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Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA)

Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA)

What is the DFSCA?

The Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) of 1989, also known as the Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Act, requires institutions of higher education to establish policies that address unlawful possession, use, or distribution of alcohol and illicit drugs for faculty, staff and students. UW faculty, staff and students are also subject to federal and Washington state laws.

The DFSCA requires the establishment of a drug and alcohol prevention program as well as the notification and distribution of the information below. All members of the UW community are encouraged to review the information on the linked pages. This information is also distributed on an annual basis to faculty, staff and students via mass e-mail by UW PD in the Annual Security, Fire Safety and Drug Free Schools and Communities communication.

The Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act requires that each institution distribute the following to all students and employees annually:

  • Standards of conduct that clearly prohibit, at a minimum, the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol on school property or as part of any school activities for employees (Policy) or students (Code of Conduct);
  • A description of the applicable legal sanctions under federal, state, or local law for the unlawful possession or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol;
  • A description of the health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol;
  • A description of any drug or alcohol counseling, treatment, rehabilitation, and re-entry programs that are available to employees or students;
  • A clear statement that the institution will impose disciplinary sanctions on students and employees (consistent with federal, state, or local law), and a description of those sanctions, up to and including expulsion or termination of employment and referral for prosecution, for violations of established standards of conduct.

DFSCA Biennial Report

DFSCA Biennial Report (Academic Years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024)

One Pill Can Kill

One Pill Can Kill

As our nation remains in the midst of an opioid crisis, another life-threatening trend has emerged: the selling and the use of fake medication. These pills, which are often sold online, look like legitimate prescription meds such as oxycodone, Xanax, or Adderall. In fact, people buy them believing that they are similar to the pills you would get from the doctor. But many of these fake pills actually contain different ingredients and are laced with dangerous – and sometimes deadly – amounts of the synthetic opioid fentanyl or methamphetamine.  

Fentanyl is also being found more frequently in other illicit substances that are being purchased such as cocaine and other stimulants. Read the DEA’s Fentanyl Fact Sheet to learn more about fentanyl.


Quick facts

How can I tell if pills/drugs are fake?

A lot of counterfeit pills are made to appear legitimate. So, there really isn’t a clear way to tell if a pill is fake just by looking at it.  Pills distributed by a pharmacy and prescribed by your physician are safest and not those purchased third hand or online without a prescription.

What are counterfeit pills?

Counterfeit pills are fake medications that have different ingredients than the actual medication. They may contain no active ingredient, the wrong active ingredient, or have the right ingredient but in an incorrect quantity. Counterfeit pills may contain lethal amounts of fentanyl or methamphetamine and are extremely dangerous because they often appear identical to legitimate prescription pills, and the user is likely unaware of how lethal they can be.

How are counterfeit pills used?

Counterfeit pills are especially dangerous because people think they are purchasing legitimate prescription medications. However, these fake pills often contain lethal amounts of illicit drugs. Distributors in the United States are selling counterfeit pills on social media, appealing to a younger audience that use these apps. Minors and young adults experimenting, as well as regular substance users, believe they are buying authentic oxycodone, Adderall, Xanax, or other medicines, but are unwittingly purchasing counterfeit pills that contain lethal amounts of drugs, usually fentanyl and methamphetamine. Fentanyl is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine, and 50 times more potent than heroin as a painkiller.

How do counterfeit pills affect the body?

Counterfeit pills that contain fentanyl can be deadly. A lethal dose of fentanyl is about two milligrams, equivalent in size to a few grains of salt. Fentanyl, similar to other commonly used opioid analgesics (e.g., morphine), produces effects such as relaxation, euphoria, pain relief, sedation, confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, urinary retention, pupillary constriction, and respiratory depression. Synthetic opioids, such as illicit fentanyl, remain the primary driver of the increase in overdose deaths, accounting for 80 percent of all deaths involving an opioid. Counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine are highly addictive and act on the central nervous system. Taking even small amounts of methamphetamine can result in wakefulness, increased physical activity, decreased appetite, rapid breathing and heart rate, irregular heartbeat, increased blood pressure, and hyperthermia (overheating).

What are the overdose effects?

