Finding Resources and Support

There are certain individuals and offices on campus who you can talk to with near complete confidence. These individuals have no responsibility to act, report to law enforcement, or report to the university the information you share with them, so long as the individual is acting in their role as counselor, advocate, medical provider, or attorney at the time you share your concerns. Please be advised, if you share your concerns only with these individuals, the university will not investigate unless you take further action to inform campus authorities of your concerns, or the university learns about your situation from another source.

NOTE: While Confidential Resources do not have an obligation to take action or to initiate a campus investigation, they do have an obligation to report statistical information regarding some crimes, including sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking to campus police for the purpose of annual crime statistic reporting. They may also have an obligation to report non-identifying information to the Title IX Coordinator for the purpose of addressing campus climate.

Center for Advocacy, Response and Education

Free, confidential victim advocacy services for students, faculty, staff and all members of the university community

Advocates may not physically be present at CARE during all business hours. Please call or email to reach an advocate.
(402) 472-3553
care@unl.edu
https://care.unl.edu
211 Louise Pound Hall

University Health Center (UHC)

The Health Center can provide ongoing medical care for students. The Health Center offers Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Services. The Health Center does not have an emergency room.

(402) 472-5000
https://health.unl.edu
550 N. 19th Street

Check the UHC website for hours.

Mental Health Resources

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

Mental health services for students

(402) 472-7450
https://caps.unl.edu
University Health Center
Suite 223

CAPS offers Crisis Care Appointments.
If the situation is not a crisis, this webpage explains How to make a non-crisis appointment with CAPS.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Mental health and other resources for faculty and staff

(402) 472-3107
https://eap.unl.edu/
Room 128
501 Building

Information about trauma debriefing.

Psychological Consultation Center (PCC)

Mental health services for everyone

(402) 472-2351
https://psychology.unl.edu/pcc/home
Room 325
Burnett Hall

The Psychological Consultation Center is the training clinic for the Department of Psychology's Clinical Psychology training program and is staffed by faculty and graduate students.

Counseling and School Psychology Clinic

Mental health services for everyone.

(402) 472-1152
https://cehs.unl.edu/edpsych/clinic/
Room 49
Teachers College Halll

The Counseling and School Psychology Clinic is the training clinic for the Department of Educational Psychology's Counseling Psychology and School Psychology training programs and is staffed by faculty and graduate students.

Additional Campus Confidential ResourcesStudent Legal Services (Serves students)

402 472-3350
335 Nebraska Union

The Gender and Sexuality Center

(402) 472-1652
Rooms 340, 345, and 346 Nebraska Union

The Gender and Sexuality Center works to provide intersectional programming, education, resources, and services to meet the needs of UNL students to be academically successful, develop their identities, and engage with the community. Our vision is to have a campus that recognizes intersectional understandings of gender and sexuality, by engaging with campus and local community on issues related to gender, gender equity, sexuality, and social justice.

Please note that the Gender and Sexuality Center has been designated confidential by the university and the staff are not expected to report sexual misconduct to the Title IX Coordinator. However, the staff of the Gender and Sexuality Center do not have the same confidentiality privileges as victim advocates, attorneys, or medical professionals.

Faculty Ombud Services

ombuds@unl.edu

The faculty ombuds serve as designated neutral parties who provide faculty members access to confidential, informal, independent, and impartial assistance in managing conflicts and solving work-related problems. The ombud team provides an additional level of support to faculty members outside the formal grievance processes.
The ombuds are neither advocates for any individual or group nor do they represent university management. Rather, they are advocates for respectful dialogue, fair practices, and mutual understanding within and across the institution.

Please note that Faculty Ombuds Services has been designated confidential by the university and the ombuds are not expected to report sexual misconduct to the Title IX Coordinator. However, ombuds do not have the same confidentiality privileges as victim advocates, attorneys, or medical professionals.

