Resources
While the College of Charleston offers comprehensive victim services, students may choose to utilize service providers within the general community or at the national level. The listing below provides contact information for a variety of services that are available to any victim of sexual assault:
On-Campus | Off-Campus | National |
Videos | Informational |
On-Campus Resources (for CofC Students)
Dept/Program | Website | Phone/Contact | Location/Info |
Office of Victim Services | http://victimservices.cofc.edu/ | 843.953.2273 |
The specially tailored Office of Victim Services offers confidential services for students no matter where a crime occurs on or off campus, or whether the student elects to file an official police report or not. Office: 843.953.2273Emergency Team Response: 843.953.2273 Walk-In Hours: 9:00am-3:30pm Location: Lightsey Building Suite 101, behind the bookstore. |
Department of Public Safety | http://publicsafety.cofc.edu/ | 843.953.5609 |
Non-emergency: 843.953.5609 |
Office of the Dean of Students | https://deanofstudents.cofc.edu/ | 843.953.5522 | Location: 71 George Street, 3rd Floor |
Title IX Coordinator | http://hrma.cofc.edu/ | 843.953.5758 | |
Office of Equal Opportunity Programs | https://eop.cofc.edu/index.php | 843.953.5754 |
http://eop.cofc.edu/title-IX/index.php Email: gertnerka@cofc.edu |
Residence Hall Directors & Resident Assistants | 843.953.7897 | ||
The Counseling Center | http://counseling.cofc.edu/index.php | 843.953.5640 | Appointments: 843.953.5640 Emergencies: 211 or 1-800.273.TALK (8255) Location: Robert Scott Small Building, 175 Calhoun |
Student Health Services | http://studenthealth.cofc.edu | 843.953.5520 | Hours: 8:30am to 5:00pm Appointment only Office: 843.953.5520 Location: 181 Calhoun Street |
Office of Legal Affairs | http://legalaffairs.cofc.edu/ | 843.953.5502 |
Off-Campus Resources
Organization | Website | Phone Number | Information |
Tri-County S.P.E.A.K.S. (formerly People Against Rape) |
https://tricountyspeaks.org/ | 843.745.0144 | Location: 259 Meeting Street, 2nd Floor Suite 302 Charleston, SC |
My Sister's House | http://mysistershouse.org | 24/7 Crisis Line: 843.744.3242 | Local Office: 843.747.4069 24/7 Crisis Line: 843.744.3242 hope@mysistershouse.com |
Victims Services Unit of Mount Pleasant Police Department | http://sc-mountpleasant.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=188 | Victim Advocate: 843.856.2189 | Victim Advocate: 843.856.2189 Location: 100 Ann Edwards Lane Mount Pleasant, SC |
City of Charleston Police Dept. | https://www.charleston-sc.gov/303/Police-Department |
Emergency: 911 |
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MUSC SANE (sexual assault nurse examiner)Program | https://muschealth.org/medical-services/sexual-assault | 843.792.1414 | |
S.C. State Office for Victims' Services | http://sova.sc.gov/ | ||
South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic violence and Sexual Assault | https://www.sccadvasa.org/ | ||
RAINN - Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network | https://rainn.org/ |
National Resources
Resource | Website |
National Sexual Violence Resource Center | http://www.nsvrc.org/ |
Men Can Stop Rape Organization | http://www.mencanstoprape.org/ |
Moving to End Sexual Assault Organization | http://www.movingtoendsexualassault.org/ |
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes | http://www.walkamileinhershoes.org/ |
It's On Us | http://itsonus.org/ |
Not Alone: The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault. April 2014. Part 1:Preventing Sexual Violence on College Campuses: Lessons from Research and Practice |
https://www.notalone.gov/assets/evidence-based-strategies-for-the-prevention-of-sv-perpetration.pdf |
Circle of 6 Smartphone App | http://www.circleof6app.com/ |
Know Your IX | http://knowyourix.org/ |
Videos
Anti-Sexual Assault PSA Starring Male Celebrities |
No More PSA Campaign "Anthem":60 |
Who Are You? |
It's On Us: Sexual Assault PSA |
1 is 2 Many |
NO MORE! |
What Should I Do if I Have Been Assaulted? | http://studenthealth.cofc.edu/sexual-assault/index.php |
Rape Services for Charleston | http://www.handsonhealth-sc.org/golocal/golocalTOC.php?nid=380&mcity=2 |
Victim Services Additional Resources | http://victimservices.cofc.edu/additional-resources/index.php |
Post Sexual Assault Stress | http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/saprevention/index.html |