Sexual Assault

ARE YOU IN IMMEDIATE NEED OF HELP? Student Health Services’ Crisis Intervention Counselors can be reached 24/7 during the academic year by calling 617-353-3569 (3-3569 on campus).

Crisis intervention counselors are available to provide confidential services, free of charge, to any BU student.

We’re here to help with things like:

  • Immediate responses with information about choices available concerning safety, medical attention, and legal and judicial interventions.
  • Therapy, counseling and psychiatric evaluation.
  • Advocacy to assist with academics, housing, and employment.

We work with each student to provide what is most helpful.

Rape has affected the lives of 18 million women and 3 million men in the United States. One in six women has been raped at some time in her life. Only a small percentage of sexual assaults are ever reported.

  • You are not alone.
  • Help and care is available at Boston University.
  • You are not to blame for your experience.
  • There is power and healing in seeking help.
  • By law, your confidentiality must be maintained by Rape Crisis workers, the Boston University Police Department and those who provide you physical and emotional help in the aftermath of a sexual assault.

We would like to provide a list of resources, if you have been subject to sexual violence.

  • Student Health Services’ Crisis Intervention Counselors can be reached 24/7 during the academic year by calling 617-353-3569 (3-3569 on campus).
  • If you have been physically assaulted, transport to a local hospital is the safest bet. The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is equipped to help individuals who have been sexually assaulted. You can go there directly, call 911 for transport if you are off campus, or call the BU Police for help at 617-353-2121.
  • Boston Area Rape Crisis Center has a 24 hour hotline at 1-617-492-RAPE or 1-800-841-8371. They provide help and support for those who have been sexually assaulted.
    BARCC is on the web    .
  • The Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project can be reached by calling 1-800-832-1901. This organization is a resource for gay men who are survivors of intimate partner violence.

Here are some sites with information on sexual violence…

Additional Resources