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Support and Resources

Brown community members can access Brown’s Survivor Resource Guide by visiting http://go.brown.edu/resourceguide. 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.

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).

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

Campus, Confidential Resources

Sexual Assault Response Line, 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.

BWell SHARE Advocates, 401-863-2794, [email protected]
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.

Counseling and Psychological Services, 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.

Brown Emergency Medical Services (EMS), 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.

University Health Services, 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.

The Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life, 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.

Campus, NOT Confidential Resources

Title IX & Gender Equity Office, 401-863-2026
Oversees formal and informal resolution processes related to Title IX policies and procedures, and implements support measures and interim actions.

Brown Department of Public Safety, 401-863-4111 (emergency response)
Emergency response available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You may also call the non-emergency line at 401-863-332 or call Melissa DaRosa at 401-863-2542 or email [email protected] to speak to a DPS Law Enforcement Advocate.

Administrator-on-Call (AOC), 401-863-3322
Support for Brown University students to seek immediate assistance after business hours. Call 401-863-3322 and ask to speak to the Administrator-On-Call.

Student Conduct & Community Standards, 401-863-2653
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). Call or email [email protected]

Student Support Services, 401-863-3145
Student Support Services available to assist students though complex challenges they may face during their time at Brown.

Off-campus Resources

The Rhode Island Victims of Crime Helpline 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.)

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) 1-800-656-HOPE(4673)
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. Access the online hotline at: https://hotline.rainn.org/online

Crisis Text Line - text HOME to 741741
Free 24/7 text-based mental health support and crisis intervention

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

Hasbro Children’s Hospital
593 Eddy Street, Providence
401-444-4000

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

Women and Infants Hospital
101 Dudley Street, Providence
401-274-1100

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

Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy Street, Providence
401-444-5411

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

Miriam Hospital Emergency Room

164 Summit Avenue, Providence
401-793-2500

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

Resources & Education

Office of Equity, Compliance and Reporting
This age outlines Brown’s reporting and resolution processes for gender discrimination and sexual violence.

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.

National DV Hotline Safety Planning Tool
An interactive guide for safety planning to improve your safety while experiencing abuse, preparing to leave an abusive situation, or after you leave.

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.

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.

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.

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.

US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
This website contains fact sheets and recent court decisions on sexual harassment.

Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
The Institute provides an interdisciplinary forum for research and dialogue on family violence in the African American community. The site includes a newsletter, bibliography, events and related links.

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.

Centro de Justicia Para Mujeres/Women's Justice Center
This bilingual website has a section called Help for Victims with advice on how to help a friend, how to leave an abusive relationship and information for immigrant women.

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

National Institute of Justice
A collection of resources on stalking from the National Institute of Justice, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center (SPARC)
Information and resources about stalking, with education focused on professionals tasked with keeping stalking victims safe and holding offenders accountable.