Behavioral Health Response
BHR’s crisis hotline and mobile outreach services are provided free of charge to the public by paid professional staff who have a master's degree in their respective behavioral science disciplines.
24-hour crisis line: 800-811-4760

Suicide Prevention Hotline
988 offers rapid access to behavioral health support through connection with trained crisis specialists.
24-hour crisis line: 988

Safe Connections
Counseling and 24-hour crisis helpline provide resources and information to women and teens.
2165 Hampton Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63139
24-hour crisis line: 314-531-2003
Main office: 314-646-7500

YWCA St. Louis Area Women's Resource Center
Provides support and advocacy to victims of sexual assault and abuse within the St. Louis metro area.
140 N. Brentwood Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63105
24-hour crisis line: 314-531-RAPE (7273)
Main office: 314-726-6665

YWCA Woman's Place
Provides immediate and ongoing support for women who have experienced emotional, physical, or sexual abuse.
Drop-in Center
140 North Brentwood
Clayton, MO  63105
314-645-4848

St. Charles Office
4116 McClay
St. Charles, MO  63304
636-373-7911

Saint Louis Counseling (formerly, Catholic Family Services)
Provides professional counseling services to children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly throughout the St. Louis Area.
311 South Main, Suite 100
O'Fallon, MO 63366
O'Fallon office: 636-281-1990
Main office: 314-544-3800

The Anti-Violence Advocacy Project (AVAP of ALIVE)
AVAP provides education and advocacy that addresses intimate and sociopolitical violence and oppression based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
24-hour crisis line: 314-993-2777

The Center for Trauma Recovery
Provides specialized services to trauma survivors.
University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL)
314-516-6737

St. Charles County Victim Services
The Prosecuting Attorney's Office strives to ensure that victims are informed of their rights and that all victims are treated with dignity, respect, courtesy, and sensitivity.
300 N. 2nd Street, Suite 601
St. Charles, MO 63301
636-949-7355

Crime Victim Center / Legal Advocates for Abused Women
Services are free of charge and available to victims, families, and community members affected by crime and violence. The LAAW is the only domestic violence program that partners with law enforcement and criminal court systems to break the cycle of violence at the earliest possible stage.
539 North Grand Blvd., Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63103
314-652-3623 (Hotline)
314-664-6699 (LAAW Legal Assistance)

Lutheran Family and Children's Services 
St. Charles Office
100 Piper Hill Dr.
St. Peters, MO  63376
24-hour hotline - Pregnancy Services: 314-258-6169
Main office: 636-949-5522

Crider Health Center St. Charles
102 Compass Point Dr.
St Charles, MO 63301
636-946-4000

Volunteers in Medicine
1039 S. Duchesne
St. Charles, MO 63301
636-724-4848

After an incident of sexual violence, one should consider seeking medical attention as soon as possible. The following area hospitals provide physical evidence recovery kit collection and access to trained forensic nurse examiners and sexual assault nurses:

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
10 Hospital Drive
St. Peters, MO 63376
Phone: 636-916-9000

Progress West Hospital
2 Progress Point Parkway
O'Fallon, MO 63368
Phone: 636-344-1000

SSM St. Joseph Health Center
300 First Capitol Drive
St. Charles, MO 63301
Phone: 636-947-5000

SSM St. Joseph Hospital West
100 Medical Plaza
Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367
636-625-5200

SSM St. Joseph Health Center-Wentzville
500 Medical Drive
Wentzville, MO 63385
636-327-1000

Missouri Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence 
MCADSV unites Missourians with a shared value that rape and abuse must end and advances this through education, alliance, research and public policy.

Missouri Courts
Adult abuse/stalking orders of protection forms

United Way
United Way resource directory for Missouri

RAINN: Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network
RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help victims, and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.
1-800-656-HOPE (4673) National Sexual Assault Hotline

National Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-SAFE (7233)

Not Alone
Information for students, schools and anyone interested in finding resources on how to respond to and prevent sexual assault.

DoD Safe Helpline
Sexual assault support for military service members.
24-hour crisis line: 887-995-5247

Stalking Resource Center – The mission of the Stalking Resource Center is to enhance the ability of professionals, organizations and systems to effectively respond to stalking.

Help for Victims

Love Is Respect – The mission of loveisrespect.org is to engage, educate and empower young people to prevent and end abusive relationships.
Call 1-866-331-9474
Chat: loveisrespect.org
Text loveis to 22522

One Student
Provides cutting-edge programs, resources, and opportunities that engage students to create social change to reduce sexual violence.

Step Up Program
Resources for bystander intervention.

