The Los Angeles Valley College
Health Advocacy Response Team
The CVR Team's role is to seek ways to increase awareness and prevention measures on LAVC's campus regarding violence against women and men.
Further, to be available to assist the LAVC community with connecting to the appropriate resources when issues of violence are present in a student's life.
The CVR Team's role is to seek ways to increase awareness and prevention measures on LAVC's campus regarding violence against women and men.
Further, to be available to assist the LAVC community with connecting to the appropriate resources when issues of violence are present in a student's life.
The CVR Team's role is to seek ways to increase awareness and prevention measures on LAVC's campus regarding violence against women and men.
Further, to be available to assist the LAVC community with connecting to the appropriate resources when issues of violence are present in a student's life.
More about what to do if you are sexually assaulted?
Find a safe
environment - anywhere away from the attacker. Ask a trusted
friend to stay with you for moral support.
Preserve evidence of the attack - don't bathe or brush your
teeth. Write down all the details you can recall about the
attack & the attacker.
Get medical attention. Even with no physical injuries, it is
important to determine the risks of STDs and pregnancy.
To preserve forensic evidence, ask the hospital to conduct a
rape kit exam.
If you suspect you may have been drugged, ask that a urine
sample be collected. The sample will need to be analyzed later
on by a forensic lab.
Report the rape to law enforcement authorities. A counselor can
provide the information you'll need understand the process.
Remember it wasn't your fault.
Recognize that healing from rape takes time. Give yourself the
time you need. Know that it's never too late to call. Even if
the attack happened years ago, the National Sexual Assault
Hotline can still help. Many victims do not realize they need
help until months or years later.
How can I help a friend who has been sexually assaulted?
Listen. Be there. Don't be judgmental.
Encourage your friend to seriously consider reporting the rape
to law enforcement authorities. A counselor can provide the
information your friend will need to make this decision.
Be patient. Remember, it will take your friend some time to deal
with the crime.
Let your friend know that professional help is available through
the National Sexual Assault Hotline.
Encourage him or her to call the hotline, but realize that only
your friend can make the decision to get help.
First things first:
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GET to a safe place
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DO NOT
shower, bathe, douche, change or destroy clothing.
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Contact
the College Sheriff, located south of Oxnard next to Lot D, (818)
947-2911
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Immediate
medical attention will be provided, as may be required.
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Confidentiality will be maintained as required by law.
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SEEK Seek
further medical attention if needed.
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SEEK
emotional support, referrals, and crisis counseling from: LAVC
Student Health Clinic, North Gym, (818) 947-2917/2918
Valley Trauma Center 24-hour HOTLINE (818) 886-0453 www.valleytraumacenter.org/ (VTC is a non-profit, multicultural Rape Crisis Center that provides information, referrals, and crisis counseling over the phone. If someone has been assaulted, a VTC volunteer California State Certified Rape Crisis Advocate can be requested to meet the victim at the hospital, police station, or court to provide on-site emotional support, information, and advocacy.)
Campus Security:
Tom Lynch (Director Campus Sheriff's Office) 947-2409; 947-2911
from campus or *80 from any campus pay phone.
Health Services: Sonia Nodal (Campus PA) 947.2917; Dr.
Carl King (Campus Psychologist) 818-359-5732
Student Services: Dr. Yasmin Delahoussaye (V.P. Student
Services ) 947-2691; Reed Walsh H.A.R.T. Lead 778-5818; Dr Bruce
Thomas (Chair Counseling Department) 947-2564
