Getting support

The college encourages, but does not require, individuals impacted by sexual violence and misconduct to seek immediate assistance from a medical service provider, the police, VCC’s Director of Safety, Security & Risk Management, and/or one of the support providers listed below.

College support resources

• VCC Counselling Services
• Students’ Union of VCC – Student Advocate
• VCC Arbiter of Student Issues
• VCC Safety, Security and Risk Management
• VCC People Services
• Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4627
• Vancouver Community College Faculty Association
• Employee and Family Assistance Program

Community support resources

Clear, continuous, active and voluntary agreement to engage in activities, including but not limited to sexual activity. Consent can be revoked at any time, whether or not other sexual activities have taken place.

• WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre
• Battered Women’s Support Services Society
• Vancouver and Lower Mainland Multicultural Family Support Services Society (VLMFSS)
• BC Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
• Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre
• Vancouver General Hospital
• Vancouver Incest and Sexual Abuse Centre (VISAC)
• YWCA of Metro Vancouver
• VictimLINK