Office for Civil Rights
The OCR ensures equal access to education by enforcing laws that prohibit discrimination.
1-800-421-3481

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
866-341-2423

Homeland Security, Blue Campaign (Fight Against Human Trafficking)
866-341-2423
888-373-7888 (victim support)

LGBT Counseling St. Louis
Counseling and Mental Health Services

The Trevor Project
LGBTQ youth suicide prevention
Hotline: 1-886-4-U-TREVOR

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
Civil rights of LGBTQ citizens and people with HIV/AIDS

LGBTQ Domestic Violence Project
Advocating for LGBT survivors of domestic violence

National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
National Law Firm advocating for equal, inclusive policies

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Family Support Group, promotes health and well-being of all LGBT people

Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, or “Title IX,” is a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in educational programs. The law is a key tool for ensuring that all people have an equal opportunity for education, regardless of their sex or gender.

Title IX: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

Title IX protects students and employees of educational programs that receive federal funds, including students and employees of K-12 schools, colleges, universities, as well as educational programs in libraries, museums, vocational programs, and prisons. Title IX protects people of all sexes and genders from discrimination, not just women.

Title IX protects pregnant and parenting students and postdocs.

Title IX makes it illegal to discriminate because of sex, which includes discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion, or related conditions, including recovery. Title IX also ensures the right to take medically necessary leave and to be free of harassment, intimidation, or other discrimination because of pregnancy-related conditions.

Further, any rules concerning parental, family, or marital status may not apply differently based on sex. For example, universities cannot provide women with time to bond with or care for their children and not men.

Title IX protections apply in and out of the classroom.

The law against sex discrimination covers all aspects of an educational program. This includes school-sponsored extracurricular activities and internships, athletics, financial aid and scholarships, career counseling, and lab and clinical work.

Title IX requires schools to excuse absences for pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions.

Students must be allowed to take time off of school for pregnancy, childbirth, miscarriage, abortion and/or recovery for as long as their doctor says is medically necessary. That could mean a few absences for necessary medical appointments, or a longer leave of absence for a high-risk pregnancy or childbirth. This rule applies even if taking medically necessary leave would require an absence for longer than the school’s leave policy ordinarily allows. Students cannot be penalized for taking leave, and must be able to return to school in the same status they held before taking leave.

If you would like information about taking time off of your employment due to pregnancy or related conditions, see “Working at School While Pregnant or Parenting.”

Title IX requires schools to provide pregnant students with services and accommodations equal to those provided to non-pregnant students.

Schools are required to provide pregnant students, and students with related conditions such as childbirth or false pregnancy with at least the same special services as it provides to students with other temporary conditions. For example, if a school provides homebound instruction or take-home assignments to students who miss school for illnesses, they must do the same for a student who misses school as a result of pregnancy or childbirth. Pregnant students and those with related medical conditions may also be eligible for disability protections and services under the ADA, depending upon their condition.

What does SCC Offer?

• Lactation Rooms located in the LRD, CDC and NAH.
• Counseling and case management through Student Life

Additional references

• The Pregnant Scholar
• Know Your Rights
• Supporting the Academic Success of Pregnant and Parenting Students

As a condition of receiving federal funds, schools will not exclude, separate, deny benefits to, or otherwise treat differently on the basis of sex any person in its educational programs or activities.

The U.S Department of Education and the Department of Justice treat an individual’s gender identity as their sex for purposes of Title IX and its implementing regulations. This means that a school must not treat a transgender individual differently from the way it treats individuals of any other gender identity.

SCC is committed to providing our campus community members a safe and nondiscriminatory environment.

Terminology from U.S. Department of Education:

• Gender identity refers to an individual’s internal sense of gender. A person’s gender identity may be different from or the same as the person’s sex assigned at birth.
• Sex assigned at birth refers to the sex designation recorded on an infant’s birth certificate should such a record be provided at birth.
• Transgender describes those individuals whose gender identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth. A transgender male is someone who identifies as male but was assigned the sex of female at birth; a transgender female is someone who identifies as female but was assigned the sex of male at birth.
• Gender transition refers to the process in which transgender individuals begin asserting the sex that corresponds to their gender identity instead of the sex they were assigned at birth. During gender transition, individuals begin to live and identify as the sex consistent with their gender identity and may dress differently, adopt a new name, and use pronouns consistent with their gender identity. Transgender individuals may undergo gender transition at any stage of their lives, and gender transition can happen swiftly or over a long duration of time.

SCC promotes a safe and nondiscriminatory environment for all campus community members, including transgender individuals.

