Sexual Assault Resource Center

Immediate Steps

NOTE: If you were sexually assault within the last 24hrs – 5 days please be aware that there are services that are best provided to you sooner than later, particularly medical services. Please read under the medical section.

What to do if you have been sexually assaulted or raped...

For all emergency safety concerns, call 911

Access to timely information is important. It is helpful to be informed, know more about key campus and community resources, and to prioritize the next steps.

Remember, the assault was NOT your fault. There are people at the University and in Albany who will believe you and support you as you decide what to do.

Immediate Considerations

  1. Are you safe?

      Call police for any issues related to your safety
      University Police Numbers

    • 911 – Campus Phone - University Police

    • 518 442-3131 – University Police from your cell phone or off campus phone

      • Albany Police

    • 911 - From cell (out of town line) State Police
      (State Police will connect you immediately to local pollice)
    • 518 442-4000 - Albany City Police (emergency & non-emergency)

  2. Where can you get medical attention?

    Local Emergency Rooms:

    • 518 262-3131 Albany Medical Center 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY
    • 518 471-3221 Memorial Hospital 600 Northern Blvd, Albany, NY
    • 518 447-7716 Crime Victims Sexual Violence Center ~ 24 hour hotline

    You can request a Medical Advocate to meet you at the hospital

    Medical Advocate: can meet you at the hospital and are committed to being with you during your time at the hospital. They offer support, assistance and information about choices and how to navigate your medical care. Call Crime Victims Sexual Violence Center 24/7 hotline at 447-7716.

    Medical Care will provide you with the following options:

  3. Tell someone who can provide immediate support/information
    • Friend
    • Resident Assistant/Resident Director
    • 518 956-8461 Sexual Assault Resource Center – Kelly Horner
    • 518 956-8145 Student Success – Assistant to the Vice President ~ Cynthia Brady
    • Staff member you trust
    • 518 447-7716 Crime Victim’s Sexual Violence Center 24 hour hotline – Albany’s local rape crisis center
    • 1.800.656.HOPE Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) – National 24hr hotline RAINN Online - this is free of charge available 18 hrs per day, 7 days a week, 12pm until 12am

In supporting your efforts to take control about the options available our University has adopted a policy where your confidentiality can be preserved.

  • If you tell someone and do not want anything done or anyone else to know then you have the right to say you do not want your name revealed to any other person or office on campus.
  • You can retain your anonymity.
  • You always have the option to change your mind about getting other services or letting others know.
  • The only time your name could be released without your consent is in a situation where you and others are in imminent danger and in need of immediate protection.

Emergency contraception, or emergency birth control, is used to help keep a woman from getting pregnant.

Common Reasons for use of Emergency contraception after a sexual assault:

  • To protect and provide added assurance against potential unwanted pregnancy
  • Offered as standard practice at all hospitals and as part what is provided during a “rape kit”
  • Whether you decide to have a “rape kit” done or not emergency contraception can be provided at area hospitals and is also available at the University Health Center
Most Common reasons for use:
  • Birth control was not used
  • You were forced to have sex
  • He didn’t pull out in time
  • You missed two or more birth control pills in a row
  • You were late getting your shot

Remember, the assault was NOT your fault. There are people at the University and resources in the Albany Community who will believe you and support you as you decide what to do. – can you make this teal

For more detailed information about University’s response plan, please visit: “What You Can Do... If You or A Friend is Sexually Assaulted”.