Oberlin and the surrounding community have a plethora of resources for survivors of sexual harm, but we recognize it can be difficult to understand which resource is the best to use, and how to go about using it. While this is in no means a comprehensive list of all available resources to survivors, we hope it gives you a start to understanding just how much support you have from SOSHA and the greater community.
The Nord Center
The Nord Center is based out of Lorain County, and is a not-for-profit organization providing culturally competent and evidence-based behavioral healthcare services that promote recovery, dignity, and well-being for clients, families and communities. The Nord Center has a branch specifically devoted to sexual assault services.
24/7 Emergency/Crisis Services: 1-800-888-6161
Sexual assault services hotline: 440-204-4359
Visit the Nord Center's Sexual Assault services site
24/7 Emergency/Crisis Services: 1-800-888-6161
Sexual assault services hotline: 440-204-4359
Visit the Nord Center's Sexual Assault services site
oBERLIN cOLLEGE'S Title ix office
The Title IX Office at Oberlin is within the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Often, either an informal or formal reporting process goes through this office. Their page can be found at: https://www.oberlin.edu/equity-diversity-inclusion.
This resource offers up individuals to talk about your reporting options with, as well as understanding how to proceed following a situation of sexual harm. There is an anonymous reporting form available at: https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?OberlinCollege&layout_id=5. This reporting form allows for you to notify the college and office of an incident that has occurred, and you can fill it out for yourself or a peer. It does not require your name or information, but focuses on the offender and details of the event instead.
This resource offers up individuals to talk about your reporting options with, as well as understanding how to proceed following a situation of sexual harm. There is an anonymous reporting form available at: https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?OberlinCollege&layout_id=5. This reporting form allows for you to notify the college and office of an incident that has occurred, and you can fill it out for yourself or a peer. It does not require your name or information, but focuses on the offender and details of the event instead.
Call and text hotlines
National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline (RAINN): 800-656-HOPE (4673)
Live chat option: https://www.thehotline.org/#
- Confidential support from a trained staff member
- Support finding a local health facility that is trained to care for survivors of sexual assault and offers services like sexual assault forensic exams
- Local resources that can assist with your next steps toward healing and recovery
- Referrals for long term support in your area
- Information about the laws in your community
Live chat option: https://www.thehotline.org/#
- 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year
- Provides essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence
- Highly-trained, expert advocates to offer free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 200 languages.
- Connects victims and survivors of sex and labor trafficking with services and supports to get help and stay safe
- The Trafficking Hotline also receives tips about potential situations of sex and labor trafficking and facilitates reporting that information to the appropriate authorities in certain cases.
- The toll-free phone and SMS text lines and live online chat function are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
- Help is available in English or Spanish, or in more than 200 additional languages through an on-call interpreter.
- Hearing and speech-impaired individuals can contact the Trafficking Hotline by dialing 711, the free national access number that connects to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS).
therapy in oberlin and online
Oberlin has a great list of private practitioners in and near Oberlin's campus of psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, ADHD Assessments, and other practices. It can be found at: https://www.oberlin.edu/counseling/private-practitioner. This list isn't a complete list of every possible private practitioner, but it is a great place to start when looking for someone to speak to on a regular basis.
Additionally, with the onset of COVID-19 requiring many in-person practices to move online, there are non-Oberlin specific practitioners available, too. However, many of these do not accept insurance, so that is something to keep in mind when considering finding a practitioner to meet with. Some websites/organizations to consider are: Talkspace, BetterHelp, and 7 Cups.
Additionally, with the onset of COVID-19 requiring many in-person practices to move online, there are non-Oberlin specific practitioners available, too. However, many of these do not accept insurance, so that is something to keep in mind when considering finding a practitioner to meet with. Some websites/organizations to consider are: Talkspace, BetterHelp, and 7 Cups.