Complaints involving sexual misconduct by an employee, student, vendor, or visitor should be reported to:

Terri Edrich, VP for Human Resources/CHRO 
636-922-8300
tedrich@stchas.edu
SC 203

Reports involving sexual misconduct or sex discrimination may also be reported externally to:

Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office
U.S. Department of Education
One Petticoat Lane.
1010 Walnut Street, Suite 320
Kansas City, MO 64106
Telephone: 816-268-0550
Email: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov

After an incident of sexual violence, consider seeking medical attention as soon as possible. As time passes, evidence may dissipate or become lost or unavailable, thereby making investigation, possible prosecution, disciplinary proceedings, or obtaining protection from abuse orders related to the incident more difficult. 

Campus Police
SCC Main Campus, Campus Services Building
636-922-8545

Public Emergency Services: 911 

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
10 Hospital Drive
St Peters, MO 63376
Phone: 636-916-9000

Progress West Hospital
2 Progress Point Parkway
O'Fallon, MO 63368
Phone: 636-344-1000

SSM St. Joseph Health Center
300 First Capitol Drive
St. Charles, MO 63301
Phone: 636-947-5000

SSM St. Joseph Hospital West
100 Medical Plaza Lake
Saint Louis, MO 63367
Phone: 636-625-5200

Evidence Preservation
It is important that a victim of sexual assault does not bathe, douche, smoke, change clothing, or clean the bed, linens, or area where assaulted if the offense occurred within the past 96 hours to preserve evidence that may assist in proving that the alleged criminal offense occurred or  be helpful in obtaining a protection order. In circumstances of sexual assault, if victims do not opt for forensic evidence collection, health care providers can still treat injuries and take steps to address concerns of pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease. Victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, and dating violence are encouraged to also preserve evidence by saving text messages, instant messages, social networking pages, and other communications, pictures, and available logs.

Law Enforcement
Although the College strongly encourages individuals to report violations of this policy to law enforcement, it is the individual’s choice whether or not to make such a report and to accept or decline involvement with law enforcement. The College will assist with notifying the police, if desired. Reports of sexual violence to the Department of Public Safety/Campus Police (DPS) will be considered a report to law enforcement, and Campus Police may proceed with pursuing a criminal investigation and/or criminal charges with or without the reporting party’s consent.

The College does not publish the name of crime victims nor house identifiable information regarding victims in the Campus Police daily crime log or online. Victims may request that directory information on file be removed from public sources by request from the Student Life office.

Ex-Parte Orders of Protection 
The College complies with Missouri law in recognizing an Ex-Parte Order of Protection or Full Order of Protection. Any person who obtains an order of protection against a member of the campus community should provide a copy to Department of Public Safety/Campus Police (DPS) and the Title IX Coordinator. The individual may then meet with DPS/Campus Police to develop a Safety Action Plan, which is a plan for DPS and the individual to reduce risk of harm while on campus or coming and going from campus. This plan may include, but is not limited to: escorts, special parking arrangements, changing classroom or work locations, and allowing a student to complete assignments from home. The College cannot apply for a legal order of protection, no contact order, or restraining order on behalf of an individual. The individual is required to apply directly for these services. According to Missouri State Statute 455.015, Venue: The petition shall be filed in the county where the petitioner resides, where the alleged incident of domestic violence occurred, or where the respondent may be served. Protection from abuse orders should be applied for at the court house with jurisdiction for the reporting party’s home address.

The College may issue an institutional no-contact order if deemed appropriate. To the extent of the individual’s cooperation and consent, SCC offices will work cooperatively to ensure that the reporting party's health, physical safety, work, and academic status are protected, pending the outcome of the College’s investigation/disciplinary procedures. For example, if reasonably available, a reporting party may be offered changes to academic schedule or campus working situations in addition to information regarding counseling, health services, visa and immigration assistance, and law enforcement. Personally identifiable information about the reporting party will be treated as confidential to the extent possible and will be shared with those who have a business need to know due to their involvement in the College’s investigation/disciplinary procedures or their involvement in delivering resources or support services to the individual. For example, publicly available recordkeeping for purposes of Clery Act reporting and disclosures will be made without inclusion of identifying information about the individual, as defined in 42 USC 1395 (a) (20).) 

CONFIDENTIAL HELP WITHOUT FILING A REPORT 

Students:
On-campus confidential help:
Mental Health Counselor
636-922-8571
ADM 1123 

Faculty/Staff:
Employee Assistance Program
Personal Assistance Services
800-356-0845

Though SCC encourages all individuals to bring reports sexual misconduct to the attention of the Title IX Coordinator, credit-seeking students who wish to maintain confidentiality may contact the mental health counselor, provided by the College free of charge at 636-922-8571. 

