Sexual Violence Prevention and Response

Health Promotion and Wellness

Welcome to the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response page, administered by Health Promotion and Wellness, located in Odell 012. Lewis & Clark College is committed to providing a learning environment free of all forms of abuse, assault, harassment, and coercive conduct, including sexual misconduct.

Sexual violence does not occur solely between specific types of people or in specific places; incidents of sexual misconduct can happen to anyone, regardless of sex, gender, age, ethnicity, class, religion, sexual orientation, clothing, demeanor, relationship status, or any other choice or identity. Regardless of who you are, where you are, what you do, or what you have done in the past, sexual violence is never your fault. The only person who is ever at fault for sexual violence is the perpetrator. Lewis & Clark has instituted this Sexual Assault Response Network to provide survivors and the community as a whole with a coordinated set of campus resources to educate, empower, and protect.

Network members can provide counseling assistance, medical treatment, aid in seeking legal advice, family crisis management, help with rearranging class or exam schedules, residence halls transfers, and many more services. Each network member has been trained to assist survivors in accordance with the Sexual Assault Network protocol and procedures.

The main point person in this network is the Sexual Assault Response Advocate, or SARA, a College professional specifically trained to provide support for survivors and their friends. You can page the SARA at 503-202-3119, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All interaction with the advocate is confidential, and you may speak with an advocate anonymously. More information about the Sexual Assault Response Advocate (SARA) is available on The SARA Webpage.