Encourage your friend Organizations that can help:

to get medical attention

as soon as possible. www.uregina.ca/ursafe
Your friend can receive medical attention from a
306-585-4491
private doctor, clinic or hospital emergency room.
www.uregina.ca/student/counselling
Don't be afraid to ask for outside help. Your friend
may need medical attention or counseling.
306-585-4491
Offer to help your friend access outside services. www.uregina.ca/fm/campus-security
Remember that ultimately it is their decision. Try not
to pressure them.
306-585-4999
The Red Zone is a term used to describe a
The Personal Safety Co-ordinator can provide www.facebook.com/University-of-Regina-
time period in the fall semester when
support, information and referrals for your friend. Womens-Centre-184894444930273 students are statistically more at risk
Staff members can provide information on
accessing medical care, 306-584-1255 for sexual assault.
law enforcement and judicial options, housing
relocation and safety planning, as well as www.reginasexualassaultcentre.ca You are in the Red Zone, which lasts
counseling options.
306-522-2777 from the start of school until the end
For after-hours and off-campus assistance, of November.
the Regina Sexual Assault Centre offers a www.ursu.ca
24-hour hotline, support, advocacy, and counseling 306-586-8811 The period of time when
for survivors: college women are the
www.reginasexualassaultcentre.ca www.uregina.ca/student/asc most susceptible to sexual
assault and rape.
306-522-2777 306-337-3153
Crisis Line: 306-352-0434 www.uregina.ca/international
Begins when first-year
student steps on campus
and ending at the end of
Regardless of how much time has passed since www.reginaiwc.ca November.
the assault, you or your friend can report your 306-359-6514
concerns or receive therapy through
University of Regina Counselling Service:
www.urpride.ca
www.uregina.ca/student/counselling 306-586-8811 Ext. 207
306-585-4491
Stats:
Victims
More than 50% of college sexual assaults
occur in August through November.
Women who are victimized during college
are most likely to be vicitimized early on in
their college tenure. (Krebs et al. 2007)
Perpetrators
Undetected rapists, those who are neither
reported nor prosecuted, make up the
largest percentage of perpetrators.
There is no typical profile of
a perpetrator.
98% of female victims and 93% of male
victims identify a male assailant.
90% of campus assaults are perpetrated
by someone a victim knows.
A survey of close to 1900 college men
showed 63% of them self-reported acts
that met the legal definition of rape or
attempted rape: Over 60% of these acts
were repeat offences.
75% to 80% of sexual assaults are
committed by an
acquaintance/non-stranger,
classmate, or friend.
(Krebs, et al., 2007)
What to do
if you've been
sexually assaulted
Get to a safe place.
Consider confiding in a support
person.
This could be a friend, relative, staff/faculty
member, peer support person, or counselor.
Consider getting medical care.
Injuries may need to be treated or you may need
screening for sexually transmitted infections
and/or emergency contraception. University of
Regina Students can contact the University of
Regina Women's Centre for emergency
contraceptive.
Consider reporting the incident to the
Universitys Personal Safety
Coordinator using the online incident
reporting form:
www.uregina.ca/ursafe/report/index.html
Consider filing a report with the
Regina City Police.
Seek emotional support from
Counselling Service, Harassment,
Discrimination Prevention & Conflict
Resolution Services, UR Pride,
Campus Security, UR International,
URSU Student Centres, UR Women's
Centre, Aboriginal Student Centre,
Regina Sexual Assault Centre, Regina
Immigrant Women Centre*.
*Contact information for these organizations is
on the back page.
What to do
in case someone
tells you they have
been assaulted
Believe unconditionally.
People rarely lie about being sexually assaulted.
Be sure your friend knows how much you support
them.
Let the survivor control the situation.
Let your friend determine the pace of healing.
Help your friend understand the options available,
and encourage your friend to keep their options
open. Most importantly, allow your friend
to make their own decisions.
Assure your friend that it was not her or his fault.
No one asks to be sexually assaulted. Avoid
blaming questions and judgmental phrases such
as, Why didn't you scream? or If I ever get my
hands on the creep... or I would have done this...
Avoid searching for things your friend should have
done.
Show you want to listen.
A friend may confide in you ten minutes or ten
years after the assault. At that time, it doesn't
matter so much what you say but how well you
listen. Remember that your friend's sense of trust
has been violated, so one of the most important
things you can do is respect their need for
confidentiality.
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