Unlike reports of sexual misconduct made to other College officials (which must be reported to the Title IX Coordinator), credit-seeking students can speak with the mental health counselor confidentially and absent the student’s consent, such reports or conversations will not be reported to the Title IX Coordinator for further investigation. Please note that the mental health counselor will not be able to maintain confidentiality when there is a threat of harm to oneself or another. 

Employees who wish to maintain confidentiality may contact the Employee Assistance Program at 800-356-0845 for confidential assistance.

Individuals who wish to maintain confidentiality may also speak with off-campus rape crisis or domestic violence counselors and off-campus members of the clergy and chaplains.

If a reporting party requests confidentiality, the College will take all reasonable steps to investigate and respond to the complaint while respecting the reporting party’s request for confidentiality; however, complete confidentiality may not be possible. 

The College will take reasonable steps to investigate anonymous reports related to sexual misconduct, although the ability to respond to anonymous reports may be limited.

FOLLOWING A REPORT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, THE TITLE IX COORDINATOR OR DESIGNEE WILL:

• Provide the reporting party with referrals for medical care if appropriate
• Assess the immediate safety needs of the reporting party;
  Provide the reporting party with contact information for the Department of Public Safety/Campus Police (DPS) and assist with making the contact if the reporting party requests
• Inform the reporting party of the availability of counseling, health and mental health resources, victim advocacy, legal assistance, visa and immigration assistance, and other needed services, on- and off-campus, including crisis hotline phone numbers
• Assess the need to implement interim and long-term protective measures, such as academic schedule and campus work accommodations, and provide those accommodations if reasonably available and requested by the reporting party
• Provide a “no contact” directive, if deemed appropriate
• Provide the reporting party with written instructions on how to apply for a protective order, if desired
• Provide the reporting party with a copy of applicable policies and procedures
• Inform the reporting party about timeframes for inquiry, investigation, and resolution
   

The College will work collaboratively with SCC's Department of Public Safety/Campus Police (DPS) and the local police department, unless otherwise prohibited by law. However, the College will not delay its investigation/disciplinary procedures pending the final results of a criminal investigation or proceeding.

For concerns involving sexual harassment and sexual violence, if the reporting party does not wish to proceed with the investigation/disciplinary procedures, Title IX may require that the College “take reasonable action” in response to the complaint. The Title IX Coordinator or designee must weigh the reporting party’s wish not to proceed and a request for confidentiality with:

• The seriousness of the alleged conduct
• Whether there have been other complaints of the nature against the same responding party
• The responding party’s right to receive information regarding the allegations under FERPA
   

INTENTIONAL FALSE REPORTINGS AND REPORTS MADE IN BAD FAITH

The College expects all reports of concern to be made in good faith and intentionally false reporting of concerns and reports made in bad faith, such as an act of retaliation, may result in disciplinary sanctions. False reporting may also be a violation of state criminal statutes and civil defamation laws.

INTERIM MEASURES

Following a report of sexual violence or sexual harassment, the Title IX Coordinator will determine whether interim measures should be implemented and are reasonably available, and, if so, take steps to implement those interim interventions as soon as possible. Examples of interim measures include: a College order of no contact; adjustment of course schedules; a leave of absence; reassignment to a different supervisor or position; or interim/administrative suspension. These remedies may be applied to one, both, or multiple parties involved. Violations of directives and/or interim measures may result in corrective action in accordance with the policy noted below in the Sanctions and Appeals section. Interim measures imposed may be temporary pending the results of the investigation/disciplinary procedures or may become permanent as determined by the College.

PROCESS TIME FRAME

Investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct will be completed as soon as practicable and typically concludes within 60 days. In the event the time frame will extend beyond 60 days, the reporting and responding parties will be notified in writing.

Amnesty for Student Alcohol/Drug Use by Reporting Party

The College recognizes that students who have been drinking and/or using drugs (whether such use is voluntary or involuntary) at the time an incident of sexual violence occurs may be hesitant to report such incidents due to fear of potential consequences for their own conduct. The College strongly encourages students to report incidents of sexual violence to campus officials. A student bystander reporting in good faith or a student victim reporting sexual violence will not be subject to campus conduct action for violations of alcohol and/or drug use policies occurring at or near the time of the sexual violence.

