Title IX & Equity Compliance

Resources for Title IX Incident Reporters

After an Incident

After any incident of sexual violence, your safety and wellbeing is our first priority. If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or University Police (585) 245-5222. If you have any physical injuries, are at risk of becoming pregnant or contracting sexually transmitted infections, seek medical help as soon as possible.

On campus medical attention can be found at Lauderdale Health and Counseling. Off-campus medical attention can be found at the following locations:

Additionally, if you intend to report or you are thinking about reporting the incident to Title IX, University Police or local law enforcement, try to preserve as much evidence as possible. This includes saving text messages, voicemails, emails, social media messages, photographs, videos or anything relevant from the date of the incident.

DNA evidence can also be collected from your body, clothes and other personal belongings. When seeking medical attention, consider a Sexual Assault Nurse Exam (SANE), otherwise known as a Rape Kit, in order to preserve physical DNA evidence. If you do seek medical attention immediately after an incident, try to avoid activities like bathing, showering, using the restroom, brushing your hair, cleaning up the area where it occurred or washing the clothing you were wearing. Place the clothes and any other personal belongings that you were wearing in a paper bag and bring it with you to the medical facility.

Since it is natural to do these activities after a traumatic event, the SANE Exam can still be performed if you have done any of these things. The exam can be done within a 120-hour (5 days) time frame and the evidence collected can be useful when making the decision to report. You do not need to report the incident to receive a SANE exam, but the process allows you to safely store evidence if you decide to report at a later time. For more detailed information about this exam, visit New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault.

If you are unsure of what to do next:

  • Contact a confidential RESTORE Advocate at their 24/7 Hotline 1-800-546-2777 (Monroe County) or 1-800-527-1757 (Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, & Wyoming Counties)
  • Speak with an RA or other campus faculty
  • Call a friend, a parent or someone you trust

Overall, your physical safety and mental wellbeing is most important. Help and support is here.

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