Fentanyl overdose may result in stupor, changes in pupillary size, cold and clammy skin,
cyanosis, coma, and respiratory failure leading to death. The presence of the triad of
symptoms such as coma, pinpoint pupils, and respiratory depression are strongly
suggestive of opioid poisoning. Methamphetamine overdose may result in death from stroke, heart attack, or multiple organ problems caused by overheating.

The above is copied from the DEA’s facts about counterfeit pills

One Pill Can Kill

More resources

Opioid overdose

This page provides information on how to identify if someone is experiencing opioid overdose, how to respond, and additional information on naloxone and fentanyl test strips.

Opioid overdose signs

  • Respiratory depression: Slow, irregular, or stopped breathing is one of the most critical signs. The person may have difficulty breathing or may not be breathing at all.
  • Unconsciousness or unresponsiveness: The person may be unresponsive to stimuli, including verbal commands or physical touch. They might be difficult to wake up or completely unconscious.
  • Bluish or gray skin: A blue-gray tint, especially around the lips or fingertips can indicate a lack of oxygen, which is a result of respiratory depression.
  • Slow or irregular heartbeat: The heart rate may be slow or irregular, which can be a sign of reduced oxygen levels in the blood.
  • Pinpoint pupils: Opioid overdose often causes constricted pupils, which appear as very small, pinpoint-sized pupils.
  • Choking or gurgling sounds: The person might make unusual choking or gurgling noises due to difficulty breathing or airway obstruction.
  • Cold, clammy skin: The skin may become cool and sweaty, indicating a lack of oxygen and poor circulation.

What to do if someone is overdosing

  • Call 911 immediately.
  • Administer naloxone via the instructions.
  • Lay the person on their side in The Recovery Position to prevent choking.
  • If there is no improvement, administer a second dose 2-5 minutes after the first.
  • Stay with the person until emergency assistance arrives.

*Most states have laws that may protect a person who is overdosing or the person who called for help from legal trouble. Washington state has the Good Samaritan law that does this.

What is naloxone (brand name Narcan)?

Naloxone is a medication designed to reverse an opioid overdose. Opioids slow down the activity of the central nervous system. This can dangerously slow or stop breathing which may lead to death. Naloxone displaces the opioids from the opioid receptors in the brain which allows the person who is experiencing an opioid overdose to begin breathing normally.

Naloxone/Narcan do NOT impact alcohol poisoning. It doesn’t harm a person to use Narcan if one is unsure what substances have caused the overdose, but it is only effective for opioid based substances. Alcohol overdose info here.

What are fentanyl test strips (FTS)?

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Fentanyl is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in Washington and the United States.

Fentanyl test strips (FTS) are a harm reduction strategy designed to reduce the negative consequences of drug use, including the risk of fatal and nonfatal overdose. Anyone can purchase and use FTS to test for the presence of fentanyl in a drug. For additional info, see the Fentanyl Testing to Prevent Overdose fact sheet.

Naloxone and fentanyl test strip education workshop

This 30-minute workshop covers what an opioid is, common side effects, types of opioids, and signs of opioid overdose. This workshop is available for free in person at the University of Washington in Seattle and via Zoom for all UW campus locations.

Schedule Naloxone & Fentanyl Test Strip Education Workshop

Where can I pick up Narcan & fentanyl test strips at the UW?

UW community members can pick up Narcan and FTS (for free) at the following locations:

UW Seattle

UW Bothell

UW Bothell locations may include the HaWRC, library vending machine, and Campus Safety

UW Tacoma

Complete the UW Tacoma Narcan access form to access free Narcan on campus

Mail order and access outside of the UW

You can have Narcan nasal spray mailed to you anywhere in Washington state at no cost thanks to People’s Harm Reduction Alliance.

Use this state-based locator to find a pharmacy, clinic, health department, or community based organization in your area that provides naloxone distribution. We suggest calling ahead to confirm inventory and in the case of pharmacy access, request information about co-pay.

Naloxone/Narcan online training video

Frequently asked questions (FAQs):

Can the person overdose again if I’ve just given them naloxone?

Naloxone temporarily knocks the opioids out of the opioid receptors in the brain, this will trigger normal breathing. However, depending on how much opioids the person has in their system, they could experience a second potentially fatal overdose because the naloxone wears off in about 30-90 minutes. For this reason, we recommend the individual seek medical attention to ensure they are in the company of someone with additional naloxone in case a second overdose occurs. It’s also important for the person experiencing an overdose not to take any more drugs or alcohol within (at least) a three hour period. If you are unable to seek medical assistance, and can not stay with the person yourself, ensure they are in the company of an individual who is aware of the situation and has more naloxone.

