If it is immediate:
- Go to a safe place
- If you are in danger call 911.
- Ensure your immediate safety by going to a safe place.
- If on campus you can go anywhere you feel safe.
- Share with a safe person
- Talking (“disclosing”) to someone who you know and trust about your experience can be very helpful.
- A safe person can include a friend, family member, coworker, BCIT employee, manager/supervisor, representative of the BCIT Student Association or Human Resources.
- Access Medical Services
- If you have recently experienced sexualized violence, it is very important to consider accessing medical services.
- This could include STI prevention and treatment, internal and external injuries, and pregnancy and pregnancy prevention.
- In metro Vancouver specialized sexual assault health services are available.
- Access support resources
- Supports are available both at BCIT and in the broader community.
- Supports can include counselling, accompaniment to appointments, advocacy, academic/workplace accommodations and other services.
- It’s entirely your decision whether you want to report the matter to the police and/or make a report to BCIT for investigation. You can also inform BCIT in order to get support or accommodations.
- However, anyone who has experienced or become aware of such an incident is encouraged to fill out the BCIT reporting tool even if there is no desire to file a report for the purposes of investigation.