Resources

On-Campus Resources

Sexual Assault Response Team members

Name	Phone
Kelli Miller	507-933-7630
Jill VanOsdol ’10	507-933-7524
Ivy Harrison	507-933-7630
Amy Pehrson ’91	507-933-6011

A confidential resource
Give referrals to additional resources to medical, emotional and legal help
Provides a place for reporting
Helps survivors sort through their options
Will work with the Dean of Students' Office to help the survivor through the judicial process if this is how they choose to proceed.
Helps the survivor with any academic concerns they might have
Will work with residential life to explore alternative housing options for the survivor as well as assist in any other safety concerns
Will work with Nicollet Crime Victim Services if the survivor wishes to take advantage of off campus resources.

Counseling Center (507-933-7027)

Offers free and confidential counseling services on an individual or group basis
Helps a survivor sort through their options
Helps the survivor with strategies to take back control and manage intense feelings and invasive thoughts (flashbacks)
Provides a caring place with an objective to heal. This is a place where the survivor will not be told what to do.

Dean of Students Office (507-933-7526)

Provides a Dean on call after hours by calling Safety and Security
Can issue a "No Contact Order" between students
Gives referrals to additional resources to medical, emotional and legal help
Provides a place for reporting
Helps a survivor sort through their options
Helps the survivor through the judicial process
Helps the survivor with any academic concerns they might have
Will look at alternative housing options for the survivor as well as assist in any other safety concerns
Will work with Nicollet Crime Victim Services if the survivor wishes to take advantage of off campus resources.

Chaplains’ Office (507-933-7446)

Provides a safe place for confidential guidance
Gives the survivor the opportunity to incorporate faith in the healing process
Provides the opportunity for prayer
Provides individual support
Helps survivors cope with the range of feelings and emotions they might be experiencing
Offers ongoing spiritual guidance as new issues and emotions related to the assault arise. These feelings can sometimes arise at turning points of life.

Health Services (507-933-7630)

Provides confidential place for survivors of sexual assault to take care of the physical effects of an assault
Provides first response emotional and medical care
Helps victim to make a "to do list"—where to go from here
Will help refer victims to mental health resources
Can administer Plan B (morning after pill)
Will provide STD testing
Can write prescriptions for medications, if the survivor is having trouble with anxiety or sleeping

Campus Safety (507-933-8888)

Available at any time
Will immediately put you in contact with SART
Will immediately put you in contact with a counselor
Will contact the dean on call

Off-Campus Resources

Crime Victim Services, Inc.

Crime Victim Services, Inc has an office in St. Peter located at 305 S. Minnesota Avenues, Suite 102. Phone number is 1-800-630-1425 (English) and 1-800-519 8983 (Spanish). They provide free, confidential services to sexual assault victims in Brown, Nicollet and Sibley counties. Services include a 24 hour help line, provision of an advocate who can accompany you to the hospital and provide support in talking with law enforcement, and support groups for victims of sexual assault.

Aurora Center

The Aurora Center is located at the University of Minnesota. It provides a 24 hour help line, accepts walk-in clients and provides advocacy and support to victims of assault. It provides services for "concerned persons." It also has a number of useful information packets

Rape and Sexual Abuse Center, Minneapolis

Provides a 24 hour telephone crisis line, walk-in crisis counseling, individual and group therapy. It also has a comprehensive list of video and book resources