On Campus Resources...
University Sexual Misconduct Advocate,
570-336-4994, 24/7
Women’s Resource Center 570-389-5283
Student Health Center, 570-389-3417
If someone you know has
Get Involved:
been assaulted:
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Listen. Be there. Don’t be judgmental.
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Be patient. Remember, it will take your
friend some time to deal with the crime.
Dean of Students Office, 570-389-4734
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Center for Counseling & Human
Development, Confidential Resource,
570-389-4255
takes away an individual’s power, it is
important not to compound this
experience by putting pressure on your
University Police, 570-389-4168
friend or family member to do things that
Off Campus Resources...
IT STARTS WITH YOU!
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Become knowledgeable about the
issue and share your knowledge
with others.
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Volunteer at the Campus Women’s
Resource Center or the town
Women’s Center Inc.
Encourage your friend to report the
campus police 570-389-4168). If your
friend has questions about the criminal
For Further details about Sexual
Misconduct matters at Bloomsburg
University please refer to the website at:
justice process, talking with someone on
the National Sexual Assault Hotline, 1-800
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville
570-271-6211
-656-HOPE can help.
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Columbia Montour Family Health
570-387-0236
If your friend is willing to seek medical
attention or report the assault, offer to
Planned Parenthood, Wilkes Barre
570-824-8921
accompany him or her wherever they need
to go (hospital, police station, campus se-
Victims Compensation
Assistance Program
800-233-2339 or 717-783-5153
curity, etc.)
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Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
Hotline: 888-772-7227
defined
assaults.
assault to law enforcement (call 911 or
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
570-387-2111, Hours: 24/7
For details and locations please see the website: www.bloomu.edu/sexual-assault-
decrease the number of sexual
he or she is not ready to do yet.
Town of Bloomsburg Police Department
570-784-4155, Emergency Phone: 911
Rape Abuse and Incest National Network
(RAINN) 800-656-4673
selves and others, we can help to
member. Sexual assault is a crime that
Office of Social Equity, Waller, 570-389-4553
The Women's Center, Inc.
570-784-6631, 24 Hour Hotline
800-544-8293 or 570-784-6631
Help to empower your friend or family
By speaking out and educating our-
Encourage him or her to contact the campus advocate, but realize that only your
Bloomsburg University
Sexual Misconduct Prevention Guide
friend can make the decision to get help.
www.bloomu.edu/sexual-assault-defined
What is sexual assault?
Reporting Sexual Assault
Support Resources
Preventing Sexual Assault
Anonymous Report Form
Title IX
Student Sexual
Misconduct Policy
On Campus Resources
While you can never completely protect yourself from sexual assault, there are some things you can do to help reduce your risk of being assaulted.
Avoiding Dangerous Situations:
If Someone Is Pressuring You:
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Remember that being in this situation is
where you are and who is around you may help
wrong, it is the person who is making you un-
you to find a way to get out of a bad situation.
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talking, dancing, using the restroom, or making
While individuals of both genders are perpetrators
a phone call. If you’ve left your drink alone, just
of sexual assault, the majority of those who commit
get a new one.
sexual assaults are men. Even so, it is important to
Don't accept drinks from people you don't
remember that the vast majority of men are not
know or trust. If you choose to accept a drink,
rapists.
go with the person to the bar to order it, watch it
There are many things men (and women) can do to
being poured, and carry it yourself. At parties,
help prevent sexual violence.
don’t drink from the punch bowls or other large,
If you see someone in danger of being
common open containers (for example Jungle
assaulted:
Have a code word with your friends or
tion feels unsafe or uncomfortable, it probably
Juice).
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family so that if you don’t feel comfortable you
isn’t the best place to be.
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Step in and offer assistance. Ask if the per-
Watch out for your friends, and vice
son needs help. NOTE: Before stepping in,
Make sure your cell phone is with you
versa. If a friend seems out of it, is way too
and charged.
make sure to evaluate the risk. If it means
intoxicated for the amount of alcohol they’ve
Don't allow yourself to be isolated with
had, or is acting out of character, get him or her
make up an excuse for you to leave.
someone you don’t trust or someone you don’t
to a safe place immediately.
Lie. If you don’t want to hurt the person’s feel-
know.
can call them and communicate your discomfort
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without the person you are with knowing. Your
friends or family can then come to get you or
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putting yourself in danger, call 911 instead.
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Don’t leave. If you remain at the scene and
are a witness, the perpetrator is less likely
If you suspect you or a friend has been
to do anything.
Avoid putting music headphones in both
drugged, contact law enforcement
leave than to stay and be uncomfortable, scared,
ears so that you can be more aware of your
immediately (local authorities can be
or worse. Some excuses you could use are: need-
surroundings, especially if you are walking
reached by calling 911 in most areas of the
that you do not approve of what s/he is
ing to take care of a friend or family member,
alone.
U.S.). Be explicit with doctors so they can give
doing. Ask him or her to leave the potential
you the correct tests (you will need a urine test
victim alone.
ings it is better to lie and make up a reason to
not feeling well, having somewhere else that you
need to be, etc.
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drinking, you can say that you would rather
wait until you both have your full judgment before doing anything you may regret later.
and possibly others).
The majority of the tips and content in
this pamphlet were provided by:
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friends. Arrive together, check in with each
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find a way out of a bad situation.
Have a buddy system. Don’t be afraid to let
a friend know if you are worried about her
Trust your instincts. If you feel unsafe in
or his safety.
any situation, go with your gut. If you see
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something suspicious, contact law
enforcement immediately (911).
When you go to a party, go with a group of
other frequently and leave together.
you are and who is around you may help you to
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If you know the perpetrator, tell him or her
Be an ally:
evening, and leave together. Knowing where
might be able to help you? Is there an emergen-
If you and/or the other person have been
When you go to a social gathering, go
check in with each other throughout the
doors? Windows? Are there people around who
cy phone nearby?
In A Social Situation:
with a group of friends. Arrive together,
Try to think of an escape route. How would
you try to get out of the room? Where are the
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Walk with purpose. Even if you don’t know
What Can Men Do?
Don't leave your drink unattended while
Trust your instincts. If a situation or loca-
right to you and what you are comfortable with.
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where you are going, act like you do.
is always a good enough reason. Do what feels
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Try to avoid isolated areas. It is more difficult to get help if no one is around.
Be true to yourself. Don't feel obligated to do
anything you don't want to do. "I don't want to"
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Be aware of your surroundings. Knowing
not your fault. You did not do anything
comfortable that is to blame.
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The nation’s largest sexual-assault
organization.
If you see someone who is intoxicated, offer to call him or her a ride home.