Support & Services

Victim Services Specialists offer a space to discuss experiences of harassment, sexual assault, interpersonal violence, or stalking, as well as navigating their impact. We want to listen, and support individuals in processing experiences at their own pace. We can identify needs and available support, explore ways to take care of yourself, and hopefully help others feel like they don’t have to navigate their experiences alone.

Victim Services Specialists also support individuals who experience secondary impact while supporting a friend, loved one, or someone else through their own experience.

Individuals are welcome to share as much or as little information about their experience as they feel comfortable.

We do not provide therapy or clinical support. However, they can help connect individuals to therapy support on campus and in the community.

Victim Services Specialists can help identify and explain reporting options available through the University and/or law enforcement. We can also assist in coordinating, scheduling, and accompanying individuals to meetings with the University Compliance Office and many law enforcement agencies, including UNC Police.

Victim Services Specialists can assist in coordinating and scheduling meetings with many campus and community resources, including the University Compliance Office and many law enforcement agencies, including UNC Police. We can also accompany individuals to meetings, and offer emotional support throughout the process. We do not serve as an advisor or non-attorney advocate in the University Compliance Office process.

Victim Services Specialists can assist in identifying support and resources on campus and in the community to help address an individual’s needs. Learn more about our Campus and Community Resources.

Victim Services Specialists can help with safety planning for various circumstances and situations on- or off-campus, or in digital and online environments. We can also help explore options for University No-Contact Orders (issued by the University Compliance Office), protective orders through the court system, and other available interim protective measures.

Victim Services Specialists can help identify support and resources for needs related to academics, housing, or work.

• For academic needs, we can send professor notifications, request University Approved Absences for absences related to harassment, sexual assault, interpersonal violence, or stalking, and explore options for course withdrawals, drops, and underloads. We can also connect students with resources like Academic Advising, Accommodations, and Counseling and Psychological Services. 

• For housing needs, we can explore potential options for adjustments to campus housing, connecting with Carolina Housing, or accessing temporary emergency housing. For students and employees living off campus, we can help identify potential options or resources in the community.

• For work needs, we can assist employees (including student employees) in communicating with their supervisor and/or connecting them with campus resources, such as the University Compliance Office or Employee and Management Relations.

Victim Services Specialists are available to consult with members of our campus community about creating a more supportive environment for individuals impacted by harassment, sexual assault, interpersonal violence, and stalking. Here are a few examples:

• Brainstorm strategies with instructors to support individual students in their class, or generally foster a more informed learning environment for their course.
• Assist student organizations in supporting impacted members, or working to create safer, more supportive spaces
• Help a supervisor consider ways to support an impacted member of their team
• Discuss training and program opportunities for student and employee groups, university classes, offices and departments, other campus entities, and community resources