Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Resources for Survivors

A list of designated SANE site hospitals in Worcester Country and throughout the state

TeleSANE provides 24/7 clinical guidance and support to sexual assault patients

Participating in a Healing Circle can help you cope better and feel less isolated as you make these connections with others facing similar challenges.

Anyone who has experienced sexual misconduct or is aware of someone who may have experienced sexual misconduct is strongly encouraged to report such misconduct to WPI and to access the resources available on campus and in the community. This page provides a list of campus resources for reporting sexual misconduct.

Confidential Resource Advisors (CRA’s) are WPI employees (not pastoral counselors, professional counselors, or therapists) who have received special training to be a confidential source of support for WPI community members.

The Student Development & Counseling Center (SDCC) provides free and confidential counseling, guidance, and support––or just someone to talk to––24/7.

(Students Only) WPI strives to provide multifaceted professional medical care for the treatment of student illnesses and injuries. Staff members at Student Health Services (SHS) include a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses. We're like your doctor's office away from home.

As one of ODIME’s many identity centers the Collegiate Religious Center (CRC) is a haven where our team of Campus Chaplains serve as spiritual advisors for students. Campus Chaplains support the needs of our students irrespective of their primary religious traditions

The WPI Ombuds Office helps faculty, students and staff address issues and conflicts that may arise at the university. The Office offers a safe, confidential place to express an individual’s concerns.

Students Preventing Assault and Rape in our Community (SPARC) is a peer education program designed to prevent sexual assault, relationship violence, sexual harassment, and stalking. Additionally, SPARC works to provide information and resources to survivors of sexual misconduct and their friends and loved ones. WPI students educate their peers through programs and trainings and collaborate with other student groups to bring awareness to the issue of sexual misconduct in our community.

24/7 Hotline: 800-870-5905
Pathways for Change Counseling Department offers counseling and advocacy to survivors of any form of sexual violence (that includes rape, attempted rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, stalking, etc.). All counseling is free, confidential, and offered in English and in Spanish, and in a wide range of languages through interpreters.

24/7 Hotline: 508-755-9030
The 24-hour hotline service provides emotional support, domestic violence advocacy, referrals to community resources, safety planning and cri sis intervention. The hotline is answered by trained advocates who offer thoughtful attention.

24/7 Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
This nationwide partnership of more than 1,100 local rape treatment hotlines provides victims of sexual assault with free, confidential services around the clock.

24/7 Hotline: 800-799-7233
The NDVH provides lifesaving tools and immediate support to enable victims to find safety and live lives free of abuse. Contacts to The Hotline can expect highly-trained, expert advocates to offer free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 200 languages.

24/7 Hotline: 800-273-8255
If you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the Lifeline network is available 24/7 across the United States.

Chat online with a trained staff member who can provide you confidential crisis support.

Chat live with a highly trained expert advocates that are available 24/7 to talk confidentially with anyone in the United States who is experiencing domestic violence, seeking resources or information, or questioning unhealthy aspects of their relationship.

Lifeline Chat and Text is a service of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline), connecting individuals with crisis counselors for emotional support and other services via web chat or texting 988.