Help and Resources

Dartmouth & Local

Emergency & Response
Hanover Police Department (HPD): 911 or 603-643-2222
"You’ve Got Options”- HPD Reporting Program:
https://www.reportingoptions.org/hanover-pd
Dartmouth S&S Emergency: 603-646-3333

Support and Resources
Dick’s House, Counseling (Confidential): 603-646-9442
2nd Floor, Dick’s House (Use 5 Rope Ferry Rd. entrance)
After hours & weekends: 603-646-4000

WISE
24 Hour Crisis Hotline: 866-348-9473
WISE provides advocacy and crisis services to those affected by domestic and sexual violence and stalking. All WISE services are free and confidential.
On Campus WISE Advocate: WISE Campus Advocacy is available 24/7 through the WISE Crisis Line.
An advocate is on campus every Monday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at 37 Dewey Field Rd , Room 452  and is accessible to the Dartmouth community by appointment.
For appointments, call 866-348-9473 or email campus@wiseuv.org

Dartmouth Title IX Office
Kristi Clemens, M. Ed.
Title IX Coordinator and Clery Act Compliance Officer
Title IX Office
Dartmouth College
Parkhurst 005, HB 6004
Hanover, NH 03755
(603) 646-0922
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National Assistance

Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)
24/7 Hotline: 800.656.HOPE (4673)
online.rainn.org y rainn.org/es
The National Sexual Assault Online Hotline
Chat online with a trained staff member who can provide you confidential crisis support.

Further Reading, Resources, and Research Findings

The U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine https://nas.edu
In 2018, the U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine published a consensus report, Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering. Because of the stature of the National Academies and their reputation for providing comprehensive, unbiased, data-driven research on a wide variety of topics, this report has quickly become a valuable resource for those interested in fact-based information and understanding of sexual harassment.
In response to urgent questions about the specific impact of sexual harassment on women and the extent to which it is limiting their careers, the report reviews the research about the extent to which women in the fields of science, engineering, and medicine experience sexual harassment, examines the the extent to which sexual harassment in academic settings negatively impacts the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in scientific, engineering, technical, and medical careers, and identifies and analyzes policies, strategies and practices that have been the most successful in preventing and addressing sexual harassment in academia.
More:

  • Given the overwhelming interest in this report, in 2019 the National Academies convened a 4-year project, the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education to bring together leaders from more than 60 academic and research institutions, including Dartmouth College, and other key stakeholders to work toward targeted, collective action on addressing and preventing sexual harassment across all disciplines and among all people in higher education. The Action Collaborative’s intent is to create an active community through which institutions of higher education, research, and training will identify, research, develop, and implement efforts that move beyond basic legal compliance to evidence-based policies and practices for addressing and preventing all forms of sexual harassment and promoting a campus climate of civility and respect.

DARVO
DARVO refers to a reaction perpetrators of wrongdoing, particularly sexual offenders, may display in response to being held accountable for their behavior. DARVO stands for "Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender." The perpetrator or offender may Deny the behavior, Attack the individual doing the confronting, and Reverse the roles of Victim and Offender such that the perpetrator assumes the victim role and turns the true victim -- or the whistle blower -- into an alleged offender. This occurs, for instance, when an actually guilty perpetrator assumes the role of "falsely accused" and attacks the accuser's credibility and blames the accuser of being the perpetrator of a false accusation. Institutional DARVO occurs when the DARVO is committed by an institution (or with institutional complicity) as when police charge rape victims with lying. Institutional DARVO is a pernicious form of “Institutional Betrayal.” These terms originated with theories developed by University of Oregon Professor of Psychology Jennifer Freyd, whose research focuses on trauma theory and sexual harassment (and who should be credited when they are used).

To suggest additional resources for this section of the website, email us Dartmouth Community Against Gender Harassment and Sexual Violence at dcghsv@gmail.com.