Resources for Complainants (victim/survivors)
Myths and Facts about Sexual Misconduct - (Attachment E) Revised January 1, 2022
Rights and Options For Victims of Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Assault, Sexual Exploitation, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, and Stalking - (Attachment D) Revised March 4, 2025
Confidential On-Campus Resources
The SAFE Place
The SAFE Place is a survivor-focused, trauma-informed program that provides FREE and CONFIDENTIAL support services to survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, and sexual harassment (sexual violence) while working with campus partners to end sexual violence. We serve all members of the SFSU community including students, staff, and faculty. The SAFE Place recognizes that sexual violence impacts all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, gender, or sexual orientation and strives to foster a safe and welcoming environment. We are committed to addressing sexual violence within a social justice, anti-oppression framework. The SAFE Place helps survivors determine their own healing path by reviewing options for reporting, medical care, mental health care, alternative healing interventions, and empowering survivors to choose the path that feels right for them. The Director of SAFE Place is Nour Loren. For more information, please email safeplace@sfsu.edu
Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
CAPS is available for currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students. They can be contacted at (415) 338-2208 or caps@sfsu.edu
Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
LifeMatters offers educational information, self-service options, and interactive tools such as: eight free counseling sessions, unlimited work/life resources and referrals, financial consulting, and legal consulting. They can be reached 24/7 at (800) 367-7474.
Student Health Services
Student Health Services provides confidential basic health services as well as primary care, psychiatry, pharmacy, laboratory, and x-ray. They can be contacted at (415) 338-1251 or StudentHealthServices@sfsu.edu
Dream Resource Center - Legal Services
The Dream Resource Center provides direct immigration legal services are available free of charge to CSU students and employees. Attorneys and paralegals are available to assist students with general consultations, DACA renewals and general assistance in filling out forms such as family-based petitions. This project aims to serve undocumented students, students with immigration questions, staff and faculty.
Non - Confidential On-Campus Resources
University Ombuds
University Ombuds can offer consultation on all matters of concern or conflict among employees of SFSU, regardless of rank, affiliation, or union membership. They can be reached at ombuds@sfsu.edu
Food+Shelter+Success
Food + Shelter + Success Supports students’ ability to reach their full potential at SFSU by providing food, housing, and financial crisis support programs, services, and referrals. They can be reached at (415) 338-1203 or basicneeds@sfsu.edu
Office of Student Conduct
Supports the University’s educational purpose and goals set forth by interpreting and enforcing standards of student behavior. They can be reached at (415) 338-2032 or conduct@sfsu.edu
All other campus resources for SF State students are outlined here
Additional on and Off Campus Mental Health Resources
Legal Services
Below is a partial list of legal services available to you. SF State does not endorse or attest to the quality of the services provided. SF State is not a lawyer referral service, cannot not give legal advice, or direct you to a specific attorney. The decision whether to retain an attorney is yours alone and based on your own judgment and evaluation. You are solely responsible for making a selection of an attorney or other services and determining whether the information obtained is suitable for your purposes.
The Bar Association of San Francisco | Justice & Diversity Center | Pro Bono Legal Services Programs
Bay Area Legal Aid (including Domestic Violence Prevention Project)
Obtaining a Restraining Order or Temporary Restraining Order
- Step by step guide on how to obtain a Restraining Order
- Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic (Free assistance for survivors interested in obtaining a Restraining Order, call 415-255-0165 to set up an appointment)
- SFDA Victim Services Division (Call 415-553-9044 to speak directly with a Victim Advocate.)
U.S. Department of Education, national office
Office for Civil Rights
(800) 872-5327
Know Your Rights: Title IX Prohibits Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Where You Go to School