The following Confidential Resources are available for individuals to discuss incidents and issues related to discrimination, harassment, and/or sexual misconduct on a confidential basis. Confidential Resources are not obligated to disclose reports of sexual misconduct to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance (under any circumstance) or law enforcement (except in very limited situations, such as when failure to disclose the information would result in imminent danger to the individual or to others or as otherwise required by law).
Confidential Resources can provide information about University and off-campus resources, support services, and other options. As noted above, because of the confidential nature of these resources, disclosing information to or seeking advice from a Confidential Resource does not constitute a report or complaint to the University and will not result in a response or intervention by the University. A person consulting with a Confidential Resource may later decide to make a report to the University and/or law enforcement.
The Medical Resources are also confidential resources and are not obligated to disclose reports of sexual misconduct to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance (under any circumstance) or law enforcement (except in very limited situations, such as when failure to disclose the information would result in imminent danger to the individual or to others or as otherwise required by law).
CARE: Center for Awareness, Response and Education
633 Emerson Street, 3rd Floor
Evanston, IL 60208
(847) 491-2054
care@northwestern.edu
CARE website
CARE is a confidential space for students impacted by sexual violence, relationship violence, or stalking, including friends or partners of survivors. CARE can be an advisor through the University complaint resolution process.
Advocates can provide a space to process, ask questions, safety plan, and learn more about the impact of trauma. CARE also hosts a trauma support group and can connect with legal and medical advocacy, free counseling, and support groups on and off campus.
CAPS: Counseling and Psychological Services
Evanston Campus
633 Emerson Street, 2nd Floor
Evanston, IL 60208
(847) 491-2151 (24-hours)
Chicago Campus
Abbott Hall, 5th Floor
710 N. Lake Shore Drive
(847) 491-2151 (24-hours)
Northwestern Counseling website
Provides counseling services to students, also provides a counselor on call 24 hours a day.
Religious and Spiritual Life
Faculty Wellness Program
Gaurava Agarwal, MD, Director
gagarwal@nm.org
Faculty Wellness Program website
Provides free consultations for faculty members to identify appropriate resources for personal and professional concerns. Resources may be offered over the phone, or faculty members can meet with the Faculty Wellness Program director for further discussion.
Employee Assistance Program
(888) 881-5462 (24 hours)
Provides confidential crisis intervention and short-term counseling for faculty and staff, as well as their household family members at no cost.
SupportLinc is Northwestern's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider. The EAP is available to faculty, staff (including staff who are also students), and household members and provides 24/7/365 free and confidential access to a variety of mental health and well-being services and resources, including short-term counseling.
Office of the Ombudsperson
ombuds@northwestern.edu
Ombuds website
Provides confidential and informal assistance for resolving university-related concerns, is independent of the university's formal administrative structure, and considers all sides of an issue in a neutral manner.
Survivor Resources
NUhelp
For more information on Northwestern's wellness, safety and crisis resources, visit the NUhelp website.
TimelyCare
TimelyCare is a free mental health app that provides access to virtual well-being resources, including scheduled counseling, the TalkNow on-demand service, Health Coaching, and Group Sessions.
Community Resources for Survivors
Chicago Metro Rape Crisis Hotline (YWCA)
(888) 293-2080
Illinois Domestic Violence Line
(877) 863-6338
Evanston 24-Hour Crisis Line (YWCA)
(877) 718-1868
RAINN: Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
(800) 656-4673
(online hotline)
All hotlines provide 24-hour (7 days/week) crisis counseling and information regarding sexual assault, dating violence and stalking. Survivors and friends of survivors can call.
The hotlines can also provide information on local hospitals, such as what hospitals will have a victim advocate or SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) available.
Center on Halsted (LGBTQ Services)
3656 N. Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60613 (7 days a week, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.)
(773) 472-6469 (LGTBQ Violence Resource Line)
Services include: counseling services; connecting individuals with professional help, law enforcement, agencies, services, and other providers.
in*power (LGBTQ Survivor Support Services)
4025 N. Sheridan Rd
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 388-1600
Howard Brown Health
Services include: STI testing and treatment, short-term case management, linkage to community resources, holistic health referrals, support groups for young people and adults and legal advocacy.
Resilience (Formerly known as Rape Victim Advocates)
180 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 443-9603
Services include: medical and legal advocacy, counseling services (individual and group). Services are free for survivors or friends/partners of survivors.
YWCA-Evanston
1215 Church St, Evanston
(847) 864-8445
Services include: counseling and support for survivors of dating/domestic violence, legal advocacy, and residential services (emergency shelter)
Life Span Center for Legal Services and Advocacy
70 E. Lake Street, Suite 600, Chicago
(312) 408-1210
life-span@life-span.org
Services include (for survivors of DV, SV, and stalking): legal services, legal advocacy (i.e. assistance with Orders of Protection, etc.), and counseling.
Center for Contextual Change
9239 Gross Point Road #300
Skokie, IL 60077
(847) 676-4447 x304 (for appointments or a confidential assessment)
Referrals for survivors of sexual and domestic/dating violence: individual and group counseling
Referrals for perpetrators of sexual and domestic/dating violence: individual and group counseling
Apna Ghar
4350 North Broadway, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 334-4663
Services include: 24/7 crisis line, legal advocacy, counseling, and emergency shelter
Mujeres Latinas en Acción
2124 West 21st Place
Chicago, IL 60608
(773) 890-7676
Services include: counseling, legal advocacy, and medical advocacy
Greenlight Family Services (Formerly Porchlight Counseling Services)
(773) 750-7077 (Confidential helpline and intake)
Services include: free counseling for survivors of sexual and/or domestic/dating violence
KAN-WIN
Chicago office
(773)583-1392
Park Ridge office
(847) 299-1392
24-hour Hotline
(773) 583-0880
Services include: (multi-lingual) free counseling, legal advocacy (assistance with protective orders/court accompaniment), and immigration protection for Asian-American or Asian immigrant survivors of sexual and/or domestic violence.
M.U.J.E.R. (Miami)
27112 South Dixie Highway
Naranja, FL 33032
(305) 763-2459 or (305) 247-1388 (Helpline/Hotline)
Services include: 24-hour hotline, information and referral, crisis intervention, advocacy and accompaniment, crisis counseling, medical referrals, and case management
Survivors’ Pathway (Miami)
1801 Coral Way, Suite 200
Miami, Florida 33145
(786) 275-4364
Services include: counseling and social services
San Francisco Women Against Rape
3543 18th Street #7
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 861-2024
(415) 647-7273 (24-hour hotline)
Services include: 24-hour crisis hotline, counseling and support groups, legal advocacy, medical accompaniment, and advocacy and case management.
Trauma Recovery Center (San Francisco)
2727 Mariposa Street, Suite 100
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 437-3000
Services include: medical services for acute sexual assault and support services to survivors of interpersonal violence