Can someone be given too much naloxone?

It is not possible to give so much naloxone so as to harm a person. However, if a person is dependent on opioids (including people without substance use disorders, but on chronic pain medication) or has a habit, the more naloxone they get, the more uncomfortable they will be because of withdrawal symptoms. Vomiting is a possibility. Be sure they don’t aspirate (inhale) the vomit by putting them in the recovery position if they’re unconscious. If the person gets too much naloxone, try to explain to them that their withdrawal symptoms will begin to fade in a half hour or so.

Does naloxone work on fentanyl?

Yes. Sometimes it may take more doses, but studies show that a person experiencing an overdose involving fentanyl will usually ‘come to’ after 1 or 2 doses. Chest rigidity has been seen in some fentanyl-related overdoses and this causes the individual to stop breathing immediately. Naloxone reverses this too. The presence of fentanyl in street drugs makes it more important than ever to recognize and treat a suspected overdose immediately.

Other resources

House Bill 2112

In 2024, the Washington State Legislature passed House Bill 2112 to ensure that all institutions of higher education are providing education and access to naloxone and fentanyl test strips (FTS) to address the growing public health impact of opioids. UW LiveWell provides the educational training piece for the University of Washington, while other campus partners fulfill the distribution of the actual products of naloxone and FTS.

Alcohol overdose

Alcohol overdose

Alcohol overdose, also known as alcohol poisoning, can cause serious injury and/or death. It is dangerous to assume a person experiencing alcohol overdose will be fine if they “sleep it off.” This page provides information on how to identify if someone is experiencing alcohol overdose and how to respond.

*Most states have laws that may protect a person who is overdosing or the person who called for help from legal trouble. Washington state has the Good Samaritian law that does this.

Alcohol overdose signs

  • Unable to identify where/who they are: extreme confusion
  • Unable to sit or stand by themselves
  • Unable to remain conscious or awake
  • Vomiting repeatedly
  • Vomiting while unconscious
  • Breathing slow or irregularly
  • Cool, clamy, blue/green/purple skin, low body temperature: hypothermia
  • Seizures
  • You cannot wake the person

What to do if someone is overdosing

If someone is experiencing alcohol overdosing, use The Recovery Position, call 911, and stay with the person until emergency medical services arrive.

  • Stay with the person. If you must leave them alone at any point, or if they are unconscious, put them in The Recovery Position to keep their airway clear and prevent choking.
  • Raise the person’s arm closest to you straight above the head. Straighten the leg closest to you. Bend the other leg at the knee and bring the other arm across the chest. The bent knee stops the body from rolling onto the stomach.
  • Gently roll the person towards you, guarding their head from injury.
  • Tilt the head to keep the airway clear. Tuck the nearest hand under the cheek to maintain head tilt.

The Recovery Position Diagram

The Recovery Position Diagram showing individual on their side. Their airway needs to be clear, hand beneath head for support, knee out to keep body from rolling onto stomach. Stay with person. If you must leave them alone at any point, or if they are unconscious, put them in this position to keep airway clear and prevent choking.

Additional resources

AOD Education & Prevention

Play

Play

Huskies never outgrow play! Engaging in play is beneficial for our well-being as it fosters positive emotion, gets us connecting and moving with others, and is a protective factor to the negative impacts of stress. There is robust research and evidence that shows how play is both a protective factor for our mental and physical health, as well as a beneficial practice when we are struggling.

While a single definition of play may vary person to person, LiveWell utilizes the following 7 “properties of play” from Dr. Stuart Brown to help us understand and embrace play:

  • Apparently purposeless (done for its own sake)
  • Voluntary
  • Inherent attraction
  • Freedom from time
  • Diminished consciousness of self
  • Improvisational potential
  • Continuation desire

LiveWell educates and engages our UW community on the benefits of play through the services, events, and resources below:

Services

Peer Wellness Coaching

Meet with a Peer Wellness Coach if you are looking to strengthen and enhance your personal well-being and connect 1-1 with a peer.

