AS A RESPONDER, IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED OR HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SEXUAL VIOLENCE:
- Go to a safe place
- Find a trusted friend or colleague to speak to
- Contact the Sexual and Gender-based Violence Response/Advisor (SGVRA) (see your own Institution’s policy and resources)
- Contact the Equity, Diversity, and/or Human Rights department at your institution (see your own Institution’s policy and resources)
- Contact your institution’s Employee Assistance program (see your own Institution’s policy and resources)
- Call the Sexual Assault Centre in your community (see OCRCC provincial list)
- Go to or call the Sexual Assault/ Domestic Violence Care Centre in your community (see SADVTC provincial list) https://www.sadvtreatmentcentres.ca/
- Contact your Institution’s Campus Safety & Security (see your own Institution’s policy and resources)
- Contact your union steward
- Contact your Institution’s Human Resources department
- Go to or call your nearest police service