Resources for Survivors
Crisis Support
Call to Safety - Multnomah County
Available 24/7
P: 503.235.5333 (Local) (Texting available Mon.-Fri., 8:00am-6:00pm)
P: 1.888.235.5333 (National)
“Working to fulfill our mission of ending domestic and sexual violence by providing confidential support services and education to empower our community, Call to Safety provides a comprehensive 24/7 crisis line, follow-up advocacy for survivors, support groups, community outreach and education, and sexual assault medical advocacy.”
Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC) – Oregon State/ Washington County
Available 24/7
P: 1.888.640.5311
“Every hour of the day, SARC-Oregon advocates are here to help and support. Our confidential, certified advocacy staff will answer your call, provide crisis intervention, information and referrals, and emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This essential service is for anyone who has directly experienced sexual assault, for families or friends, or anyone concerned about how sexual assault impacts our community.”
Domestic Violence Resource Center – Washington County
Available 24/7
P: 503.469.8620 (Local)
P: 1.866.469.8600 (National)
“The mission of the Domestic Violence Resource Center is to support and empower survivors and their children who are affected by domestic violence.”
Clackamas Women’s Services (CWS) – Clackamas County
Available 24/7
P: 503.654.2288 (Local)
P: 1.888.654.2288 (National)
Live chat available Mon.-Fri. 9:30am-4:00pm
“CWS works with survivors, community members, emergency responders, partner organizations, and businesses to build communities that honor and support survivors of domestic and sexual violence.”
Helping Hands Against Violence – Hood River
Available 24/7
P: 541.386.6603
“Services for survivors include a 24-hour hotline, help with restraining orders and court appearances, support groups, and much more.”
SASS Crisis & Support Line – Lane County
Available 24/7
P: 541.343.7277 (Local)
P: 1.844.404.7700 (National)
“The SASS Crisis and Support hotline is available to any person who has been affected by sexual violence: those who have recently experienced sexual assault, survivors of past sexual violence, and the friends, families, community members, or partners of those victimized by sexual assault or abuse.”
National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN)
Available 24/7
P: 1.800.656.4673
Live chat
“RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country and operates the DoD Safe Helpline for the Department of Defense. RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice.”
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Available 24/7
Phone: 1.800.799.7233
Text START to 88788
Live chat
“The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse. Contacts to The Hotline can expect highly-trained, expert advocates to offer free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 200 languages.”
On Campus Care
At the Health Center we strive to provide trauma-informed care that supports your needs and gives you choices for care. If you are a victim of sexual assault you can call the Health Center at 503.943.7134 to discuss your options with a primary care or mental health care provider.
The staff at the Health Center are all confidential resources—they will not share any information about you to anyone else without your written consent, including parents, teachers, campus administration, and law enforcement.
Click here to view a video from our primary care team discussing the on-campus medical options and services available to students who have experienced sexual violence.
Click the links below to view our staff introduction videos where we discuss the support that we offer to survivors:
- Kaylin Soldat (she/her), Family Nurse Practitioner, Director of Student Health Center
- Joe Buck (he/him), Physician’s Assistant
- Miko Hoy (she/her), Registered Nurse
- Sean Jameson (he/him), Medical Assistant
The Counseling Center on campus offers same day crisis counseling appointments twice a day Monday through Friday at 11:30am and 3:30pm, for students who have experienced sexual or other interpersonal violence. Call 503.943.7134 to get scheduled, and let reception know that you are looking for a crisis appointment. The receptionist will ask you a few yes or no questions; you will not be asked to provide any details about your situation.
The staff at the Counseling Center are all confidential resources—they will not share any information about you to anyone else without your written consent, including parents, teachers, campus administration, and law enforcement.
Click here to view a video from our counseling team discussing on-campus therapy options and mental health services available to students who have experienced sexual and other interpersonal violence.
Click the links below to view our staff introduction videos where we discuss the support that we offer to survivors:
- Clay Hartmann(he/him), Psychologist, Assistant Director of Counseling
- Karly Daley(she/her), Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Wei Motulsky(they/them), Post-Doctoral Psychologist Resident
Local Resources & Support
To find other Oregon-based resources and support for survivors of interpersonal violence, visit the website for the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence.
Bradley Angle
5432 N Albina Ave., Portland, OR, 97217
P: 503.232.1528
“Bradley Angle’s mission is to serve all people affected by domestic violence. We do this by placing people experiencing, or at risk of, domestic violence at the center of our services and providing them with safety, education, empowerment, healing, and hope.”
- Healing Roots Program for Black/African American survivors
Services include individualized advocacy, support groups, and family support. - Marsha’s Folx Program for LGBTQIA2S+ survivors
Services include individual advocacy, safety planning, basic needs access, support groups, and healthy relationship skills classes.
The Gateway Center
10305 E Burnside St. Portland, OR, 97216
P: 503.988.6400
Gateway Center advocates can help you navigate the restraining order process and paperwork in person or over the phone.
