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Gendered and Sexual Violence Prevention and Support

If you have been impacted by sexual violence, it’s never your fault. We believe you.

If you're not sure what to do or where to turn, a good place to start is with Laurier’s Gendered and Sexual Violence Prevention and Supports. You can talk with the sexual violence support and advocacy staff about what happened to you.

We are here to listen and, when you’re ready, we can give you information about what your options are, how you can find more support, and what next steps you might consider taking. We support students who have experienced gendered and sexual violence on or off campus, or before you came to Laurier.

You are not alone. Reach out.

Get Support

Find steps to take after a harm incident and find supports and resources to help you heal.

Give Support

Be ready to respond to disclosures and learn how you can be a source of support.

Resources

Grow your understanding of sexual violence, deepen your consent practices and ethics, and build your skills for intervening in harm when you witness it.

Need Help Right Now?

24-Hour Sexual Assault Crisis and Support Lines

  • Waterloo: 519.741.8633
  • Brantford: 519.751.3471

Emergency

  • 911

Special Constable Services

  • Waterloo: 519.885.3333
  • Brantford: 519.770.3778

How We Can Help

  • Supports: Direct support; referrals to on- and off-campus counselling; safety planning; crisis planning; and risk assessment.
  • Advocacy: Advocacy for those needing academic, residence and workplace accommodations, as well as support with systems navigation throughout processes on campus and in the community.
  • Resources: Trauma-informed resources for all individuals impacted by gendered and sexual violence, including those supporting survivors.
  • Complaints and Accountability Processes: Information, support and assistance to help you understand your options and make informed decisions about next steps, which might include reporting, mediation, or involving the police.
  • Education and Programming: Events and workshops; training for students, staff and faculty.
  • Consultations: Feedback and information sharing for staff and faculty on course material, systems navigation, referrals, training, advocacy, and rights and responsibilities.
  • Statistics Tracking: Tracking anonymized data on annual rates of disclosures and reports of sexual violence on campus. Learn more about our commitment to confidentiality.

Reporting Incidents to Support Equity (RISE) Form

The RISE form was developed to help us understand patterns and trends of harm that take shape in the Laurier community.

This online form is for you to disclose incidents of harm or bias you experience or witness, such as actions motivated by prejudice against someone based on an identity or protected ground. You can choose to have your disclosure be anonymous. Any information that could identify you will never be publicly released in any reports.

Learn more about or submit a disclosure through the RISE form.
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Annual Report

Our Gendered and Sexual Violence Annual Report highlights the activities and actions of Laurier.

The report also highlights recommendations for future actions and initiatives with the goal of eradicating sexual violence on our campuses. 

View the 2023/24 Gendered and Sexual Violence Annual Report.

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Connect With Us

Complete Our Contact Form

E: svinfo@wlu.ca

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Office locations:

  • Waterloo: Arts Wing, 1C12
  • Brantford: Centre for Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Student Centre (103 Darling Street), Floor 2

Need more support? Find support resources available to you at Laurier. 

Our Community. Our Responsibility.

At Laurier, we are committed to fostering a university culture where:

  • Gendered and sexual violence is unacceptable and is not tolerated;
  • Survivors are believed and supported with compassion, dignity and respect;
  • There are a range of supports available to survivors, which are responsive to their intersecting identities, lived experiences and healing needs;
  • All members of the university community have access to education about gendered and sexual violence; and
  • Individuals and groups who commit acts of gendered and/or sexual violence are held accountable through university procedures that follow principles of fairness.

Laurier's Gendered and Sexual Violence Prevention and Supports operates on the sacred and traditional land of the Anishnawbe, Haudenosaunee, and Neutral peoples.