information on victims’ issues.
Visit Page

The Network/La Red

617-423-SAFE (Hotline in English and Spanish).
This program offers free services in English and Spanish for lesbians, bisexual women and transgender people who are victims of battering. These services include a hotline, emergency shelter and advocacy programs. Located in Boston, Massachusetts.
Visit Page

1 in 6 For Men

A website with resources for men who have had unwanted or abusive sexual experiences in their childhood, including 24-hour online support, educational material covering the impact of sexual abuse, and stories of healing from male survivors.
Visit Page

Heart to Grow

HEART Women & Girls seeks to promote the reproductive health and mental well-being of Muslim communities. HEART has developed culturally sensitive health information and programming, and the site has several articles on sexual health and sexual violence written for Muslim communities.
Visit Page

Futures Without Violence

Futures Without Violence is a national nonprofit organization that advocates for laws to help battered women, educates judges and provides training and support to employers and health care providers. The Get the Facts section has several different topics, including teen dating violence, immigration issues, the military and domestic violence and emerging issues.
Visit Page

StrongHearts Native Helpline

Survivor advocacy services for Indigenous peoples, secondary survivor services, and education - 24/7 confidential helpline available nationwide by calling or texting 1-844-762-8483
Visit Page