Staff Ombuds

The services of a Staff Ombuds are available to office/service and managerial/professional employees who have been unable to solve a problem within their departments or through established channels. The Staff Ombuds, though not empowered to change policy, may be able to facilitate the handling of a problem or may direct employees to the person most likely to help. All matters brought to the Staff Ombuds are confidential, and employees will not jeopardize their employment by seeking the services of the Staff Ombuds. Employees are to be granted administrative leave for discussions with the Staff Ombuds.

The Staff Ombuds is available during normal university hours or at other times by special arrangement, 402-472-3101.

Please note that the Staff Ombuds has been designated confidential by the university and the ombud is not expected to report sexual misconduct to the Title IX Coordinator. However, the ombud does not have the same confidentiality privileges as victim advocates, attorneys, or medical professionals.

Confidential Resources for Student Athletes

David Clare, Team Doctor
Robert Dugas, Team Doctor
Justin Harris, Team Doctor
Brett Haskell, Director of Sport Psychology
Brianna Ward, Assistant Director of Sport Psychology

While Confidential Resources do not have an obligation to take action or to initiate a campus investigation, they do have an obligation to report statistical information regarding some crimes, including sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking to campus police for the purpose of annual crime statistic reporting. They may also have an obligation to report non-identifying information to the Title IX Coordinator for the purpose of addressing campus climate.

Title IX Coordinator and Institutional Equity and Compliance (IEC)

Contact the Title IX Coordinator or the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance at (402) 472-3417 to seek supportive measures and file a formal complaint.

Meagan Counley, Title IX Coordinator
(402) 472-3417
mcounley2@unl.edu
128 Canfield Administration Building

Supportive Measures

Supportive measures are individualized services offered to Complainants and Respondents through Institutional Equity and Compliance. Supportive measures are meant to restore or preserve equal access to the university activities without unreasonably burdening the other party. Supportive measures may include:

• Counseling
• Extensions of deadlines or other course-related adjustments
• Modifications of work or class schedules
• Campus safety escort services
• Mutual restrictions on contact between the parties
• Changes in work or housing locations
• Leaves of absence
• Increased security and monitoring of certain areas of the campus

The measures may be offered before or after a Formal Complaint has been filed, or in situations where no Formal Complaint has been filed. Institutional Equity and Compliance will keep supportive measures confidential to the extent possible while being able to enact the measures.

See University of Nebraska Board of Regents Policies RP-2.1.8 Sexual Misconduct Policy D.18. Supportive Measures, Procedures for Sexual Misconduct Reports Against Employees, H. Supportive Measures, and Procedures for Sexual Misconduct Reports Against Students, H. Supportive Measures for details.

University Police Department (UPD)

Contact UPD or local law enforcement to seek safety measures or report a crime. UPD is obligated to report allegations of sexual misconduct to the Title IX Coordinator for investigation of Title IX violations.

University Police Department
300 N 17th St
(402) 472-2222
UPD Specific Crime Reporting Information - Sexual Assault

Other Points of Contact

• Student Affairs
  Vice Chancellor, Laurie Bellows
  106 Canfield Administration South
  (402) 472-9685
• Services for Students with Disabilities
  Director, Sam Goodin
  232 Canfield Administration Building
  (402) 472-3787
• Human Resources (for employees)
  Assistant Vice Chancellor, Steven Beck
  313 Canfield Administration South
  (402) 472-3586

Advocacy Services

Voices of Hope 24-Hour Crisis Line
(402) 475-7273

Friendship Home

Emergency Rooms and Hospitals

Contact a Medical Facility if you need medical care or a sexual assault nurse exam.

