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Your Feelings Are Valid
Experiences of sexualized violence may be highly traumatic, and you may find your life being impacted on many levels (academic, in your work, your mental health, your physical health, and/or your emotional well-being).
You may experience a range of emotions, including disbelief, denial, shock, recurring memories, confusion, sadness, despair, anger, outrage, anxiety, or feelings of powerlessness. There is no right or wrong way for you to feel or react – all individuals and incidents are unique.
All of your feelings are valid. Remember – no one invites or deserves sexual violence.
Langara College is dedicated to ensuring that community members who have experienced sexualized violence receive the support they need. There are resources available to college community members, both on- and off-campus. Learn more by reviewing this website or by studentconduct [at] langara.ca (connecting with our team)
Get Help
Confidentially disclose an incident of sexualized violence or misconduct to Langara, click the Share A Disclosure button below, or email us (studentconduct@langara.ca) to learn about supports, resources and options available.
Supports and Resources
On Campus Resources
On-Campus Resources (Employees)
People and Culture
Note: This is an employee resource.
The Director, HR Services can provide employees confidential support and referrals to resources. They can also provide employees with information on their reporting options available.
Email: PandC [at] langara.ca (mkuramoto[at]langara[dot]ca) or find more information here.
Union Steward
Note: This is an employee resource.
If you are a member of a union, you can contact your union steward to request support, an employment accommodation, for assistance with submitting a police report, and for referrals and guidance.
Off-Campus Resources (Crisis Lines/Support Lines)
Healthcare Resources
The below hospitals provide specialized sexual assault support and medical treatment.
Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) Sexual Assault Service
Is open and available for those who have experienced sexual violence. They have specialized sexual assault support and medical treatment, including options for forensic evidence collection. This is a free service for anyone 13 years or older within 7 days following a sexual assault.
Services provided at both VGH Emergency and at UBC Urgent Care Centre. Trained nurses provide treatment for injury and sexually transmitted infection, pregnancy prevention, forensic evidence collection and emotional support.
Phone: 604.875.2881
Offers specialized sexual assault support and medical treatment including option for forensic evidence collection. Note that forensic nursing can support anyone within 7 days following a sexual assault.
Phone: 604.585.5688
If you choose to have a forensic exam, please know that you do not need to report to police at the time of the exam, as evidence collected can be securely stored for up to one (1) year.
You also do not need to have a forensic exam to receive other medical assistance such as but not limited to emergency contraceptives and STI prevention.
You can find more resources in this Sexual Assault Service Pamphlet (Developed by BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre).
Sexual Health and Gender Resources
Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights
Provides information about sexual and reproductive health, including pregnancy options, and for referrals to clinics and hospitals that provide reproductive health services anywhere in Canada. They have a confidential 24-hour toll-free information and referral line.
Phone: 1.888.642.2725
Offer current sexual and reproductive health care, information, and education. Their team of registered nurses, counsellors, and sex educators offer information and resources on sex, sexuality and sexual health, for people living in British Columbia and the Yukon. Available Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM (closed on weekends and public holidays).
Phone: 604.731.7803
Trans Care BC supports the delivery of equitable and accessible care, surgical planning, and peer and community support for trans people across the province.
Their mission is to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQI people in Canada and to enhance global response to 2SLGBTQI issues. They work to inform public policy, inspire cultural change, and promote human rights and inclusion through research, education, awareness and legal advocacy.
Resources for Respondents
Experiential Learning Incidents
If you or someone you know has experienced sexualized violence or misconduct in an experiential learning setting (practicum, clinical, study abroad, co-op placement, etc.) please tell your instructor or contact the studentconduct [at] langara.ca (Office of Student Support, Rights and Responsibilities).
If you work at Langara and experienced sexualized violence or harassment on the job, please the Director, HR Services who can provide employees confidential support and referrals to resources. They can also provide employees with information on their reporting options available.
Email: PandC [at] langara.ca (mkuramoto[at]langara[dot]ca) or find more information here.
Filing a Police Report and Third Party Reporting
Filing a Police Report
It is your choice if making a report to the police is the right option for you. The Office of Student Support, Rights and Responsibilities is here to support you if you decide to report to the police.
- If the incident took place on campus at Langara or in the city of Vancouver, you can report to the Vancouver Police Department (2120 Cambie Street, Vancouver, B.C., 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, or by calling the non-emergency line at 604.717.3321).
- If the incident took place off campus and not in the city of Vancouver, you can report to the police in the city where the incident occurred.
Keep in mind, there is not time limit to reporting sexual violence to the police.
Third Party Reporting
In B.C, individuals who have experienced an incident of sexual violence can alert the police of the incident of, but the individual wishes to remain anonymous.
First, you tell a community-based victim services program the details of the crime. The program is the third party. They work with the police without giving the police personal information. Once the third party files the report on your behalf, police evaluate the facts, start an investigation, and take other actions that are appropriate, such as patrolling the area where the crime occurred.
Local community-based services that may act as a third-party reporter include:
- VictimLink BC
- Phone: 1.800.563.0808
- Email: VictimLinkBC [at] bc211.ca (VictimLinkBC[at]bc211[dot]ca)
- SALAL
- Crisis and Info Line: 604.255.6344
- Toll-Free Crisis Line: 1.877.392.7583
Reporting Technology-Facilitated Sexualized Violence or Misconduct
Internal to Langara
If you have experienced an incident of sexualized violence online by a member of the Langara College Community through Langara provided technologies (i.e., Bightspace, Langara Zoom, Langara Email, etc.), you may have the ability to make report under the Sexualized Violence Response Policy - B3009.
To learn more about options, connect with the studentconduct [at] langara.ca (Office of Student Support, Rights and Responsibilities).
External to Langara
Please know that you can connect with a member of our team to explore options, resources and supports should you experience an incident of sexualized violence online by a member of the Langara College Community through a non-Langara provided technology.
To learn more about options, connect with the studentconduct [at] langara.ca (Office of Student Support, Rights and Responsibilities).
You can also explore the following resources and supports:
BC Intimate Images Protection Service
Supports individuals who have had their intimate images shared, or threatened to be shared without their consent. They provide emotional support, information, resources, and can explore your options. This service can also help with applications to the Civil Resolution Tribunal and with communicating any orders.
Reporting to social media sites
Most social media sites have their own protocols and procedures for reporting. Below are links to some of the common sites:
- Report content on Facebook
- Report content on Instagram
- Snapchat Transparency, Community Guidelines & Rules - scroll down the page to "How can I report something?"
- Report content on Youtube
