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The Voices Against Violence program provides two key services
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Prevention Education and Awareness - Through our Peer Health Advocate program, students work together with associated UHS staff to provide educational programming
to residence halls, classes, sports teams and greek organizations
on a variety of issues relating to sexual violence including Consensual
Sex, Dating Violence, Gender Stereotypes, and Risk Reduction of Sexual
Assault, along with other health issues.
This group is also responsible for coordinating
with other campus groups and community service organizations various
key events throughout the year including the Take Back the Night March,
other activities during April's Sexual Assault Awareness Month and "These Hands Don't Hurt" during October's Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Keep informed
of these events on our News
and Events Page!
Campus Wide Coordinated Response - The VAV Task Force and the Sexual Violence Response Team is comprised of UHS staff
and representatives from Residential Life, Women's
Center, Campus Police and others to ensure a coordinated effort is
being made with regard to both prevention and victim service response. Confidentiality with regard to victim service response is highly respected
at all stages in these meetings. The VAV staff works with these campus
representatives to make sure that all authorities on campus are trained
as first responders in a victim response situation or at least can
make a referral to the VAV Response Coordinator or the Advocates Helpline
after hours. We also offer referrals
for 24-hour crisis hotlines, community counseling services and rape
and domestic violence crisis centers.
If you would like for a VAV staff member train your academic department
or your student organization about how to be first responders to a
victim of sexual assault and learn about our protocol and forms, please
contact Mary Vincitore, UHS's Victim Assistance Specialist, at maryv@umbc.edu
or 410.455-3754.
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