June 9, 1997

To: My campus colleagues
From: M.R.C. Greenwood, Chancellor
Re: Rape Prevention Education and confidentiality

I want to reassure you unequivocally that prompt and professional rape crisis intervention counseling is available to all members of the campus community, whether female or male--and it is completely confidential.

This statement is in response to misleading, incorrect, and potentially harmful information that has been circulated recently on and off campus, implying that confidential counseling for rape and sexual assault survivors no longer is available at UCSC, due to the UCSC Sex Offense Policy.

As I have noted, that claim is completely untrue, since trained psychologists in Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) are available and dedicated to assisting rape survivors. They do so with respect and, by law, with complete confidentiality. (The only exceptions to this confidentiality are cases involving specific life-threatening circumstances or those involving child and elder safety issues--and both of these exceptions are strictly defined by law.)

In addition to CPS, there are other campus resources for dealing with rape and other sex offenses. These include the Title IX Office, the Rape Prevention Education Program, and the UC Santa Cruz Police Department. The following information describes the differing kinds of services each of these offices provides, plus it presents more detail about the laws involving reporting of rape and sexual assault, and some additional resources available in the community.

Please read this material, and then pass it along to others, so that together we can dispel potentially destructive misinformation. I urge that we all strive to create a campus community that is free from violence of any kind, but should it occur, I request that we assist in referring survivors to the appropriate resources.

Thank you,

M.R.C. Greenwood Chancellor

Legal Requirements and UCSC Policy

Campus Resources for Confidential Rape and Sexual Assault Counseling

Additional On-Campus Services and Programs

Off-Campus Services and Programs

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