Office of Victims Assistance

Empowering the Survivor

The Office of Victims Assistance provides direct services to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking as well as campus-wide educational programming to prevent these crimes from occurring. The office is staffed with a full-time Victim Services Coordinator and a part-time licensed counselor who provide on-going support to the survivor, male or female, from the time of initial reporting. The staff provides counseling services and assists with obtaining sexual assault forensic exams, STI testing/treatment, pregnancy prevention, housing options, legal prosecution, and access to other support services. Each case is handled individually, and the client is allowed to select which services he or she wishes to pursue.

In the case of an after-hours emergency, please call Campus Police at (803) 323-3333 or the local rape crisis center, Safe Passage, at (803) 329-2800.

Mission Statement

The Office of Victims Assistance is committed to providing quality services and advocacy to victims and survivors of sexual assault, stalking, and domestic and dating violence through a concentrated community response. We support and provide programming and education directed at eradicating sexual violence both on campus and in the community.

Office of Victims Assistance Hours

Mon-Thurs: 8:30am-5pm

Friday: 9:30am-5pm

Please call for summer hours. The office will follow university closures.

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“This project was supported by Grant No. 2010-WA-AX-0016 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.”

Office of Victims Assistance ~ Division of Student Life ~ Winthrop University