If you or someone you know is in danger or needs immediate help, call 911.
If you've experienced sexual violence (sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, stalking), sexual harassment, or sex discrimination, confidential support and guidance is available to you. Please see the resources below for more information.
Confidential Campus Resources
The offices/UC employees listed below are designated Confidential Resources. Information about incidents of sexual violence, sexual harassment, sex-based harassment, and other prohibited behavior (as defined by the UC SVSH Policy) that these offices/UC employees receive in their confidential capacity is kept confidential and will not be shared without the permission of the impacted party.* These resources are not Responsible Employees and are not required to report or share any information with the Title IX Office. Information shared with Confidential Resources does not put the University "on notice", and without additional action by the impacted party, discussions with members of these offices/UC employees will not result in any Title IX Office response.
- Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education (CARE)
- Office of the Ombuds
- Licensed counselors in student counseling centers and in employee assistance programs
- Any persons with a professional license requiring confidentiality (including health center employees but excluding campus legal counsel), or someone who is supervised by such a person
- Pastoral counselors (persons associated with a religious order or denomination, who are recognized by that religious order or denomination as someone who provides confidential counseling)
*Please note that while the Confidential Resources listed above are not required to report to the Title IX Office about reports of sexual violence, sexual harassment, sex-based harassment, and other prohibited behavior, they may have other mandatory reporting obligations under UC CANRA (Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act) Policy, the Clery Act as a Campus Security Authority (CSA), and other policies or laws that require reporting to campus or local law enforcement, or Child Protective Services.
Reporting Offices
Title IX & Sexual Harassment Policy Compliance Office
Other Campus & UC Resources
All Gender Restrooms and Lactation Rooms
Annual Security & Fire Safety Report
Hate Incident Response Coordinator
Housing, Dining, & Auxiliary Enterprises
Office of Student Conduct (OSC)
Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity
Responding to Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Abroad
UC Systemwide Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Site
Community Partners
Standing Together to End Sexual Assault (STESA)
Domestic Violence Solutions of Santa Barbara County (DVS)
Santa Barbara Transgender Advocacy Network
Government Resources
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is responsible for ensuring that contractors doing business with the Federal government do not discriminate and take affirmative action.
California Department of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH) protects Californians from employment, housing and public accommodation discrimination, and hate violence.
US Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (DOE-OCR) ensures equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights. They serve student populations facing discrimination and the advocates and institutions promoting systemic solutions to civil rights problems.
US Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) investigates complaints of sexual harassment, including sexual violence, occurring in the context of clinical, health, research, education and employment programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
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