Events

LiveWell periodically offers events throughout the year to bring the UW community together to just have fun and play! We typically offer one or more LiveWell Play Day events each year—join us for lawn games, card games, and arts/crafts! Stay connected via our event calendar, email list, and LiveWell Instagram.

Resources

We share digital and print educational materials throughout the year. Stay connected via our materials page and LiveWell Instagram.

This page is under construction – check back soon!

Media literacy

Media literacy

LiveWell provides media literacy education to help UW students develop the tools and skills needed to be confident and competent media consumers and creators.

Media literacy education can help you:

  • build skills for healthier and more informed media consumption
  • better know the reliability and bias of your news source(s)
  • reflect on the pros and cons of media and what works best for you

LiveWell educates and engages our UW community on media literacy through the services, events, and resources below:

Services

Peer Health Education workshops

Develop media literacy skills in Peer Health Education workshops such as Media Literacy and Difficult Conversations.

Peer Group

Want to form a healthier relationship with social media? Join our social media peer group, Dawgs Unplugged, to explore the impact of overuse, learn strategies for healthier habits, and strengthen offline connections.

Events

LiveWell offers events throughout the year, including those that strengthen offline connections such as Mental Health Awareness Month events each May and handwritten gratitude postcard tabling. Stay connected via our event calendar, email list, and LiveWell Instagram.

Resources

Media Literacy Guide Image

Media Literacy booklet

Our Media Literacy booklet focuses on the pros and cons of media and has reflection questions to encourage you to think about what works best for you!

Media Literacy booklet

Media Bias Chart

It is difficult to separate opinions from facts in social media – even reporters and journalist fall victim to this. To stay an informed consumer, check out the interactive Media Bias Chart, which ranks news sources by political affiliation and credibility.

Additional resources

Gratitude

Gratitude

Gratitude is an important emotional and mental health practice. Regularly taking the time to slow down, reflect on what we are grateful for, and express that gratitude strengthens and nurtures our emotional and mental well-being, while helping us be more resilient in the face of stress and suffering. Rituals, traditions, and practices of expressing gratitude and thanks can be seen in almost all cultures, religious and spiritual traditions, as well as many medicinal and healing traditions. Research has proven the positive impact practicing gratitude has on mental and physical illness and suffering. Cultivating strong habits of practicing gratitude is both prevention and treatment.

LiveWell educates and engages our UW community on gratitude through the services, events, and resources below:

Services

Gratitude Postcard tabling for campus partners

LiveWell offers Gratitude Postcard tabling throughout the year as a free add-on service to the activities and events of other campus partners, such as departments or Registered Student Organizations. Our Peer Health Educators will come to your event or program, bring our uniquely designed postcards, table and share resources and education, and then mail all collected postcards. Please submit a Gratitude Postcard tabling request if you’re interested in LiveWell providing this educational service at your event.

Gratitude postcard image of a husky wearing shadesGratitude postcard image of a smile face with the text sending my love

Events

Gratitude Postcard tabling pop-ups

Your UW Peer Health Educators design new postcards for you to use in expressing gratitude to those in your life. We physically mail your note of gratitude on the postcard of your choice anywhere in the world for FREE. Follow our instagram to see when we do a pop-up or table on campus!

In our current excessively virtual world, letters offer a much needed break from screens and are a special way to reconnect with the people you care about.

Annual Campus-wide Husky Gratitude Challenge

Each year LiveWell and our wonderful campus partners celebrate the practice of gratitude through our annual Husky Gratitude Challenge, typically held in autumn quarter, where we see how much gratitude we can collectively express and mail out all over the world.

Autumn 2024 Husky Gratitude Challenge postcard station locations

  • Astronomy & Physics Department in Physics/Astronomy Building (PAB) B325
  • Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) in Husky Union Building (HUB) 141
  • Career & Internship Center in Mary Gates Hall (MGH) 134
  • Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (CIRCLE) in Schmitz Hall 250
  • Commuter & Transfer Commons in Husky Union Building (HUB) 141
  • Counseling Center in Schmitz Hall 401
  • D Center in Husky Union Building (HUB) 327
  • First Year Programs Office in Mary Gates Hall (MGH) 120
  • Honors Department & Advising Office in Mary Gates Hall (MGH) 211
  • Husky Union Building (HUB) Lobby
  • University of Washington Intramural Activities Building (IMA)
  • Maple Hall 
  • McMahon Hall (MCM)
  • Odegaard Undergraduate Library
  • Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center
  • School of Law Affairs – Registrar & Advising Office
  • Terry Hall
  • The Daily in Thomson Hall (THO) 144

Resources

2025-2026 postcard designs

Coming soon!

