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Domestic and intimate partner violence is an issue that affects employees and students in our community. Cornell University is committed to providing resources to employees who are victims of domestic violence. Below is a description of the campus and local resources available to Cornell employees in need of assistance.
If you are a manager, please use Cornell's Guide to Domestic Violence at the Workplace (best viewed in Chrome/Firefox/Explorer) for assistance navigating workplace situations.
Domestic violence includes but is not limited to harassment, sexual abuse, stalking, and menacing behavior that is committed by a family member or intimate partner and has created a substantial risk of physical or emotional harm to a person or a person’s child. This behavior includes physical as well as emotional or sexual violence, physical and/or psychological intimidation, verbal abuse, economic control, threats, or injury.
Domestic violence occurs to all genders, abilities, races, ethnicities, socio-economic statuses, and occurs regardless of education level, religious affiliation, or other aspects of life and identity.
Every situation is different. An employee might need assistance with alternative housing, transportation, time off from work, medical care, and/or assistance with legal protections, such as an order of protection from the courts. Note: an Order of Protection is a court order that tells one person what he/she cannot do to another person, or what contact is allowed.
An employee might also need workplace accommodations if he or she fears his/her partner may try to contact them at work, such as:
Employees are encouraged to consider contacting a confidential victim advocate who can help an individual decide what is needed both in the short term as well as in the future.
This program offers confidential assistance to members of the campus community who have experienced harmful, threatening, or violent incidents including domestic violence. A victim advocate can answer questions, provide support, discuss options, facilitate connections to services and assist with academic, work, or other accommodations.
Calls or email inquiries to the Victim Advocacy Program will be returned promptly during business hours (this is not a 24 hr. crisis service. Please note that to protect confidentiality and for safety reasons, when a victim advocate returns a call and there is no answer, if the voicemail ID is not identifiable as the original caller, a message may not be left).
The Advocacy Center offers emotional support, confidential shelter, support accessing services such as hospitals, police, court proceedings, social services, legal advocacy, and safety planning. The Advocacy Center's services are free and confidential.
In an emergency, call 911; for advice and assistance, call 607-255-1111. Also available is the RAVE Guardian app - this app, free to the campus community, can enhance the user’s personal safety both on and off-campus by turning any smartphone into a personal safety device.
http://fsap.cornell.edu/ ; Tel: 607-255-2673. FSAP's professional staff offers free and confidential guidance and support to address issues that may be affecting their personal lives and/or job satisfaction or performance. Services include: Personal consultation and needs assessment; information about and referral to campus or community resources and services; short-term counseling; consultation with supervisors, managers, and others who are concerned about an employee or workplace situation; crisis response and community support.
titleix@cornell.edu ; Tel: 607-255-2242. The Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX can assist with discussion of options, resources, and support for Cornell students, faculty and staff.
Ithaca's acute-care facility for emergency, inpatient, and outpatient needs, 24 /7; 365 days a year. www.cayugamed.org; 607-274-4011 (Emergency Department: 607-274-4411); 101 Dates Drive (Route 96), on the West side of Cayuga Lake - about 15 minutes from Cornell
CMC's urgent care clinic; 607-274-4150; 10 Arrowwood Drive, near the crossroads of Route 13 and Warren Road - about 5 minutes from Cornell.
Ithaca's independent non-emergency walk-in clinic offering medical care without an appointment. https://wellnow.com/locations/ithaca/; 607-319-4563; 740 South Meadow Street (Route 13), just south of Wegman's; Seven days a week 8 am to 8 pm
24/7 Hotline: 607-277-5000; http://www.theadvocacycenter.org/
24/7 Hotline: 1-800-942-6906; TTY 711; http://www.opdv.ny.gov/help/dvhotlines.html
24/7 Hotline: 1-800-799-7233; TTY 1-800-787-3224; www.thehotline.org
Please call 911 or Cornell Police at 607-255-1111
Please call any of the following:
Please contact the Cornell Police at 607-255-1111 to discuss your safety while at work.
Consider talking with someone at the following resources:
Please contact any of the following:
HR Services and Transitions Center
607-255-3936; (TTY) 711; hrservices@cornell.edu
Please consult with:
Before you do so, please contact one of the following to discuss your options:
Cornell University is committed to providing resources to employees who are victims of domestic violence. Find campus and local resources available to Cornell staff in need of assistance as a result of domestic violence.