Traumatic events happen every day in all communities and the ²ÊÃñ±¦µä community is not exempt. Students, staff and faculty experience harassment, discrimination, incidents of bias, assaults, abuse and more.
- Experiences of bias
- Harassment
- Discrimination
- Disasters
- Grief and loss
- Sexual harassment
- Intimate partner abuse
- Hazing
- Physical assault
- Sexual assault
- Stalking
With the start of a new academic year we want you to feel prepared to support our community.Ìý If someone tells you about experiencing a traumatic event, here are a few tips:
- Check on safety first.
- Listen and avoid expressing judgment.
- Normalize and validate their feelings.
- Avoid minimizing what is shared.
- Help explore options and choices.
- Connect them with the .
Impact can vary and ²ÊÃñ±¦µä’s Office of Victim Assistance strives to mitigate the impact of traumatic experiences by decreasing barriers and empowering victims/survivors in making informed decisions by providing free and confidential trauma-informed services.Ìý
The Office of Victim Assistance has a team of professional counselor advocates who are available to help. The office providesÌýfree and confidential information, consultation, support, advocacy and short-term counseling services to ²ÊÃñ±¦µä’s students, faculty and staff who have experienced a traumatic, disturbingÌýor life-disruptive event.
Visit the new and improved for more information and resources including how to help and how to get help.
If you have experienced a traumatic or disruptive experience, you can also learn more about your options and how to help by visiting the .
Exploring Student Affairs is a series for discovering the roles of Student Affairs on campus as a resource not only for students, but also faculty and staff.
