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: 843.953.2273
Emergency 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
Emergencies  911
Location: 89 St. Phillip Street

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

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

 

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!

Information Resources

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