Caring for Ourselves and Each Other
Resources
At the WLRC and CAN, we witness how gender-based violence (GBV) impacts student survivors’ college experiences, and we know that hearing stories of violence can retraumatize those who have encountered harm, betrayal, or oppression. Survivors, please know that we are here for you. Advocates are available to help you process traumatic experiences; build a safety plan; explore your rights and options; connect with resources; file a report; or request supportive measures from your instructors, advisors, and supervisors.
Here are additional resources that student survivors of sexual violence can access anytime:
- The Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE) provides legal assistance for student survivors going through a Title IX investigation or criminal case. Call CAASE’s legal intake line at 773-244-2230, ext. 205 or email legal@caase.org.
- Greenlight Family Services provides free trauma therapy to student survivors of sexual violence. Email counseling@greenlightfamilyservices.org or complete an online intake form.
- The UIC Counseling Center offers individual and group therapy, including mind-body programs and an upcoming trauma skills group.
- me too. International’s Survivor’s Sanctuary provides free online healing lessons and a virtual healing room that you can visit anytime.
- Awakenings is an art studio for survivors of sexual violence, with free open studio hours on Fridays.
We also know that sexual violence, domestic abuse, stalking, and harassment are preventable. Everyone in our community has a role to play in ending GBV and supporting survivors. We hope you will join us in making UIC a safer place!
To learn more about how you can get involved, contact the Campus Advocacy Network (CAN) or check out these resources:
- The editors of Cornell University’s student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, published “Cornell Won’t, We Will” this month to raise awareness of survivor Jane Doe’s case, showing how student writers can center survivors’ experiences and advocate for greater awareness of sexual violence.
- Sociologist Nicole Bedera’s book, On The Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence, shows how difficult reporting can be for college survivors. Listen to Dr. Bedera’s interview for the Centering the Survivor podcast, “Unpacking Power and Privilege in Campus Sexual Violence”.
- Right to Be offers free virtual bystander intervention trainings, where you can learn how to intervene when harm is happening.
- The Center for Institutional Courage has made a Call to Courage so that our institutions – government agencies, schools, sports teams, churches, hospitals, etc. – better support survivors and center their needs.
- Follow It’s On Us, Know Your IX, and End Rape on Campus on Instagram.