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Project Safe
Center for Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response

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24-Hour Crisis/Support Hotline: (615) 322-SAFE (7233)

Advocacy Services

The Project Safe Center provides individual advocacy to VU community members impacted by any form of sexual misconduct, regardless of when or where it has occurred. Vanderbilt students, staff, faculty, and postdocs may call the 24-hour crisis and support hotline (615) 322-7233, call our office line (615)875-0660, or email us at projectsafe@vanderbilt.edu to schedule a phone or video appointment.

Project Safe provides advocacy services to Vanderbilt community members impacted by any form of sexual misconduct (sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual exploitation, stalking, and more).  Victim advocacy includes the provision of emotional support, resource information and referral, safety planning, and reporting assistance to help people navigate the aftermath of their experience and connect with supportive resources. Victim advocates may act as a bridge between victims and the organizations or systems available to help them, including but not limited to law enforcement, campus and community services, and healthcare providers. 

Project Safe is available for drop-in advocacy meetings Monday-Friday 10 AM to 4 PM.  In-person (scheduled or drop-in), Zoom or other video call, and phone call appointments are available and may be scheduled by calling (615) 875-0660.  If you are already connected with a Victim Resource Specialist, please feel free to communicate with them directly via email.  Remember, we’re always available via our crisis and support hotline 24 hours a day at (615) 322-7233. Vanderbilt community members may use us anonymously, confidentially, or privately, depending upon the needs and circumstances of the person or situation. Call us or drop by the office to learn more.

The Project Safe hotline is available 24 hours a day, and Project Safe staff answer that phone hotline.  If you prefer text support, another option is the national Crisis Text Line, which provides free, 24/7, high-quality text-based mental health support and crisis intervention by empowering a community of trained volunteers to support people in their moments of need. Text VANDY to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 to communicate with a trained crisis counselor, from anywhere in the United States, anytime, about any type of crisis.  Send a Text 

Supportive Measures 
Vanderbilt will implement appropriate interim supportive remedial and protective measures on its own initiative or in response to a request from a student. Supportive measures are not punitive and are intended to provide support and relief to the parties involved in or affected by sexual misconduct.

Parties may request supportive measures from the Project Safe Center or from the Title IX Office, the Office of Student Accountability, Community Standards, and Academic Integrity (Student Accountability) or the Associate Dean of Students for Community Standards and Student Support.  Parties may request supportive measures even in cases where an investigation is not undertaken or either party has declined to participate in the University proceeding or the criminal process.  In all instances, the University will determine the reasonableness of the request and the Title IX Coordinator will oversee the interim measure(s) provided.

Supportive measures for students may include, but are not limited to:

  • access to on-campus counseling services and assistance in setting up an initial appointment;
  • no contact orders issued by Student Accountability;
  • rescheduling of academic exams and assignments;
  • providing alternative course completion options;
  • changing class schedules, including the ability to transfer course sections or withdraw from a course;
  • changing work schedules, job assignments, or job locations for University employment;
  • changing residence hall assignments;
  • providing an escort for transit between classes and activities;
  • providing academic support services, such as tutoring;
  • student-requested leaves of absence.

Supportive measures for faculty, staff, and postdoctoral fellows/trainees may include, but are not limited to:

  • access to on-campus counseling services and assistance in setting up an initial appointment;
  • changing work schedules, job assignments, or job locations;
  • providing an escort for transit around campus.