Bryan Medical Center West
2300 S. 16th St., Lincoln NE 68502
(402) 481-1111

Bryan Medical Center East
1600 S. 48th St., Lincoln NE 68506
(402) 481-1111

Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
555 S. 70th St., Lincoln NE 68510
(402) 219-8000

Law Enforcement Agencies

Lincoln Police Department
575 S 10th St, Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 441-6000

Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office
575 S 10th St, Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 441-6500

Counseling and Behavioral Health Resources

Licensed psychologists, therapists or counselors. Some of these providers will charge a fee for their services. Here are some community providers:

Lincoln Behavioral Health Clinic
(402) 489-9959
3201 Pioneers Boulevard
Suite 202
Lincoln, NE 68502
Map

Resources for Legal Matters

Legal Aid of Nebraska - 941 "O" Street, Suite 825, Lincoln, NE, 68508
Phone: (402) 435-2161
Fax: (402) 435-2171

Nebraska State Bar Association, (800) 927-0117. Information about the services provided by the NSBA is available at http://www.nebar.com/?page=ForthePublic

Advocacy Services

The Bridge
Fremont, NE
(888) 721-4340

Heartland Family Service Domestic Abuse Program
Papillion, NE
Crisis Line: (402) 292-5888

Catholic Charities - The Shelter
Omaha, NE
(402) 558-5700

Resources for Legal Matters

Legal Aid of Nebraska - Omaha Office

209 S 19th
Suite 200
Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 348-1069

Nebraska State Bar Association

(800) 927-0117
Information about the services provided by the NSBA is available at http://www.nebar.com/?page=ForthePublic.

Advocacy Services

Auburn, NE - Project Response
(800) 456-5764

Columbus, NE - Center for Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Survivors
(800) 658-4482

Fairbury, NE - Hope Crisis Center
(877) 388-4673

Gering, NE - The DOVES Program
(308) 436-4357
Español: (877) 215-0167

Grand Island, NE - The Crisis Center, Inc.
(308) 381-0555

Hastings, NE - Spouse Abuse/Sexual Assault Crisis Center
(402) 463-4677

Kearney, NE -The S.A.F.E Center
(877) 237-2513

Lexington, NE - Parent-Child Center
(308) 324-2336 or (308) 324-2337
Crisis Line: (308) 324-3040
Español: (308) 324-1942

McCook, NE - Domestic Abuse/Sexual Assault Services
(308) 345-5534

Norfolk, NE - Bright Horizons
 

Crisis Line: (877) 379-3798
 

North Platte, NE - Rape/Domestic Abuse Program
(308) 532-0624
Crisis Line: (308) 534-3495

Ogallala, NE - Sandhills Crisis Center
(877) 836-6055

Valentine, NE - Rape/Domestic Abuse Program (RADP)
Crisis Line: (877) 376-2080

Wayne, NE - Haven House
Crisis Line: (800) 440-4633

Resources for Legal Matters

Legal Aid of Nebraska
www.legalaidofnebraska.org

Bancroft Office
(402) 948-7015
Toll Free: (800) 464-0258
415 Main Street
Bancroft, NE 68004
Map

Grand Island Office
(308) 381-0517
Toll Free: (877) 250-2018
1811 West 2nd Street
Suite 440
Grand Island, NE 68803
Map

Norfolk Office
(402) 644-4761
Toll Free: (800) 672-8319
214 North 7th Street
Suite 10
Norfolk, NE 68701
Map

North Platte Office
(308) 632-4734
Toll Free: (877) 669-9080
102 East 3rd Street
Suite 102
North Platte, NE 69101
Map

Scottsbluff Office
(308) 632-4734
(877) 669-8898
423 1st Ave
Scottsbluff, NE, 69363
Map

Nebraska State Bar Association
Toll Free: (800) 927-0117
www.nebar.com/?page=ForthePublic

UNL encourages you to report to local law enforcement and university authorities any sexual harassment or misconduct directed toward you. However, not everyone is ready to make such a call or report concerns right away. Your safety and welfare is of utmost concern to the university. Therefore, to the extent you are not ready to report to local or campus authorities, we encourage you to seek guidance from those closest to you. When doing so, please keep in mind the university’s obligations to investigate received reports.

• A friend you can trust
• A parent or familly member
• Other supportive people in your life