Brown University

The Culture of Respect Collective: Beginning in 2021, Brown’s two-year partnership with NASPA's (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators) Culture of Respect's Collective engages the university in rigorous self assessment and collaborative strategic planning to take targeted steps towards addressing sexual and gender-based violence on campus.

SEXUAL VIOLENCE: A sexual act committed against someone without freely given consent. Sexual, gender-based, interpersonal and relationship violence are often used interchangeably to include behavior motivated by gender & power that occurs without consent.

SEXUAL ASSAULT: Any sexual activity that happens without consent, including penetration, sexual touching, or removal of safer sex methods. Power differences, based on identity and role, can contribute to coercion. Consent for one sexual activity does not imply consent for others.

“We ask others to be mirrors for ourselves at our most vulnerable places...to be intentional in the present moment, to take responsibility for your state of being and for your life” 

― adrienne maree brown, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds

Ship n SHAG and BWell By Mail offer delivery of safer sex supplies and other health empowerment tools to your campus mailbox. Ship n SHAG and BWell by Mail are CONFIDENTIAL. Supplies and shipping are FREE. Click here for the order form.

What is SHAG?

The Sexual Health Awareness Group (SHAG) is a peer education program from Health Promotion. SHAG is comprised of Brown students who promote sexual health on campus through workshops, a confidential texting Q&A response service (if you are a Brown student, click here for the texting number), and other outreach projects.

Below you will find local and national resources for substance use education, support, and treatment. Click here for resources at Brown.

Below you will find Brown University resources for substance use education, support and treatment. 

BWell has developed a collection of health empowerment tools specifically for Brown students.   Each tool is community- and evidence-informed and created to address some of the social determinants of health as well as safety practices that are currently impacting individual and community wellbeing.  You will find worksheets, infographics, videos, an online assessment, and links to additional resources. Click on anything that appeals to you to try it out!

This page is meant to provide information and resources for gender affirming care so you can take steps to be in control of your health. Because there is a wide range of gender identities and experiences, not all of the topics presented below may be relevant for you.