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If you've been the victim of sexual assault, interpersonal violence, or sexual misconduct and you need help, this page will provide resources to help.
Get Medical Assistance
Student Health Center
Located on campus at 400 Rebel Drive or call (662) 915-7274, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
For more information please visit the Student Health Center website.
Baptist Memorial Hospital
For medical assistance outside the operational hours of Student Health, please visit Baptist Memorial Hospital located at 1100 Belk Blvd, Oxford, MS 38655.
- Try not to shower, change clothes, eat or drink after an incident in order to preserve evidence.
- Go to the hospital or health center as soon as possible. You have up to four days after an incident when evidence can still be collected.
- Bring a change of clothes for after the exam.
- Sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing and emergency contraception
- The Student Health Center will perform STI testing for free. HIV examinations should be completed six weeks after an incident occurs.
- The exam will be extensive and uncomfortable. Medical staff will collect samples of hair, skin, and bodily fluids, take blood, take pictures and complete a gynecological exam.
- This exam is the best way to ensure evidence can be used in a criminal trial, so it’s best to have the exam if you think (even if you are not sure) you might report the incident to the police.
Take Advantage of our Confidential Advocacy
Advocates are individuals provided by the University who work with complainants or respondents of interpersonal violence or sexual misconduct.
- Advocates for complainants can accompany students to Student Health Center, Baptist Memorial Hospital, make a formal complaint under the University’s Title IX Policy or Interpersonal Violence and Sexual Misconduct Policy, report to law enforcement, and talk through all the options to empower individuals to make informed decisions moving forward.
- Advocates for accused students (respondents) can accompany students to meetings with the Equal Opportunity & Regulatory Compliance Office or Title IX Office, assist students in responding to formal complaints under the University’s Title IX Policy or Interpersonal Violence and Sexual Misconduct Policy, and inform individuals about the remainder of the grievance process.
For individuals who are alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sexual harassment (complainants), please call the Office of Confidential Advocacy, Support, and Education (CASE) at (662) 816-5377 to speak to an advocate.
For individuals who have been reported to be the perpetrator of conduct that could constitute sexual harassment (respondents), please call the UMatter: Student Support and Advocacy Office at (662) 915-7248 to speak to an advocate.
Report to the Police
In an emergency, always call 911 from any phone or 4911 from a campus phone.
- Remember: It does not matter if you were drinking (even if under the legal drinking age) or using drugs; the police care about what happened to you.
If the incident happened somewhere else or you are not sure: Call or visit the University Police Department for assistance.
The University Police Department is located in Kinard Hall
- 662-915-4911 (emergency)
- 662-915-7234 (nonemergency)
In an emergency, always call 911 from any phone or 4911 from a campus phone.
- Remember: It does not matter if you were drinking (even if under the legal drinking age) or using drugs; the police care about what happened to you.
715 Molly Barr Road, Oxford, MS 38655
- 911 emergency
- 662-232-2400 (nonemergency)
In an emergency, always call 911 from any phone or 4911 from a campus phone.
- Remember: It does not matter if you were drinking (even if under the legal drinking age) or using drugs; the police care about what happened to you.
Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office
711 Jackson Ave. East, Oxford, MS 38655
- 911 emergency
- 662-234-6421 (nonemergency)
Talk to Someone
- Call (662) 915-1059 or email Shelli Poole, the Director of CASE and a confidential complainant advocate, to request services or make an appointment.
- For more information, please visit the CASE website.
- Call (662) 915-7248 or email Mandi Bloodworth, the confidential respondent advocate, at umatter@olemiss.edu to request services or make an appointment.
- For more information, please visit the UMatter: Student Support & Advocacy website.
- Call to make an appointment at (662) 915-3784 or email counslg@olemiss.edu to make an appointment.
- Need assistance after hours? Call (662) 915-3784 to speak to an after-hours counselor or call UPD at (662) 915-7234 and ask to be connected to the counselor on call.
- For more information, please visit the Counseling Center website.
- Call (662) 915-7385 to make an appointment.
- The initial appointment is $25, and later appointments are billed on a sliding-fee scale.
- For more information, please visit the Psychological Services Center website.
- Call (800) 656-HOPE (4673)
- RAINN online support chat
- Hotline: 1-866-331-9474
- Text: Loveis to 22522
- Chat with someone at Love is respect
Community Resources
Family Crisis Services of Northwest Mississippi assists complainants with advocacy and resources in the local community, and will not report to anyone on campus.
- 662-234-9929
- 800-230-9929 (24/7)
Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence connects complainants affected by relationship violence to the appropriate in-state resources.
- Statewide Hotline: 800-898-3234
Mississippi Attorney General’s Crime Victim Assistance Program connects complainants to in-state resources and crime victims compensation but requires complainants to report the incident to access some resources.
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
- 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) – 24-hour hotline