Resources

Rights and Resources for Survivors of Sexual Harassment

 
Including Dating Violence, Stalking and Sexual Assault,  

 

NATIONAL HOTLINES

Each of these hotlines are available 24/7 and offer a live chat option through their websites.

• National Sexual Assault Hotline
  800.656.4673
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
  800.799.7233
• Love is Respect
  866.331.9474
  Text “campus” to 22522
• The Trevor Project
  (crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ students)
  866.488.7386

WEBSITES

• Know Your IX
  
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center
  
• It’s On Us
• No More
  
• Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) 
  
• Stalking Resource Center
  
• One Love Foundation
  
• Michigan Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Transgender Michigan

HOW CAN I HELP A FRIEND?

• You can help someone who has been assaulted (or who has been reported to have violated college policy) by listening and offering comfort
• Ask your friend if they would like you to go with them to the health center, hospital, administrator’s office or counseling
• If a friend tells you they were assaulted, reinforce the message that they are not at fault and that it is natural to feel a range of emotions, including sadness, fear, shame or anger
• Encourage your friend to promote physical well-being by eating, sleeping and exercising as well as possible
• Become an advocate - consider joining S.T.E.P.

VIDEOS/PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

• "1 is 2 Many" - PSA from the White House
• "It's On Us: Sexual Assault PSA" 
  
• "What if Bears Killed One in Five People?"
  
• "Stalking for Love" YouTube video
• "10 hours of walking in NYC as a woman" YouTube video
• Office of Civil Rights Webinar - "How to Report Sexual Harassment under Title IX"
• Office of Civil Rights Webinar - "Due Process Protections under the New Title IX Regulations"
• Office of Civil Rights Webinar - "New Title IX Protections Against Sexual Assault"

Training Material

The following materials have been used to train employees engaged in grievance process. (For more information about which employees have received which training opportunities, please contact the Title IX Coordinator.)

• “Grievance Process Pool Members Training 2” — Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law & Policy, February 16, 2024
• “Grievance Process Pool Members Training 1” — Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law & Policy, February 13, 2024
• Higher Education “Pregnancy & Parenting Training” Series — Bricker Graydon (January 17–18, 2024)
• “OCR’s 2023 Higher Education Resolution Agreements (Session 2)” — ATIXA (January 9, 2023)
• “OCR’s 2023 Higher Education Resolution Agreements (Session 1)” — ATIXA (December 19, 2023)
• “Managing Intake, Jurisdiction, and Dismissals Workshop” — ATIXA (November 30, 2023)
• “Compliance 101 – Nondiscrimination Laws and What They Mean for Colleges and Universities” — Husch Blackwell (November 28, 2023)
• “Employee Speech and Religious Freedom” — Husch Blackwell (November 8, 2023)
• “Title IX Litigation Update” — Bricker Graydon (May 17, 2023)
• “NASPA Title IX Certificate Program, Coordinator Training Track” — NASPA/Hierophant Enterprises (March 2023)
• “NASPA Title IX Certificate Program, Investigator Training Track” — NASPA/Hierophant Enterprises (March 2023)
• “Hearings in a Post-Regulatory World” — Grand River Solutions (January 4, 2023)
• “A Focus on the Hearings Process” – Hope College (October 29, 2021)
• “At the Heart of Higher Education: Title IX Regulations – Investigators” — Barnes & Thornburg (August 18, 2021)
• “At the Heart of Higher Education: Title IX Coordinator Training” — Barnes & Thornburg (August 12, 2021)
• “Facilitating Fair and Effective Informal Resolution Processes Under Title IX” — NASPA/ Hierophant Enterprises (November 12, 2020)
• “Hope Policy Training for Grievance Process Pool, part 2” – Hope College (November 6, 2020)
• “Hope Policy Training for Grievance Process Pool, part 1” – Hope College (August 28, 2020)
• “New Title IX Regulations: Decision Makers & Advisors” – Barnes & Thornburg (August 12, 2020)
• “New Title IX Regulations: Investigators” – Barnes & Thornburg (August 12, 2020)
• “Title IX Coordinator Training – MICU” – Barnes & Thornburg (August 4, 2020)
• “Title IX & Sexual Harassment Response” – Husch Blackwell (July 23, 2020)