Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment

At Campus Safety an officer can:

• Connect you to the different on-campus resources.
• Transport you to Health Services, Bryn Mawr Hospital, or the police station.
• Provide you with support and information about your options through the police and criminal justice system, including your legal rights.
• Arrange for a meeting with law enforcement in the Campus Safety Office.

Additional Information:

• Campus Safety is required to inform the Dean of the College that a sexual assault has occurred.
• With the survivor's permission, Campus Safety will also inform the police that a sexual assault has occurred.
• An anonymous report of a sexual assault to Campus Safety will be included in the annual crime statistics compiled by Campus Safety in compliance with federal law.
• A report made identifying a suspect by name requires a prompt and thorough investigation.

Campus Safety Website

At GRASE (formerly the Women*s Center), the center coordinator or a student assistant can:

• Support you throughout the process.
• Explain the on-and off-campus resources available to you.
• Help you decide what steps you would like to take.
• Coordinate the help you seek.
• Accompany you to Health Services, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Campus Safety, the police, and/or Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
• (Again with emphasis) Support you at all stages throughout (before during and after) the process.

Additional Information:

• The Student Assistants are trained extensively in responding to survivors of sexual misconduct.
• The Student Assistants are required to inform the Coordinator of each incident, who is required to report to the Dean of the College and the Director of Campus Safety that an incident has occurred.
• The report will be filed without the addition of specific or identifying factors.
• The anonymous report will be included in the Annual Crime Statistics which Campus Safety compiles in compliance with the Clery Act.

GRASE Website

At CAPS, an experienced counselor can:

• Listen to you, validate your experience, and empower you with options.
• Offer crisis intervention and therapy to assist you in recovering from the trauma and regain control over your life.
• Offer referral to counselors in private practices and at local agencies, including Women Organized Against Rape (WOAR).
• Provide you with information regarding the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program.
• Offer support, counseling, and referral for others who may have been affected by the sexual assault such as friends, partners, and witnesses.

Additional Information:

• Survivors are strongly encouraged to seek help in coping with the psychological effects of a sexual assault.
• All services provided at CAPS are private and confidential, except in instances in which there is an immediate and serious concern about a student’s safety or if a student requests that the information be released.

CAPS Website

A Student Life staff member is on-call 24 hours and reachable through Campus Safety at (610) 896-1111.

At the Deans' Office, a dean can:

• Explain Haverford’s internal judicial procedures, including the Dean's Panel Guidelines.
• Discuss the possibility of remedies, including, but not limited to "no contact" orders, changes in housing assignments and/or academic schedule.
• Provide an overview of on- and off-campus resources.
• Address immediately any short-term academic issues arising from an incident of sexual misconduct.

Additional Information:

• You may contact any dean with whom you feel comfortable, even if they are not your assigned dean.
• The anonymous report will be included in the Annual Crime Statistics which Security compiles in compliance with the Clery Act.

Meet the Deans

If you have been assaulted or have experienced sexual violence:

• If necessary, seek medical attention as soon as possible.
• Student Health Services (SHS) can provide evaluation and treatment to victims of sexual and dating violence regardless of whether they make a report or seek additional resources. 
• As appropriate, SHS providers can perform examinations, discuss testing and treatment of STDs, provide emergency contraception if necessary and arrange for referrals and follow up. 
• Sexual health providers at SHS are trained to respond to sexual assault with sensitivity and care. All services are confidential. Both male and female providers can perform examinations.
• A student seeking medical care for sexual violence or reproductive health may consent to medical care or treatment at any age and without consent of parent or guardian.
• Charges for lab tests and pharmacy supplies related to a sexual assault, provided in SHS, are waived. 
• SHS does not perform a Forensic Rape Examination, used to gather forensic evidence, should the victim/survivor choose at any time to pursue prosecution.

Students may also be evaluated for medical care in an emergency room or by an outside medical provider.

• SHS staff are available accompany a student to Bryn Mawr Hospital Emergency Room (ER) and assist with a referral to an outside medical provider.
• Student can receive a Forensic Medical Examination at Bryn Mawr's ER, and can be transported to the ER by Campus Safety and Security. 
• The ER staff is specially trained to respond to sexual assault with sensitivity and care.
• Bryn Mawr Hospital’s ER is required by law to notify the police that a sexual assault occurred, and the police will then come to the emergency room.
• In the ER, you are not required to speak with the police or to make a police report in order to receive medical treatment.
• If you choose to speak with the police, you are not required to pursue the prosecution of the assailant(s).
• If you seek services through SHS, an anonymous report will be included in the Annual Crime Statistics which Security compiles in compliance with the Clery Act.

Health Services Website

Cary Carr, the Director of Health and Wellbeing Education can provide short-term crisis counseling, offer referrals to community resources, inform students of their options for reporting on- or off-campus, and be a source of support throughout the Title IX process. Students can schedule a 30-minute appointment with Cary by emailing her at ccarr1 [at] haverford.edu or by self-scheduling (preferred). For additional information about health and well-being education and resources, students are encouraged to visit the Take Good Care website.