Student Health and Wellness Center
Contact Information
110 Student Health and Wellness Center
(919) 760-8535
healthcenter@meredith.edu
You are not alone. If you have experienced sexual violence, there are resources on and off-campus to support you.
If you have been raped or sexually assaulted you can call 911 or The Solace Center (located at InterAct’s Family Safety and Empowerment Center) at 919.828.3067. If you are not in the Raleigh area, please visit your local emergency room.
If you wish to press charges, a sexual assault forensic examination must be done within 120 hours (5 days) to collect evidence. Survivors age 16 and older and have no injuries that require medical attention are eligible for services at The Solace Center. Those with injuries should seek care at their nearest emergency room and ask for evidence collection to be done. In order to preserve evidence, do not change your clothes, shower, bathe, douche, or brush your teeth. Save the clothing you wore during the assault in a paper bag or pillowcase. Do not disturb the location where the assault occurred.
InterAct’s sexual assault services and collaborative partnerships ensure that rape and sexual assault survivors are able to access a comprehensive system of care to address all of their emotional, legal, and medical needs.
In addition to evidence collection sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment for exposure may also be considered. If you are concerned about pregnancy, emergency contraception plan B is available over the counter without restrictions in North Carolina.
The Meredith College Counseling Center and Interact of Wake County offer trauma-informed counseling and support. To reach the Meredith College counselor-on-call, please call the Residence Life Critical Response Team at (919) 612-5460 or Campus Police at (919) 760-8888. Let them know you’d like to talk to the counselor-on-call and share a name and number and the counselor-on-call will call immediately.
For more information on Title IX, including a list of confidential campus, local, and national resources, please visit the Meredith College Title IX page.
Meredith College Title IX and Other Prohibited Sexual Misconduct Policy
Meredith College is committed to providing a safe and positive living, learning and working environment. Members of the campus community are expected to treat others with integrity and respect and to take responsibility for their actions. Meredith College will not tolerate sexual misconduct including, but not limited to, non-consensual sexual intercourse, non-consensual sexual contact, sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, sexual coercion, relationship violence, and stalking. Acts of sexual misconduct are forms of sex discrimination prohibited by College policy and Title IX. For more information on Title IX and the related college policies, please visit Meredith College Title IX page.
