Victim Services
Welcome to Victim Services
Victim Services at 麻豆精品视频 is a resource available to all of FAU鈥檚 students, faculty, staff, and community members. At Victim Services, advocates are available to help any 麻豆精品视频community member who identifies as a victim understand what resources are available to them and how to navigate the processes they may want to go through.听 You do not have to submit an official report to speak to an advocate. 听If you would like to speak to a victim advocate, please contact our office at the phone number or email address listed above. Advocates do not maintain the rights to confidentiality; however, advocates can refer victims to confidential services available on and off campus as needed.
Whether the incident occurred on or off campus, in the past, or recently, Victim Services is here to help.
Victim Services is available to assist individuals in understanding what resources are available to them on and off campus and will also assist in navigating student conduct, university, or legal processes that the individual may want to pursue. At Victim Services we help any 麻豆精品视频community member who has been through any form of victimization; anything from fraud and scams to harassment and physical violence. If you are concerned about a situation that you or someone you know may be going through, we encourage you to connect with Victim Services.
Ways to Get Involved
Request for a Program
Victim Services assists with many programing initiatives. If you are seeking assistance with a program, please complete the form below and provide as much detail as possible. Upon receiving the report, Victim Services will reach out and provide information about how the office can assist. Thank you in advance for submitting this request. Victim Services strives to continue to educate and support the 麻豆精品视频community.
Owls Alliance Against Sexual Assault
The Owls Alliance Against Sexual Assault (OAASA) is an initiative at 麻豆精品视频aiming to support a comprehensive approach to sexual violence prevention. It is an opportunity to engage with others who personally and/or professionally want to be involved in preventing sexual violence, as well as other relationship violence for our students, faculty, and staff. The goal is to collaborate with members of the 麻豆精品视频community to create a safe environment on campus. The OAASA meets virtually on the second Friday of each month for one hour. If interested in being part of the Alliance, please contact Candace Harrinarine, the Victim Advocate,听 charrina@fau.edu.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Visit FAU鈥檚 Domestic Violence Awareness Week website for more information about resources and events on campus.
January is Stalking and Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Visit听 听for more information about stalking, safety, and available resources.
Visit the Human Trafficking Coalition of the Palm Beaches website听 听for more information about human trafficking, safety, and available resources.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Visit FAU鈥檚 It鈥檚 on Us, National Campaign Against Sexual Assault website for more information about resources and events on campus.
Places to Report
Report a Concern
This website allows you to report information about concerning behaviors or incidents in our 麻豆精品视频community. Concerning behaviors and incidents include but not limited to sexual misconduct, hazing, discrimination, and general concerns. Report a concern.
Dean of Students
All reports involving students can be submitted to this office. This office aids all students in need of support, advocacy, and care. Whether the incident occurred on or off campus, this office is here to assist. All reports can be submitted online.
Reports can be submitted anonymously; however, we highly encourage you to include information on all parties involved and even yourself. It provides the Dean of Students (DOS) office the ability to follow up with the appropriate parties but also aid all students who could be affected. Responsible employees of the university must not submit anonymous reports. Responsible employees have a duty to immediately submit the report. If a report cannot be filed online, please visit the Dean of Students office located in Boca Raton on the 2nd floor of the Breezeway, Student Services Building (SS #8), room 226 or you can call 561-297-3542.
麻豆精品视频Police Department
This department assists in all emergency and safety concerns on campus. Any reports can be made at the 麻豆精品视频Police Department (麻豆精品视频PD) location, or they can be made via the phone. An officer can also meet you somewhere on campus to take a report. Any member within the 麻豆精品视频community or even non-members can contact 麻豆精品视频PD for any concerns or issues they may encounter regarding the 麻豆精品视频community. Reports can be made anonymously and non-anonymously. Filing a police report is not solely done to press charges. A police report can be filed as an informational in order to start a paper trail. In case of an emergency, please dial 9-1-1. If it is a non-emergency report, please call 561-297-3500. The 麻豆精品视频Police Department is located on all campuses. The following link will help determine which number to call or the location of 麻豆精品视频PD based on your campus.
Office of Civil Rights and Title IX
The Office of Civil Rights and Title IX (OCR9) promotes a working and learning environment free from any form of unlawful discrimination or harassment for all University community members 翱颁搁9鈥檚 primary responsibility is to oversee the investigations, response to, and resolution of all reports of prohibited discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct. If you would like to file a report, please come to OCR9 in-person, or contact OCR9 by phone at (561) 297-3004. OCR9 9 is located on the Boca Raton campus in Room 265 on the second floor of the Kenneth R. Williams Administration Building. The office is open Monday 鈥� Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm for more information, visit 翱颁搁9鈥檚 website.