New Avenues for Youth - New Day Program
Call 503.258.7081 or email newdayreferral@newavenues.org for more information on receiving support
“New Day supports the safety, needs, and rights of people ages 12-25 who are experiencing sex trafficking or exploitation, trading sex, or are at risk. Connect with us for mentoring and advocacy, referral to additional resources, and access to employment and education programs and LGBTQIA2s+ services. We can help you safety plan, provide transportation, and access to shelter or other housing resources.”
Northwest Network
P: 206.568.7777 (Leave a voicemail with your callback number and they will return your call from a blocked phone number)
The Northwest Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian, and Gay Survivors of Abuse provides advocacy and referral services.
Allies in Change Counseling Services
Call the intake line at 503.297.7979, email allies@alliesinchange.org, or fill out the online intake form
“Allies in Change offers individual, couples, and group counseling for people struggling with a variety of issues, including anger, depression, stress, anxiety, PTSD, domestic violence, significant life transitions, as well as many other issues. We offer a variety of men's and women's groups designed to help people have more successful relationships.”
Men’s Resource Center
Call the intake line at 503-235-3433 or email info@portlandmrc.com
“Portland’s Men’s Resource Center offers Counseling for men individually, with their partner or family, and group therapy for men. Common issues addressed include relationship problems, depression, life transitions, lack of focus or direction, recovery from childhood abuse and anger and domestic abuse.”
Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC) Counseling Services – residents of Washington County
Call the intake line at 503.626.9100, ext. 241 or email alderintakes@sarcoregon.org
“SARC’s Counseling Program welcomes survivors with warmth, kindness, and an understanding that taking the first step towards healing can be difficult. Our counselors have expertise in providing trauma-specific care to help survivors of sexual assault heal.”
SCARS Survivor Collective Peer Meetups
“We want you to feel welcome in our Survivor-led Support & Outreach Community with Survivor Collective Alliance Reaching Society (SCARS). We are a grassroots, non-profit organization run by volunteer Survivors and we would be to happy to have you join our community! Together we will share about where we have come from in our experience with abuse and talk about ways we can move forward into hope and healing. We are intentional in our process to create an inclusive and empowering space for making connections, building community, and helping each other in the process through mutual understanding and support.”
Call to Safety Support Groups
“Call to Safety provides free and confidential support groups throughout the year. We offer groups for adult survivors of childhood trauma and groups for survivors who experienced sexual assault in adulthood. Support groups are open to people of all genders. Groups are between 8 and 10 weeks long and are usually held in the evenings or on a weekend.”
- “Our Women's Abuse Recovery counseling group focuses on providing support to women who are either currently in or have been in an abusive relationship. Group members work towards recovery by learning about various forms of abuse and controlling behaviors and beliefs, while learning how to set clear boundaries, develop effective communication skills, and practice positive self-care. The group offers support for day-to-day living in addition to examining the challenges of relationships.”
- “Our relationship group, Becoming Allies, is a counseling group facilitated by Dr. Chris Huffine, Psy.D., and is designed to help men learn how to be more effective in relationships. This counseling group is a positive and collaborative experience that focuses heavily on communication, working with each other, and striving to change for the better.”
- “Abuse Intervention Groups provide an accountable and supportive setting for men to understand the role of male socialization, identify the ways they have been abusive or controlling of others, examine and change their beliefs about abuse, and practice acceptable alternatives to abuse.”
SASS Support Groups
“The mission of Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) is to provide services to survivors of past and present sexual violence and to change societal conditions that allow oppression, especially sexual violence, to exist. SASS creates social change by supporting survivors, and through prevention education, community collaboration, organizing, and outreach.”
Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC) Support Groups
“SARC’s Mental Health Program offers a variety of groups. Support groups can be an important part of healing for survivors as they decrease the sense of isolation that many survivors feel and can be helpful in working through interpersonal challenges. SARC’s group program offerings may vary throughout the year as we try to provide a combination of ongoing process-oriented support groups and time-limited topic-specific groups.”
Clackamas Women’s Services (CWS) Support Group
“This group is for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Domestic violence can include many different types of abuse. Abuse tactics could be financial, emotional, spiritual, psychological, verbal, sexual, as well as physical abuse. The person being abusive could be an intimate partner, a family member, friend, co-worker, or stranger. This could have happened very recently or something that occurred a while ago. Though we will not know the full extent of each other’s experiences, we can come together as a group and honor what we each bring to the table.”
1in6 Support Groups
“The mission of 1in6 is to help men who have had unwanted or abusive sexual experiences live healthier, happier lives. Our mission also includes serving family members, friends, partners, and service providers by providing information and support resources on the web and in the community.”
- Weekly online support groups
“Our online support groups offer support to men in their journeys of trauma recovery, with a focus on education and mutual support. Each support group functions just like a chat room: choose an anonymous display name, enter the group, and start typing. There’s no audio or video, and no personal information is collected. A counselor is present to facilitate each session.”
For basic information on medical care and exams after a sexual assault, visit the websites below. Remember that you do not need to navigate these processes alone; advocates are available to you 24/7 by calling a local or national crisis line (see crisis lists above), or during business hours through the Student Health Center on campus.
- Receiving Medical Attention by the National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN)
- Medical Exams Offered for Survivors of Sexual Assault by Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC) Oregon
- What Is a Sexual Assault Forensic Exam? by the National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN)
