Advocacy and Support

Sexual Assault | Abusive Relationships | Stalking
Educational Resources

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 which is located on the first floor of the SRB. Call 893-3778 for more info.

Advocacy

We provide free and confidential counseling and advocacy. Advocacy begins with conversations about how you have been affected, either as a survivor, or as a friend, significant other or family member of a survivor.Other services include:

crisis counseling
assistance with, and 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 and domestic 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: Melanie O. Matson, Director

If you have been sexually assaulted, click here to learn about where to get help.