After the report is filed, the department in which you filed with will follow up with you. As the 麻豆精品视频community, we want to support you and thank you for filing this report in advance. It takes strength and courage to do this.
Community Resources
Palm Beach County
(Certified Rape Crisis Center)
Hotline: 561-833-7273
AVDA 鈥� Aid to survivors of Domestic Violence
(Certified Domestic Violence Provider)
Crisis Hotline: 1-800-355-8547
Hope When You Need It Most/ 211 Palm Beach
Phone: 211
Broward County
(Certified Domestic Violence Provider)
Crisis Hotline: 954-761-1133
Phone: 954-760-9800
Nancy J. Cotterman Center (NJCC)
(Certified Rape Crisis Center)
Sexual Assault Helpline: 954-761-7273
St. Lucie County
Phone: 866-828-7273
Safe Space
(Domestic Violence Provider)
Phone: 772-288-7023
For Additional Community Resources please visit:
Forms and Policies
It is our mission to address the needs of students who come from challenging backgrounds such as the foster care system or homelessness. These populations may be eligible for additional support in regards to finances and resources on or off campus. Please complete the Homeless Verification form on听 , so that we may begin the process of finding resources to assist you.
Exceptional Circumstance Withdrawal
Exceptional Circumstances Withdrawal Packets 听submitted, are for听 all 听courses and should be submitted during the semester for which the withdrawal is requested and at least two (2) weeks prior to the last day of classes.
The Beyond Food Program and Food Pantry operates primarily on the referrals from 麻豆精品视频Faculty, Staff, and fellow students who refer students who may need temporary assistance. The Beyond Food Program and Food Pantry is a holistic program that utilizes the expertise of various on and off campus resources in assisting students in need to raise their food security level to persist toward academic success. Furthermore, based on the availability of donations we would like to serve any student by providing a 3-day emergency supply of canned and/or non-perishable food to those experiencing food insecurity.
Prohibited Discrimination and Harassment
This policy applies to all 麻豆精品视频 (鈥淯niversity鈥� or 鈥淔AU鈥�) students, faculty and staff, including applicants for admission and employment and third parties present on campus (contractors, vendors, alumni or visitors), who are both protected by and subject to this policy with regards to claims of prohibited discrimination and harassment. The University does not tolerate acts of discrimination or harassment based on protected status, or retaliation based on protected activities.
The University鈥檚 Student Code of Conduct is an integral part of the educational mission of the University, emphasizing the development of each individual鈥檚 acceptance of their own personal and social responsibilities. This regulation ensures fairness in the implementation of procedural requirements and establishes foundational values and expectations for all students.
Anti-discrimination and Anti-harassment Policy
麻豆精品视频 (鈥淔AU鈥�) is committed to providing a workplace and educational environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. To facilitate compliance with federal, state, and local civil rights laws and regulations, and to affirm its commitment to promoting the goals of fairness and equity in all aspects of the educational enterprise, 麻豆精品视频has developed internal policies and procedures that provide a prompt, fair, and equitable process for those involved in allegations of discrimination or harassment. 麻豆精品视频values the dignity of all members of its community.
Campus Resources
Provides assistance to 麻豆精品视频students, faculty, staff, and community members by connecting them to resources available on and off campus and providing support through University, Legal, or Criminal processes.
For more information regarding assistance through the criminal system, please visit:听
麻豆精品视频Police Victim Services
Counseling and Psychological Services*
Offers counseling (individual and group), psychiatric services, and/or referral coordination as well as prevention-oriented education and support. For more information or to schedule an appointment, they can be reached at 561-297-CAPS
Provides options to report a crime and referral for off campus evidence gathering. For more information or to speak to an officer, they can be reached at 561-297-3500
Office of Civil Rights and Title IX
Provides resources and investigates unlawful discrimination and harassment.
The Ombuds provides information on processes, refers to appropriate offices, helps to develop options and facilitates mediation. For more information, email听 ombuds@fau.edu
Provides wellness services through one-on-one consultations, workshops, and free HIV testing.
Offers STI testing, HPV vaccine, emergency contraception and contraceptive counseling. For more information or to schedule an appointment, they can be reached at 561-297-3512
Many campus resources are limited in their confidentiality abilities. Some of the resources available on campus that are confidential are Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Student Health Services (SHS), and the University Ombuds. Victim Services can also provide information on confidential resources available off campus.
* Services marked with an asterisk (*) maintain rights to confidentiality and provide confidential services to their clients.
Contact us
The Victim Services Office is located on the Boca Raton Campus in the S.E Wimberly Library room 156. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.