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Interpersonal Violence

Contacts

We care about the well-being of all of our students and have resources available 24/7 to help survivors and individuals in their support networks.

Confidential Victim Advocacy and Support

 

Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention & Prevention (SAVIP)

Phone: 803-777-8248

SAVIP offers 24/7 confidential advocacy to students who are impacted by interpersonal violence (sexual assault, harassment, stalking and relationship violence). You can call the phone number above 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

SAVIP Staff will answer the hotline during our business hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. After hours and on weekends, callers will be supported by UWill counselors. These counselors are highly trained in trauma-informed care and possess extensive knowledge of the resources available to students on our campus.

Confidential resource: This office is not required to disclose the survivor's identity.


Support, Investigation and Victim Advocacy

 

USC Police Department

Phone: 803-777-4215

USC police can help connect a survivor with an advocate, take a report, transport a survivor to the hospital and assist them with obtaining a court-issued restraining order/order of protection. Reporting an assault is not the same as prosecuting it. The decision to pursue legal action can be made later. Victims should consider preserving evidence by avoiding showering or cleaning themselves or their clothing.


Rights and Process Assistance

 

 

Office of Civil Rights & Title IX

Phone: 803-777-3854

The Office of Civil Rights & Title IX is on a mission to create an environment where all people are treated with dignity and respect and have an equal opportunity to learn and work at a university free from discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct.


Counseling and Health Care

 

Counseling & Psychiatry

Phone: 803-777-5223

Sexual assault survivors are more at risk for suicidal thoughts, anxiety, depression and other mental health concerns. Counseling & Psychiatry can provide sexual assault survivors a confidential and safe place to speak privately about these concerns and others, such as substance abuse and related issues.

Confidential resource: This office is not required to disclose the survivor's identity.


Student Health Services

Phone: 803-777-3933

Getting medical attention immediately after an assault is important whether or not you report the assault or file charges. Medical attention can detect, document and treat physical injury, sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy. 

Confidential resource: This office is not required to disclose the survivor's identity.


Local and National Resources

 

love is respect

Phone: 1-866-331-9474
TTY: 1-866-331-8453

Trained advocates offer support, information and advocacy to young people to help them prevent and end abusive relationships. A "Chat Now" feature is available online. 

Confidential resource: This office is not required to disclose the survivor's identity.


National Domestic Violence Hotline

Phone: 1-800-799-7233 or TTY 1-800-787-3224

Trained advocates are available 24/7 to speak with anyone experiencing domestic violence or questioning unhealthy aspects of their relationship. A "Chat Now" feature is available online.

Confidential resource: This office is not required to disclose the survivor's identity.


Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)/National Sexual Assault Hotline

Phone: 1-800-656-4673

At any given moment, 1,100 trained volunteers are available to help callers at crisis centers across the country.

Confidential resource: This office is not required to disclose the survivor's identity.


Pathways to Healing

Phone:  803-771-7273

Pathways to Healing advocates for and supports survivors of sexual assault and abuse in Richland, Lexington, Newberry, Clarendon, and Sumter counties and educates the community to identify and prevent sexual violence.

Confidential resource: This office is not required to disclose the survivor's identity.


Sistercare

Phone:  803-765-9428

Sistercare is a safe haven for survivors of intimate partner violence, including children, women and men.

Confidential resource: This office is not required to disclose the survivor's identity.


The Hive Community Circle

Phone: 803-888-7725

The Hive Community Circle is a survivor-driven, culturally specific peer advocacy organization helping people with marginalized gender identities in South Carolina overcome the trauma of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking.

Confidential resource: This office is not required to disclose the survivor's identity.

 

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