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Emergency Services

When a serious emergency occurs during the day, CALL 632-6720 OR COME TO THE CENTER, tell the receptionist that this is an emergency. After hours, call Public Safety at 333 or go to the Emergency Room at University Hospital. If you are off campus, call 911.

If you want to speak with someone after hours or on weekends can call the Response Hotline at (631) 751-7500

Sexual Assault:

The Counseling Center is also available for emergency consultation, crisis intervention, and counseling for victims of sexual assault during the Center's office hours.

If a student is a victim of a rape or sexual assault, it is recommended that she or he seek medical attention immediately. Call University police on campus at 632-3333 or, if the rape occurs off campus, the local police at 911. University Police can provide transportation to the hospital, and VIBS Crisis Service advocate can meet the student there (see below). It is also suggested that the student do not:

The Victims Information Bureau (VIBS 360-3636) http://www.vibs.org) can advise the student about options available and can provide an advocate who can provide support for a student at the hospital and provide follow-up support afterward.

Additional counseling is provided by the Wo/Men's Center, Rooms 216 and 221 in the Student Union, Monday through Friday during the afternoon and evening. Please call 2-WOMN (631-632-9666) for an appointment, or if you have an urgent situation that cannot wait for an appointment, ask for the counselor on call.
(http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/wom/).

HOTLINES

For students who are not experiencing an emergency but who want to speak to with someone after hours or on weekends, you can let them know that there is a 24 hour hotline available, Response Hotline at (631) 751-7500.

CONFIDENTIALITY

It is important for the members of the University community to understand that counseling is confidential in nature and that information regarding counseling sessions cannot be released without a student's written permission. The areas of confidentiality include whether the student has or has not come to the Center and the content of sessions. These rules hold for all cases, except in emergency situations where there is a clear threat to life. If an administrator faculty or staff member is interested in following up a Referral to the University Counseling Center, it is best to speak directly with the student, who is not legally obligated by the same promise of confidentiality as professional counselors.