Retaliation Is Prohibited

The College strictly prohibits retaliation of any kind against an individual for reporting sexual misconduct pursuant to this policy, assisting someone with a complaint of sexual misconduct, or participating in an investigation/disciplinary procedures following a complaint of sexual misconduct. Examples of such prohibited retaliation include threats, intimidation, reprisals, adverse employment actions, or adverse educational actions. Any incidents of alleged retaliation should be immediately reported. In the event that retaliation is found to have taken place, sanctions will be governed by policy noted below in the Sanctions and Appeals section.

The following rights, procedures, and guidelines apply in cases involving allegations of sexual harassment and sexual violence.

• The opportunity to have an advisor of the individual’s choosing present during any investigative and/or disciplinary meetings. The role of the advisor is solely to support the individual. The advisor is not permitted to ask or answer questions, serve as a witness, or make a statement on behalf of the complainant or accused. The College is not responsible for providing an advisor.
• The right of the reporting party or the responding party to receive timely notice of meetings in which they are a participant.
• Subject to applicable law, the right to receive timely and equal access to any information relied on as part of the investigation/disciplinary procedures.
• Equal opportunity to provide information through the investigation/disciplinary procedures
• The reporting party and responding party will not be permitted to directly question each other.
• Each party will be granted the same meaningful access to information that will be used during disciplinary meetings including the investigation report.
• Each party will be granted the opportunity to respond to the investigation report in writing in advance of the decision of responsibility.
• If the investigation/disciplinary procedures result from a report of sexual harassment, both the reporting party and the responding party will be notified in writing of the finding of responsible/not responsible and the disciplinary sanction(s) imposed. The reporting party will only be notified of those that directly relate to the reporting party, like an order that the responding party stay away from the reporting party, and the right to appeal.
• If the investigation/disciplinary procedures result from a report of sexual violence, both the reporting party and the responding party will be simultaneously notified in writing of the finding of responsible/not responsible and the disciplinary sanction(s) imposed, the right to appeal, any changes to the result of investigation/disciplinary procedures, and when such results become final.

Other Responsible Parties

Ensuring that SCC is free of sexual misconduct is a shared responsibility of all members of the College community. A person does not have to be the direct target or victim of the sexual misconduct to report it. This policy covers conduct occurring on property owned or operated by the College, at College-sanctioned functions, and may also apply to off-campus conduct that adversely affects the campus environment. As such, conduct that occurs off-campus may violate this policy and should be reported.

If employee sexual misconduct is observed by, or reported to a College official (administrators, managers, and supervisors), then that official has the duty to immediately report the matter. If student sexual misconduct is observed by, or reported to any employee who could be reasonably perceived to have authority or duty to report or address these issues (administrator, manager, supervisor, faculty member, dean, coach, athletic director, academic counselor/advisor, club advisor, law enforcement or public safety officer, or Student Life director), then that official has the duty to immediately report the matter. The fact that the alleged victim does not wish to file a complaint does not relieve the official of this responsibility.

If sexual misconduct of any kind is observed by or reported to an employee not listed above, that employee should report the matter. No employee or representative of the College, except for the mental health counselor, can or should promise confidentiality.

While all reports of sexual misconduct, other than those made to the mental health counselor, must be shared with the Title IX Coordinator, such reports should be treated as confidential and shared only with persons who have a business need to know due to their involvement in the investigation/disciplinary procedures related to the individual and their involvement in delivering resources or support services to involved parties. 

Bystander

Bystanders play a critical role in the prevention of sexual and relationship violence. They are "individuals who observe violence or witness the conditions that perpetuate violence. They are not directly involved but have the choice to intervene, speak up, or do something about it." We want to promote a culture of community accountability where bystanders are actively engaged in the prevention of violence without causing further harm. We may not always know what to do even if we want to help. Below is a list of some ways to be an active bystander.

1. Watch out for your friends and fellow students/employees. If you see someone who looks like they could be in trouble or need help, ask if they are okay.
2. Confront people who seclude, hit on, and try to make out with or have sex with people who are incapacitated.
3. Speak up when someone discusses plans to take sexual advantage of another person.
4. Believe someone who discloses sexual assault, abusive behavior, or experience with stalking.
5. Refer people to on- or off-campus resources listed in this document for support with health services, counseling, or legal assistance.

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, dial 911. This could be when a person is yelling at or being physically abusive towards another and it is not safe for you to interrupt.

Resources
Attend a Step UP! bystander intervention program to learn how to be proactive in helping others. Step UP! training will prepare you to identify a situation as a problem and to intervene safely, thereby reducing the outcomes of problematic behaviors. SCC offers several sessions throughout the year.

Strategies for Effective Helping
There are a number of strategies you can use for effective helping in emergency and non-emergency situations.

Help Someone You Care About
What to do if someone tells you they've been sexually assaulted.