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Physical or Sexual Assault

Gannett Services

If you are the victim of a physical assault, sexual assault or rape, bias-related incident, or other crime or threatening circumstances while on the Cornell campus, your safety and health are our utmost concern. 

We can provide:

  • medical services
  • counseling services
  • advocacy for students who have been affected by a crime (Cornell Victim Advocacy)
  • consultation and referral

Our on-call health care provider and counselor are available by phone, even when Gannett Health Center is closed. 

Please do not let concerns about finances be a barrier to seeking services you need. Financial assistance is available. All services are confidential. (Learn more about fees, confidentiality, and financial assistance.)

Cornell Police

Contact the Cornell Police if you need immediate assistance. The police have special training to assist victims of assault and can help you:

  • get to safety
  • receive emergency care for injuries
  • access supportive services
  • if you choose to do so, gather important evidence and/or make a report of the crime.

On campus, if you believe that you are in danger for any reason, call 911 or use the nearest Blue Light or other campus emergency phone to put you in immediate contact with Cornell Police. If you use a Blue Light or campus emergency phone, the location of the phone you are using will simultaneously be displayed on the Cornell Police switchboard, so help will immediately be sent to that location, whether or not you are able to communicate with the dispatcher. Cornell Police personnel, trained in the techniques and legal aspects of evidence collection and adjudication, will also help victims obtain appropriate treatment and support services.

If you feel unsafe walking on the Cornell campus, call the Cornell Police or a friend to accompany you to a safe place. Make sure you know about Cornell's Blue Light Service, designed to promote and preserve personal security and well-being on the Cornell campus, particularly at night.

The Advocacy Center

The Advocacy Center provides counseling and support for children, teen, and adult surviviors of sexual abuse, assault, or harassment. Trained volunteers provide rape counseling, advocacy and accompaniment services to survivors of sexual assault, their families and friends.

phone:  607 277-3203
24 hour hotline:  277-5000
P.O. Box 164
Ithaca NY  14851

Emergency? Get Help Here!

On campus, call the police:
• 911 from a campus phone
• 255-1111 from a cell phone or non-campus phone
• Blue Light Phone or campus emergency phone: lift the receiver or press the button

Off campus, call 911

Gannett 24/7 phone consult: 255-5155

Cayuga Medical Center 
Emergency Department: 
  274-4411
Convenient Care Center: 
  274-4150

Emergency transportation options

More information about what to do in an emergency

 

Advocacy for Victims
607 255-1212

Victim Advocacy is for any member of the Cornell community who has been the victim of a crime or other traumatic incident, regardless of where it occurred. Cornell's victim advocate supports individuals who have been raped, assaulted, beaten, harassed, or hazed.