Confidential Support
What Does Confidential Mean?
Confidential communications cannot be shared with another person without the reporter’s consent except under minimal circumstances. These include allegations involving the physical or sexual abuse of someone under the age of 18 or a vulnerable adult, or there is an imminent threat to the life of any person.
Confidential Advocates help all members of the Liberty University community who experience any form of prohibited conduct or are accused of prohibited conduct.
What Confidential Advocates Do
Confidential Advocates are Liberty University staff members committed to providing confidential, supportive services to residential, on-campus, and commuter students and employees who are victims or survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, dating/domestic violence, stalking, harassment (non-sexual), and discrimination.
They also provide confidential, supportive services to residential, on-campus, and commuter students and employees who are accused of prohibited conduct, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, dating/domestic violence, stalking, harassment (non-sexual), and discrimination.
What Confidential Advocates Provide
- Reporting Options (LUPD, OEC/Title IX, Hospital, etc.)
- Accompaniment (OEC, Hospital, LUPD, Court, etc.)
- Referrals (Counseling, Victim Witness, Local agencies, LU Professional Advising office, etc.)
- Relevant Information (LU Amnesty Policy (link to what is the amnesty policy), Victim’s Rights, investigative processes, etc.)
On-Campus Confidential Support
Confidential Advocate from LU Shepherd
Liberty University Counseling and Psychological Services
Liberty University Student Health Center
Off-Campus Confidential Support
CENTRA Lynchburg General Hospital
Employee Assistance Program (Liberty Employees Only – Provided at No Cost)
Sexual Assault Response Program (SARP)
YWCA Domestic Violence Prevention Program
Veterans Crisis Line