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.com 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