Past gratitude postcards

Additional reading

Social connection

Social connection

Social connections are important to our mental and physical health; staying connected to others creates feelings of belonging, being cared for, and valued. Social relationships are not only correlated with better physical and mental health, but also have been shown to have vital protective qualities to our health in times of adversity and hardship.

LiveWell educates and engages our UW community on social connection (with a focus on topics such as communication skills, gratitude, media literacy, and play) through the services, events, and resources shared on the links below:

Communication skills

Communicate through conflict with critical thinking and curiosity. Learn how to talk to strangers and make new friends. Develop communication skills and practices that nurture trust, intimacy, and connection, and how those skills apply to various forms of relationships.

Gratitude

Gratitude is an important emotional and mental health practice, and it can help strengthen our resilience. Join LiveWell in our gratitude practice!

Media literacy

LiveWell provides media literacy education and resources to help UW students develop the tools and skills needed to be confident and competent media consumers and creators in an increasingly connected world.

Play

Engaging in play is beneficial for our well-being as it fosters positive emotion, gets us connecting and moving with others, and is a protective factor to the negative impacts of stress.

This page is under construction, check back soon!

Healthy relationships

Healthy relationships

We define relational well-being as the ongoing development and practice of intimacy, communication, and community with the people in our lives to foster belonging and connection.

LiveWell educates and engages our UW community on healthy relationships through the services, events, and resources below:

Services

Peer Health Education workshops

We offer educational workshops, facilitated by Peer Health Educators, on topics including:

  • Healthy Relationships
  • Redefining Sex

Peer Wellness Coaching

Meet with a Peer Wellness Coach if you are interested in a 1-1 space to help you strengthen your relationships, self-awareness, skills and tools, and empower you to do what’s best for YOU.

LiveWell Confidential Advocacy

Confidential Advocacy provides a safe and confidential space to help students, faculty and staff identify what they want or need after an incident of sexual assault, relationship violence, or stalking has occurred. Make a 1-1 appointment or learn more about LiveWell Confidential Advocacy.

Events

LiveWell offers events throughout the year in support of your relational well-being, and we recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) each April. Stay connected via our event calendar, email list, and LiveWell Instagram.

Resources

Sexual health

LiveWell’s understanding of sexual health is well represented by the following information from the American Sexual Health Association (ASHA):

Sexual health is the ability to embrace and enjoy our sexuality throughout our lives. It is an important part of our physical and emotional health. Being sexually healthy means:

  • Understanding that sexuality is a natural part of life and involves more than sexual behavior
  • Recognizing and respecting the sexual rights we all share
  • Having access to sexual health information, education, and care
  • Making an effort to prevent unintended pregnancies and STDs and seek care and treatment when needed
  • Being able to experience sexual pleasure, satisfaction, and intimacy when desired
  • Being able to communicate about sexual health with others including sexual partners and healthcare providers

FREE safer sex supplies

Sexually transmitted infections (STI’s)

STI’s have been increasing steadily in the college student population the past several years, especially as more people rely on oral and LTR contraception, leading to lower utilization rates of physical contraception and protection like dental dams and condoms. Remember that using multiple types and forms of protection are advised to keep all parties healthy and protected from unplanned pregnancy and STI’s.

Most people who have a STI do not know it because most people are asymptomatic and do not get tested regularly. STI testing can be scheduled at Husky Health Center (Husky Health Center offers sexual health services) a medical office of your choice, or Planned Parenthood.

