The Rape Prevention Education Program (RPEP) provides education about and response
to sexual assault, abusive relationships and
stalking.
RPEP is a service of the Women’s Center and the Police Department. Located in the Women’s Center, 893-3778.
Advocacy
Advocacy begins with
conversations about how you have been affected, either as a survivor, or a friend,
significant other or family member of a survivor.
Other services include:
crisis counseling
help with decisions on reporting to law enforcement
answers to questions about medical and legal procedures and campus judicial procedures
help with academic and housing problems
referrals to long-term counseling, support groups and other
campus and community resources
The incidents may be recent or in the past. All these
services are free and confidential and available to people of all genders and sexual
orientations. Sexual violence is prohibited by UCSB policies and state laws. RPEP
works with both systems to aid survivors of this crime and hold perpetrators accountable.
Contact: Carol Mosely, Director
Education
Education is provided by staff and the students of Students Stopping Rape and
Men Against Rape. (link to these web sites)
Our goal is to challenge misconceptions and inspire cultural change in an attempt
to stop sexual violence on this campus and in our community.
We talk about the laws,
definitions, and statistics.
We counter the myths in our culture that blame the victim instead of the perpetrator.
We explain the patterns observed in relationship violence and how to help friends caught in those patterns.
We suggest ways to stay safer and ways to work against a culture that allows sexual violence to happen.
We teach self-defense.
We have books, informational flyers, DVDs, and knowledgeable staff to answer questions.
Contact: Kari Mansager, Assistant Director
If You Have Been Assaulted