Sexual Assault Victim Resources

Immediate Actions After Assault

If you have experienced sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, or stalking:

Get to a safe place.
Get support.��Call a friend, a relative, the Women and Gender Equity Center, Counseling Services, and/or the��YWCA Crisis hotline (757-251-0144) to support you.
Seek medical care.��There may be injuries of which you are unaware. ODU Student Health Services (757-683-3132) can provide free testing for STIs and pregnancy. The YWCA of South Hampton Roads at��757-625-4248 can connect you to a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) at Chesapeake Forensic Specialists (757-398-5105) at no charge. Transportation is available.
Services are for all survivors including women, men, transgender people, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and their friends/family.
Police report not required: Seeking medical care or evidence collection does not mean that you must make a police report.
Saving evidence in case you press charges: If you think you may want to press charges now or in the future, it is important to have evidence collected by a local Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. Try not to wash, shower, brush your teeth/hair or urinate as this could destroy evidence. Clothing that was worn at the time of the incident will also be collected. Use a paper bag, if available, for any physical evidence.

Victim's Rights

Victims of sexual assault, dating/domestic violence and stalking have the right to be treated with respect by college officials. Additional victim's rights include:

The right to report the incident anonymously.
The right not to be discouraged from reporting by college officials.
The right to be informed of the outcome and sanction of any disciplinary hearing without condition.
The option to be assisted by campus authorities in notifying law enforcement authorities, if the student so chooses. This also includes the right not to report an incident, if this is the victim's desire.
The right not to be asked and/or have irrelevant prior sexual history admitted in a campus hearing.
The right not to have incidents of non-consensual sexual intercourse mediated (as opposed to adjudicated).
The right to request a 91��Ƶ- issued no contact order against another student who has engaged in or threatens to engage in harm, stalking, threatening, harassing, or other improper behavior that presents a danger to the welfare of the victim.

Evidence Collection & PERK Kits

If you have evidence that needs to be collected, please contact the police.
If you require a PERK Kit, visit��Chesapeake Forensic Specialists��(757-436-4111), located at 1101 Madison Plaza #103, Chesapeake VA 23320.

Bodily Location	Type of Assault	Maximum Collection Time
External	Cunnilungus (thighs/external genitalia sample only)	Within 96 hours (4 days/no smears if sole allegation)
External	Saliva on skin (bitemarks, kissing, etc.)	Within 96 hours (4 days/no smears)
External	Strangulation (neck sample only)	Within 48 hours (2 days/ no smears)
Vaginal	Penile penetration	Within 120 hours (5 days)
Vaginal	Digital penetration (thighs/external genitalia sample only)	Within 48 hours (2 days/no smears if sole allegation)
Anal	Penile penetration	Within 72 hours (3 days)
Anal	Digital penetration (perianal/buttocks sample only)	Within 48 hours (2 days/no smears if sole allegation)
Oral	Fellatio	Within 24 hours (1 day)
Unknown	Unknown	Collect respective samples within the time frames listed above

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Sexual Assault & Violence Reporting

Sexual Assault & Violence Reporting options for students and employees, and resources offered.

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Title IX Rights

Title IX is a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education.

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Institutional Equity & Diversity

757-683-3141 office

757-683-5844 fax

equityanddiversity@odu.edu

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Student Outreach & Support (SOS)
767-683-3442 |��ODUCares@odu.edu

Academic Success Center
757-683-3699, advisor@odu.edu

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Members: 1-855-223-9277

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1526 Webb 91��Ƶ Center | 757-683-4401��press OPTION 2 for urgent/crisis support

Educational Accessibility
757-683-4655 |��oea@odu.edu��| EA offers a wide variety of accommodations and supports to students based on their individual needs as related to a documented disability.

Employee Assistance Program
A counseling and referral service for employees and their families who are enrolled in a Commonwealth of Virginia health care plan. Contact Human Resources, 757-683-3042.��

Housing and Residence Life
1208 Virginia House | 757-683-4283 |��housing@odu.edu

ODU Police Emergency: 911, then 757-683-4000��
Non-Emergency: 757-683-4003��
SAFE Ride: 757-683-3477��

Student Conduct and Academic Integrity
2124 Monarch Hall | 757-683-3431

Student Health Services
1007 Webb 91��Ƶ Center | 757-683-3132

Women and Gender Equity Center
1000 Webb Center | 757-683-4109

Community Helplines & Crisis Support

If you are in immediate danger, call 911

Army Sexual Harassment Assistance
1-800-267-9964

The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors (Peninsula)
757-236-5260

LGBT Life Center
757-200-9198

Navy Family Advocacy Program
877-995-5247 | Victim Advocate: 757-438-3504

Norfolk—Crisis Link- a 24/7 Crisis Hotline
757-622-1126

Norfolk Family Justice Center
757-330-0376

National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-HOPE

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-950-6264

Samaritan House
757-430-2120

United Way 211
Dial 211

Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center
757-627-5433

Virginia Family Violence and Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-838-8238

YWCA
757-251-0144

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