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Arlington Campus Resources

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Virtual Campus Resources

Boston Based Resources

All Northeastern University offices are available to Northeastern students, no matter where in the world you are!

Check out our Resources page to find out more about how these offices can support you.

Disability-Related Accommodations

Disability Access Services (DAS) is dedicated to partnering with the diverse population of students, staff, and faculty who we serve at Northeastern and in the surrounding community.

To contact DAS, email DRC@northeastern.edu or call 617-373-2675.

If you are an incoming student or a current student that is not registered with DAS, visit the Incoming and Unregistered Students page. This will give you access to the student disclosure form and your DAS portal.

If you are already registered with DAS, visit the Registered Students page for access to accommodation guidelines and supports as well as your DAS portal.

Religious Accommodations

The Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service (CSDS) explains the university policies on Accommodations for Religious Observance. This includes notes on support for religious groups and programming, the purpose of religious activity on campus, accommodation guidelines, and more. For more information or questions, you can contact CSDS at 617-373-2728 or fill out the CSDS online form.

Off-Campus Resources

Community Resources

If you feel unsafe or if someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911. Other state specific resources for rape, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence / domestic violence can be found below:

Arlington, Virginia (VA)

Inova Ewing Forensic Assessment and Consultation Teams (FACT)

  • Phone Number: 703-776-4001 (Can ask for a FACT nurse to be paged)
  • Services: Helping victims with or without police involvement including DNA collection, injury assessment, documentation, preventative medications, and legal referrals.
  • Forensic assessment/exams are available which includes evidence collection, injury photographs, and a discussion about your options. This exam can take 2-3 hours, but medically trained professionals will provide you with medical and emotional support throughout.

Virginia Family Violence and Sexual Assault Hotline

Doorways

  • 24/7 Hotline: 703-237-0881
  • Services: Intimate partner / domestic and sexual violence hotline, crisis intervention, counseling, and shelter

No Wrong Door

  • Electronic resource guide to services in Arlington for those impacted by intimate partner, domestic, or dating violence

The Women’s Center

  • Counselor Phone Number: 703-281-4928
  • Victim Advocate Phone Number: 571-536-5160
  • Email: bbustamante@thewomenscenter.org (Bolivia Bustamante, Victim Advocate)
  • Services: Counseling with professional therapists and advocates who have experience supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault
District of Columbia (DC)

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

  • You MUST go to this hospital if you want an exam to collect evidence of rape or assault. The exam will be tailored to what the victim wants and can include: evidence collection, medical examination, preventative medications, and referrals. You can choose to report to the police, but it is not needed to get an exam. You have 90 days from your evidence collection to file a report with your stored materials.
  • MedStar is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Free uber/taxi rides are available to the hospital, call: 844-443-5732 You can request a confidential advocate to meet you at the hospital.

DC Victim Hotline

  • 24/7 Crisis line available via call or text: 844-443-5732 or chat online
  • Services: The crisis line is available for all victims of crime in DC.

DC Rape Crisis Center

  • 24/7 Hotline: 202-333-77273
  • Services: Counseling and support services for survivors

Asian / Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP)

  • Phone: 202-464-4477
  • Services: Advocates speak 20 Asian languages and are available Mon-Thurs 8am-7:30pm and Fridays 9am-6pm

The Women’s Center

Montgomery County, Maryland (MD)

Shady Grove Adventist Medical Center

  • You MUST go to a hospital with a Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) program if you want an exam to collect evidence of rape or assault. In Montgomery County, Shady Grove is the closest hospital with SAFE trained nurse examiners and physicians. Services provided are free of cost and include injury care and medication for the prevention of STIs, HIV, and pregnancy.
  • Location: 9901 Medical Center Drive, Rockville MD, 20850
  • Call the Forensic Medical Unit Nurse at 240-826-6225 to ask questions and develop a plan for care

Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Program (VASAP)

  • 24-Hour Crisis Line: 240-777-4357
  • Services: Information and referral, advocacy, crisis and ongoing counseling, support, and compensation services

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)

Criminal Reporting

Students in Arlington, VA:

Arlington County Police Department

Students in the District of Columbia (DC):

Washington DC Metropolitan Police (MPD)

Students in Montgomery County, Maryland:

Montgomery County Police Department (MPD)

Legal Advocacy

Students in Arlington, VA:

Students in the District of Columbia (DC):

  • Network for Victim Recovery of DC (NVRDC) — Includes free advocacy and legal services to victims of all types of crime and access to DC’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program to assist with hotline services, free transit to and from the hospital, and more.
  • Legal Aid DC

Students in Montgomery County, Maryland (MD):