Prevention, Advocacy, and Resource Center

Confidential Support

Whether you have experienced violence, you aren't sure how to feel about an experience you had, or you are worried about a friend — PARC is here to help you.

Our staff provide confidential advocacy services to undergraduate and graduate students who have been impacted by sexual violence, relationship violence, stalking, or harassment at any point in their lives. PARC also provides support to friends and loved ones of those who have experienced these issues.

Schedule a Meeting 

Interested in meeting with one of our professional staff members? There are three ways you can set up a meeting:

You can request to meet with a specific staff member, or choose an appointment based on what works best with your schedule. Most students opt to meet with us in our office in Usdan Student Center, but we are also happy to support students via zoom or phone. 


What do advocacy services look like?

Confidential advocacy services are tailored to each students need. Advocacy support typically looks like a one-on-one meeting with one of our staff members. We'll discuss our roles as advocates, explain our confidentiality policy, and then we'll invite you to share as much or as little about what is bringing you to PARC as you would like. 

Our approach to advocacy focuses on agency, autonomy, and empowerment. PARC staff will share information and resources, but students visiting PARC have the power to make decisions for themselves.

Every student is different, and we aim to support you in the ways that will be most helpful to you. Some ways we typically support students include:

Emotional support. You may wish to talk through an experience and how it is impacting you. We can explore your feelings, identify coping strategies, and hold space for you to share what you are dealing with.

Reporting options. Some students wish to report what they experienced to the University or to law enforcement; other students have no desire to report to any authority. PARC staff will not tell you what to do, but we can help you understand your options and can answer questions about how to move forward with reporting, if you choose to do so. PARC can also provide accompaniment to the Office of Equal Opportunity or to Public Safety, if you would like us to attend meetings with you. 

Safety planning. Some students come to us because they are in an unsafe situation, or they are actively experiencing dating violence, harassment or stalking. We can assist students with assessing their risk of harm and identifying ways to reduce that risk. 

Identifying additional resources. PARC may not be the only resource that will be helpful to you. We often talk with students about on-campus resources and off-campus resources that might be useful and feel supportive. For example, some students may be seeking assistance seeking an off-campus therapist who can support them, and other students are looking for information about medical care and STI testing. 

 


Interested in Peer Support?

Some students may prefer to speak with a highly trained peer instead of a professional staff member, and our confidential peer educators (CPEs) are here to support you. 

Confidential Peer Educators are undergraduate student employees who receive at least 35 hours of training to help support fellow students impacted by sexual violence, relationships violence, stalking, sexual harassment, and more. Just like PARC's professional staff members, CPEs are a confidential resource; if you choose to meet with a CPE, any information you choose to share will not leave PARC unless you give us explicit permission to do so. 

Confidential Peer Educators are available for drop-in peer support every weekday that classes are in session, 1-4pm at our office in Usdan Student Center. 


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