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Immediate Steps to What to do if you have been sexually assaulted? Consider if a Sexual 1. GET TO A SAFE PLACE Occurred Assault has A Medical Resources f Mt. Sinai/St. Luke’s Hospital t Crime Victims Treatment Center is e located on r W. 113th St. and Amsterdam, contact number 212-523-4728. e Students can x go to the ER on their own or call p an Advocate from the CU Sexual e Violence r i e n c i n g

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Response & Rape Crisis/Anti- This location could be: Violence Support Center (212-854- • • local • friend’s home • police station HELP [4357]) h hospit o al m for more information or e accompaniment. handle cases involving sexual • The Crime Victims Board (CVB) assault (SAFE examiner). covers all medical costs and students will not be charged as • Mt. Sinai/St Luke’s offers a • If a student identifies long as they complete the comprehensive medical/GYN themselves as a survivor of appropriate paperwork. If the exam, treatment (including STI sexual assault upon arrival at student identifies themselves and HIV prophylaxes) and the ER, they will be taken to as a survivor of sexual assault forensic evidence collection by a a separate, private room in at the ER, this paperwork physician who is certified to the ER. should be provided automatically at the ER. No NYPD 2. CALL FOR ASSISTANCE safe place to talk about your report is required for experience and your feelings. Call 911 or Public Safety for compensation. immediate police protection and Counseling services/resources on Campus Resources assistance; OR campus: A note about confidentiality. Most • Advocates (Sexual Violence Columbia, Teachers College, and Call an Advocate from the Sexual Barnard staff and faculty are Violence Response and Rape Response & Rape Crisis/Anti- Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Violence Support Center) obligated reporters who will Center, 212-854-HELP (4357). respect the privacy of information, but cannot generally promise 6. CONSIDER complete confidentiality, as they 3. SEEK MEDICAL • Reporting the crime to NYPD or are required to report to the Title IX filing a complaint Coordinator. ATTENTION Confidential Resources: • To check for injuries; to • Filing a complaint with the college Sexual Violence Response & Rape prevent sexually transmitted infections; • Remembering it’s not your Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Center 212-854-HELP (4357) to prevent pregnancy fault 5/2016 Columbia Medical Services (MS, • To collect evidence (evidence collection in NYC 212-854-7426) (CUMC 212-305- does not require you to file 3400) a police report) Columbia Counseling and • Mt. Sinai/St. Luke’s Hospital Psychological Services (Morningside, 212-854-9797) Crime Victims Treatment Center at (CUMC, 212-305-3400) 212-523-4728: 24hr specialized sexual assault Office of the University Chaplin forensic examiners (SAFE) 212-854-1493- Pastoral Counseling 4. PRESERVE EVIDENCE 212-678-4169TC Ombuds Office For the purposes of evidence collection we suggest that you TC Ombuds for Gender-Based avoid: 212-678-4016Misconduct • drinking • eating • Any member of the Teachers showering College community with questions or concerns or who would like to • combing your hair • better understand the complaint brushing your teeth • process, these procedures, or changing your clothes related policies before pursuing the formal complaint process, may If you have done any of consult with the Title IX Coordinator: Janice S. Robinson, at these things, evidence can j r obinson@ t c. c olumbia.edu 212- still be collected and remains 678-3391 (128 Zankel) or Dr. Katie important to seek medical Embree, Associate Provost at attention. emb r ee@ t c. c olumbia.edu 212- 678-3991 (113 Zankel). If you have changed your clothes, take the clothes you were wearing at the time of the assault to the hospital in a paper bag (not a plastic bag). If you have not changed your clothes, it may be a good idea to bring a change of clothes to the hospital. 5. CONSIDER TALKING WITH A COUNSELOR Counseling is often helpful for survivors because it provides a Janice S. Robinson TEACHER TO Vice President for Diversity and S SEXUA Community Affairs Title IX Coordinator COLLEGE L Assistant Professor in Higher Education VIOLE 212-678-3391 GENDER- BASED PROTE NCE MISCONDUCT OFFICE - CU CTING 212-854-1717 AGAIN RESOURC ST AND Teachers College Preventing Sexual and Gender RESPO ES Discrimination Harassment and Sexual Assault - Title IX is on the NDING web at tc.columbia.edu/titleix SDeexfinitionsual Assault of andGende Sexrual-Based Harassme or Senxtual Misconduct andReporting Sexual /Mis Insctitutionalonduct Response to Gender-Based Reporting and Community Support Criminal Justice (Off-campus) Sexual Assault: Any form of vaginal, anal, or oral penetration, however slight, Reporting Options by a penis, object, finger, or any intentional sexual touching, without a person’s Students may file a report with the Sex Crimes Unit of the NYPD 212-267- affirmative consent; and oral copulation (mouth to genital contact or genital to These on-campus offices will make every effort to keep information RAPE (7273). The unit can open a case and initiate an investigation. The mouth contact) without a person’s affirmative consent. Intentional sexual touching private to the extent possible, and provide guidance regarding what case materials are sent to the District Attorney, who decides whether includes contact, under or over clothing, with breasts, buttocks, or groin; touching privacy limitations may be. Absolute confidentiality CANNOT be to prosecute. The complainant should be notified if the DA decides to another with any of these body parts; making another person touch any of these promised. The College offers multiple options for reporting. proceed with the case. body parts, under or over clothing; and the emission of ejaculate on the clothing or body of another person without that person’s consent. The complainant can contact the DA directly by phone or visit to inquire TC Public Safety (212-678-3333) Sexual Harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances; requests for sexual about the likelihood that the case will be pursued without contacting the contact; and other verbal, physical, or visual conduct of a sexual nature police first. NYC District Attorney’s Crime/Special Victims Bureaus: constitutes sexual harassment when: TC Title IX Coordinator (212-678-3391) 1. Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or Reports of alleged violation of the College’s Protection from Harassment Manhattan F(samilyex crimes Justice hotline) Center 212-335-4300212-335-9373 condition of an individual’s academic, co-curricular, or campus life Policy and Gender Based Misconduct Policy for Students may be filed with activities the TC Title IX Coordinator. Her email is j r obinson@ t c. c olumbia.edu and 2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis her office is in 128 Zankel. We strongly recommend that complainants bring someone for support for academic or student life decisions affecting that individual when filing a police report and/or talking to the DA. They can contact a 3. Such conduct is intentional, serves no legitimate purpose, and involves contact Gender-Based Misconduct Office CU Advocate at 212-854-HELP (4357) or TC Public Safety at 212-678-3333 with parts of another individual’s body which may cause that person to feel (212-854-1717) - Columbia University for more information. degraded or abused; or when the behavior is for the purpose of gratifying the actor’s sexual desire; or Reports for alleged gender based misconduct by a student can be filed Hotlines 4. Such conduct is intentional, serves no legitimate purpose, and involves with the Columbia University Gender-Based Misconduct Office. contact with parts of another individual’s body that may cause that person to Report Online at s e x ual r espect. c olumbia.edu • Sexual Violence Response & Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support feel degraded or abused Center for TC, Columbia, and Barnard (La’Shawn Rivera, Director): Sexual assault or harassment can occur regardless of the relationship, position, or Human Resources (212-678-3196, 120 Whittier Hall) respective sex of the parties. Same sex harassment or harassment because of one’s 212-854-HELP (4357) with 24/7 on-call Advocates available. Randy Glazer, Assistant Vice President for Human Resources - TC sexual orientation or gender identity also constitutes a violation of this Policy. [email protected] Lerner Hall, Suite 700 (Morningside) M-F: 9:00 am - 6:00 Sexual misconduct also includes dating or domestic violence, stalking, sexual pm Bard Hall, Suite 206 (CUMC) 9:00 am –5:00pmHewitt exploitation, gender harassment, and sexual assault. Provost Office and Harassment Panel (212-678-3991) Hall, Suite 105 (Barnard) 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Affirmative Consent is a knowing, voluntary, and mutual decision among all Dr. Katie Embree, Vice Provost emb r ee@ t c. c olumbia.edu participants to engage in sexual activity. Consent can be given by words or actions, • NYC Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project as long as they express willingness to engage in the sexual contact or activity. Silence or the lack of resistance, in and of itself, does not demonstrate consent. The Institutional Response 212-714-1141, 24 hours definition of consent does not vary based upon a participant’s sex, sexual TC takes all reports of harassment and gender-based misconduct very • Safe Horizon Rape and Sexual Assault Hotline orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or relationship status. seriously. We strive to prevent, educate, and respond regarding these Sexual misconduct between faculty, staff, and students also violates this policy. matters. The offices listed above can discuss both interim measures and 212-227-3000 Examples of Gender-Based or Sexual Misconduct include: longer term options. • SAKHI for South Asian Women • Coercion for a date or a romantic or intimate relationship TC also addresses other forms of discriminatory harassment. 212-868-6741, weekdays between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm EST • Unwelcome touching, kissing, hugging, or massaging tTc.eachecolumbia.edu/policylibrs College Protectionrar y/Pfromro tHaection_Frassmernom_Hat Policyrassment • Use of unwanted force in connection with sexual activity or attempted sexual • New York City Domestic Violence Hotline activity 1-800-621-HOPE (4673), 24 hours • Sexual contact with a person who has not clearly consented Students are encouraged to file a report with the New York City Police • National Domestic Violence Hotline • Unwelcome remarks about a person’s gender or sexual orientation based on Department. The College system and police work independently from one gender-stereotypes another. Students can file reports with the College, with NYPD, or with 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), 24 hrs • Videotaping and photographing of activity of a sexual or private nature both. • National Center for Victims of Crime Stalking Resource Center without the consent of the person(s) being videotaped or photographed 1-800- FYI (394)-CALL (1155), M-F, 8:30am- 8:30 pm EST • Graffiti concerning the sexual activity of another person The College does not limit the time frame for filing a report of gender- based misconduct. Reports can be submitted at any time following an • Use of email, the Internet, or other forms of digital media to facilitate any of • Rape Abuse and Incest National Network the conduct listed above incident, although the College’s ability to investigate and take any action may be limited by the length of time between the alleged incident and 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) confidential 24 hrs For more information about policy and grievance process, as well as relevant contact information, review the Gender-Based Misconduct Policy for Students at: the report. or their online hotline at ohl. r ainn.o r g / online s e x ual r espect. c olumbia.edu