A victim is encouraged to seek support for his/her emotional and physical needs. A person seeking confidential emotional or medical care may contact the following resources:
Confidential Campus Resources
Counseling Office
Student Life Building, First Floor
315-797-0000 ext. 2012 or 315-927-8643 (Available Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
These counseling services are available to students free of charge.
Professional, licensed counselors whose official responsibilities include providing mental-health counseling to Pratt Munson students, including those who act in that role under the supervision of a licensed counselor, are not required to report any information about an incident of sexual misconduct to the Title IX Coordinator without a victim’s permission. State law requires professional counselors to report: (i) when a patient is likely to engage in conduct that would result in serious harm to the patient or to others; or (ii) if there is reasonable cause to suspect that a minor has been sexually abused.
Off-Campus Confidential Resources
In addition, there are off-campus, community confidential resources that are available. Reports to these resources will not constitute a report to Munson and will not result in Munson taking any action against the accused. These resources, which may or may not charge service fees, include:
- YWCA of the Mohawk Valley — (24 hours per day/7 days per week); Rape Crisis/Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline, 315-797-7740
- NYS Domestic Violence Hotline — 1-800-942-6906
- Medical/Emergency Room: Wynn Hospital, 440 Columbia St., Utica, N.Y. 13502, 315-917-9966
- New York State Office of Victim Services: 1-800-247-8035
- Planned Parenthood: 1424 Genesee St., Utica, N.Y. 13502, 315-724-6146
- Safe Horizon: 1-800-621-HOPE (4673)
- RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE
- St. Luke’s Medical Center: 1656 Champlin Ave, Utica, New York, 13501, 315-624-6000
If you have been physically injured or sexually assaulted, Munson strongly encourages you to obtain a medical examination to determine the extent of your injuries. In addition, the hospital, with your permission, will collect physical evidence in a sexual offense evidence collection kit. Your consent to the completion of a sexual offense evidence collection kit does not obligate you to pursue criminal charges with the police; it is a way to preserve evidence should you choose to pursue criminal charges at a later time. Hospitals are required by law to preserve such evidence for a minimum of 30 days. If you choose to seek medical assistance, it is important that you do not bathe, wash, shower, douche, brush your teeth, comb your hair, change your clothes, or clean up so that no evidence of the attack is destroyed. A specially trained nurse or physician will interview you about the circumstances of your assault.
