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["Chadwick, Kimberly" <>]

Liz-
I am currently working on this very issue. I have found it very helpful to 
bring a group of potential first responders together for a SART meeting (we 
have representatives from the counseling center, health center, associate 
dean of students, academic dean, Center for Gender Equity professor, 
Residence Life, athletics, myself as the advocate, and campus police. We 
eventually hope to bring in the local police and hospital). This group has 
been very beneficial to highlight how we can work together and also areas of 
concern (such as survivors repeating stories, misinformation given to 
survivors, and finding out how sensitive information gets spread through the 
university).  Occasionally we have brought in other people, as necessary, 
such as lawyers and our Vice President of Student Affairs. I have found this 
to be the most effective at creating the change to the campus response. We 
meet every 3 months or so. And as a part of this committee, we are developing 
a written protocol. I have found this meeting has been effective in pulling 
in groups that ordinarily wouldn't be involved (such as athletics).

Additionally, I have begun to build relationships with people who do this 
work in the community. Our county has a county wide SART meeting once a month 
that I attend that has helped the university build relationships within the 
community on this issue.

Let me know if you find out any other effective ways!
Kim

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Hi Liz! We have similar concerns here, especially as to how it impacts 
survivors' healing processes, privacy, and decision-making. I'm interested in 
what other campuses have experienced as well and how these issues have been 
addressed, such as through coordinated community response teams or something 
else.
Melanie

Melanie O. Matson
Director, Rape Prevention Education Program
Women's Center, University of California - Santa Barbara
1220 Student Resource Building
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7190
805-893-2628

www.sa.ucsb.edu/women'scenter<http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/women'scenter>
I've been asked to review our sexual assault response protocol with a special 
focus on how many times the victim has to tell her/his story when reporting 
and accessing on-campus services.  A walk-through (a student and staff member 
went to many of the offices a victim might encounter to find out what their 
procedures are) identified almost 30 people the victim would have to tell at 
least part of the story to.  Of special concern is that a full report of the 
incident has to be made to our University Police Department and our Office of 
Judicial Affairs.
The police can't share the report with judicial because it might harm the 
investigation and prosecution in criminal court.  And the judicial report is 
not detailed enough for the police.



I'm wondering if any of you have encountered this problem and how you've 
addressed it.



Thanks for any help you can give me.



-Liz



Liz McGough, PhD, LMHC



Project Coordinator & Case Manager

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Buffalo State College

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