Boundaries

When deciding on “safer sex” boundaries, people may consider such things as:

  • religious beliefs
  • cultural standards
  • personal desires and comfort levels
  • type of relationship in which one is involved
  • level of trust, communication and commitment within a relationship
  • physical, emotional, spiritual benefits of sexual choices
  • physical, emotional and spiritual risks of particular sexual choices
  • emotional perceptions of actual physical risks

Some questions to consider:

  • What are your reasons for choosing to have sex? What are your goals and why? What are hoping for? (Pleasure? Emotional connection? Fun? Spiritual connection?)
  • When and how often will you be tested for STIs? When and how often will your partners be tested?
  • Which sexual activities are you willing to try? Which are you unwilling to do? Which might you be willing to try in some situations and/or with some partners but not others? How will you communicate these boundaries with your partner?
  • Which barrier products do you want to use? Under which circumstances?
  • Which barrier products and other precautions do you want your partner(s) to use when being sexual with others, if you are in a sexually non-monogamous relationship?
  • Are you willing to risk a possible pregnancy? If not, what method of birth control will you use?
  • Do you have a plan of action that you intend to follow if, in spite of precautions, you are faced with an unwanted pregnancy, or an STI?

Once you have decided on your own boundaries, you will need to gather the tools you will need to stick to your decisions.

Consent

Consent is an agreement that is willfully given without any external pressure or factors. Communication is key. In order for someone to consent to sexual activity participants must continuously communicate before, during, and after sexual activity—this is the only way to establish clear boundaries between participants and allows for a healthy experience.

Consent must be given:

  • Voluntarily, without coercion
  • Clearly, while sober
  • Continuously
  • With confidence and enthusiasm
  • With awareness

Sexual coercion

Sexual coercion is when someone pressures, uses drugs or alcohol, or forces sexual contact with a person against his or her will. More info about consent and examples of sexual coercion.

Sexual and gender-based violence prevention

Sexual and gender-based violence prevention

Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) includes a wide range of harmful behaviors and discrimination, including:

  • sexual assault
  • sexual and gender-based harassment
  • stalking
  • relationship violence

Together, we can create communities free from SGBV through fostering community, taking action, and supporting survivors. Some ways you can prevent SGBV include:

  • Primary prevention: involves building respectful cultures through healthy communication, clear consent, and supportive relationships — stopping harm long before it ever has a chance to start.
  • Secondary prevention: stepping in safely and effectively when harm is imminent. As active bystanders, we notice, assume responsibility, and intervene with strategies like the “4 D’s”: Distract, Direct, Delegate, Delay.
  • Tertiary prevention: cultivating healing and empowering spaces that support survivors of SGBV throughout their healing journeys. Recognizing that healing is non-linear, it promotes self-care, community care, as well as educates communities on effective allyship to compassionately support survivors.

LiveWell educates and engages our UW community on sexual and gender-based violence prevention through the services, events, and resources below:

Services

LiveWell Confidential Advocacy

Confidential Advocacy provides a safe and confidential space to help students, faculty and staff identify what they want or need after an incident of sexual assault, relationship violence, or stalking has occurred. Make a 1-1 appointment or learn more about LiveWell Confidential Advocacy.

Peer Health Education workshops

We offer educational workshops, facilitated by Peer Health Educators, on topics including:

  • Healthy Relationships
  • Preventing Sexual & Relationship Violence
  • Redefining Sex
  • Supporting Survivors

Peer Wellness Coaching

Meet with a Peer Wellness Coach if you are interested in a 1-1 space to connect with a peer.

Events

LiveWell offers events throughout the year including for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) each April. Stay connected via our event calendar, email list, and LiveWell Instagram.

Resources

Healthy relationships

Our healthy relationships page covers sexual health, boundaries, consent, and more.

How to support a survivor of sexual assault & relationship violence

Sexual assault refers to sexual contact or behavior that happens without explicit consent of the survivor. When a friend or family member is sexually assaulted you may struggle or wonder how to best support them. Resources from RAINN and Joyful Heart provide guidance on how to navigate these situations and provide support while respecting the survivor’s privacy.

Sexual assault exam

Our sexual assault exam page has information about Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Collection Exams (also called SANE exams or rape kits), including where SANE exams are provided and how to prepare for a SANE exam.

Online tool for sexual assault survivors & support people

SEEK THEN SPEAK is an online tool for sexual assault survivors and support people that allows you to privately gather information and explore your options for medical care, supportive services, and reporting to police.

UW Campus Climate Survey data

To guide actions that improve the experiences and well-being of our students and employees, all UW campuses and UW Medicine periodically undertake a university-wide campus climate survey. The results also help shape our work to prevent and respond to sex-based and gender-based violence, harassment and discrimination. Learn more about Campus Climate Survey data.

Additional resources