Relationship & Sexual Violence

You are not alone in your experience. The Women’s Center wants to make sure that you are able to get in touch with a support system you need. We and many others are here to help. Here are some campus and community resources:

Confidential Resources

  • RSVP (Relationship & Sexual Violence Prevention) Center
    G210 MU Student Center | 573-882-6638 | rsvp.missouri.edu
    Basic crisis intervention by graduate and professional trauma-informed staff. On-going case management and advocacy.
    Click here for RSVP Center services.
  • Counseling Center
    119 Parker Hall | 573-882-6601 | counseling.missouri.edu
    The Counseling Center assists students in learning to cope with emotional, social and academic concerns interfering with their success while at MU.
    Walk-in crisis services available during regular business hours (M-F, 8-5).
  • True North Shelter
    24-Hour Hotline: 573-875-1370   |   24-Hour Hotline: 1-800-548-2480 | truenorthofcolumbia.org
    Provides a wide variety of free services to survivors: individual and group counseling; court advocacy and information about the legal process; hospital advocacy; an emergency shelter where survivors and minor children can stay; and longer-term transitional housing. Survivors can call the hotline number 24 hours a day/365 days a year for emotional support, referral information and safety planning.
  • L.E.A.D. Institute
    24-Hour Hotline: 1-800-380-3323 (Voice/TTY) | deaflead.com
    Provides 24-hour crisis line for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.
    Provides free mental health services to deaf and hard-of-hearing victims of rape/sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and child abuse, as well as their families.

Reporting Resources

  • Office for Civil Rights and Title IX
    title9.missouri.edu
    The Office for Civil Rights and Title IX exists to help students, faculty, staff and visitors get the support they need if they experience sex-based discrimination including:
    sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, stalking on the basis of sex, intimate partner/relationship violence and/or sexual exploitation.

    • Title IX Administrator: Ellen Eardley
      573-882-3880 // titleix@missouri.edu