Complainant Resources
“I experienced sexual misconduct. What should I do?”
Go to a safe place
After experiencing sexual misconduct it is important to remove yourself from physical, mental, and/or emotional danger. Please go to a place where you feel safe. This could be a friend, spouse or RA’s room, Student Health and Wellness Promotion, or contact Campus Safety or 911.
Ask for Support
It is a victim’s choice whether or not to report an incident of sexual misconduct. However, it is important for victims to speak with someone who can provide them with their appropriate resources and options. Advocacy is an important source of support. Learn more here about advocacy.
Call Sexual Offense Support (S.O.S) to speak with an advocate 24/7
302-831-1001 (Ask to speak with S.O.S. and provide a “name”/phone number for them to call you back on within 10 minutes)
Call YWCA Sexual Assault Response Center
1-800-773-8570 www.ywcade.org/sarc
Call UD Police Victim Services or 911
302-831-2222, ask to speak to a Victim Services employee
Call someone close to you who can provide you with support
Get Medical Help
Student Health Service
Laurel Hall, 282 The Green302-831-2226 (main), 302-831-2226, option 2 (women’s health clinic)
Christiana Care
4755 Ogletown Stanton Road, Newark, DE 19718www.christianacare.org/forensicnurseexaminers
University of Delaware Police Department
302-831-2222UDPD will provide transportation to Student Health Service or Christiana Hospital for University students.
Take Care of your Mental and Emotional Health
Sexual Misconduct can be a traumatic experience. You may feel unsafe, overwhelmed, or guilty. Some may even experience symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome. Because of this, please utilize these campus resources to take care of your mental and emotional health.
Call Sexual Offense Support (S.O.S) to speak with an advocate 24/7
302-831-1001 (Ask to speak with S.O.S. and provide a “name”/phone number for them to call you back on within 10 minutes)
Student Health & Wellness Promotion
305 Warner Hall (Wellbeing Center), 280 The Green 302-831-3457
Center for Counseling and Student Development
Warner Hall, Suite 201280 The Green, Newark, DE 19716
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
302-831-2141
Know Your Options and Rights
You are afforded important rights as a complainant.
Utilize a Title IX Case Advisor
Review UD’s Sexual Misconduct Policy
https://sites.udel.edu/generalcounsel/policies/sexual-misconduct/
Report to Campus
University Title IX Coordinator, Dawn Barker Floyd, J.D.Office of Equity & Inclusion, 305 Hullihen Hall, Newark, DE 19716(302) 831-8063, titleixcoordinator@udel.eduOr submit a Title IX Reporting Form.
Report to the Police
Call 911; tell them the type of crime and where it occurred. They will dispatch the appropriate police agency to assist you.