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Resources Available at CWRU

The Office for Equity is available to support anyone who is experiencing or has experienced sex discrimination, sexual harassment or gender-based violence, AND anyone who is accused of or rumored to be responsible for engaging in that conduct. Obtaining support is a primary reason for contacting the Office for Equity to share information about your experience or someone else's. The Office for Equity wants to ensure that CWRU community members feel supported. To do that Equity:

  • Will always ask if you feel safe
  • Offers immediate support, without regard to whether an investigation is or will be ongoing, or will not occur, and without regard to whether the person being offered support is participating or has declined to participate in an investigation.
  • Provides support with no strings attached. This means that Equity will support you whether or not you share the details of your experience, whether or not you make a complaint against the other person, and whether or not you decide to participate in an investigation.
  • Equally supports persons who experience sexual harassment and those who are accused of violating the Sexual Harassment Policy 

To make sure that Equity learns who might need support, almost all CWRU employees, including student employees, are Responsible Employees who must share the names of people who might need support with the Office for Equity. This lets Equity reach out to those people and offer support. No one is required to respond to Equity's outreach about support.

The opposite of a Responsible Employee is a Confidential Resource. Below, Equity identifies several confidential and Responsible Employee resources to support members of the CWRU community impacted by sexual harassment or sexual violence. These resources are available to people who experience or have previously experienced sexual harassment or sexual violence, those who are accused of doing such things, and witnesses and others, such as roommates and close friends who are supporting someone who is impacted by sexual harassment or sexual violence.  

 

Confidential Support

Confidential resources do not share information with the Office for Equity when they learn that someone is impacted by sexual harassment or sexual violence, unless required by law, such as when a member of the CWRU community or another person may be in physical danger. Confidential resources provide advice, support, and guidance about how to manage the situation and do not share any information with the Office for Equity. A conversation with a confidential resource won't result in outreach from the Office for Equity and is not considered a report to the university or a request that CWRU take any action. Confidential resources on campus and available to members of the CWRU community are: 

Confidential Advocates

  • The Confidential Advocates are located in the Flora Stone Mather Center and are available to provide confidential short-term crisis intervention, support, resources, and advocacy to all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, as well as staff and faculty, who have experienced any form of  domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sexual or gender-based harassment. All services and sessions are free and confidential.
  • To schedule an appointment with the advocates, email cwruadvocate@case.edu. In person, zoom, and telephone appointments are available. The advocates are located in the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women in Tinkham Veale University Center, Suite 248, Mondays-Fridays 9 AM – 5 PM. For assistance outside of the advocates' office hours, please call the CWRU Confidential 24/7 SAFEline 216.368.7777.
  • Phone: (216) 368- 2536
  • Email: CWRUAdvocate@case.edu
  • Location: TVUC, Suite 248

University Health and Counseling Services

  • Health Services: 216.368.2450
  • Counseling Services: 216.368.5872
  • Appointments: myhealthconnect.case.edu
  • 24/7 telehealth and telecounseling visits: timelycare.com/cwru

TimelyCare: Virtual Care from Anywhere: 

Access to 24/7 medical and mental health support for Case Western Reserve University students. Register and obtain care by: visiting timelycare.com/cwru; Select 'Sign In' at the top of the page; If using a mobile phone/tablet, download the TimelyCare app. After downloading the app, select "Sign Up for TimelyCare." Set up an account using your case.edu email address (you must use your abc123@case.edu address) and your name as it appears on your student ID.

Employee Assistance Plan for faculty, staff and post-doctoral scholars and fellows

CWRU employees can access the benefit of the CWRU Employee Assistance Program, AllOne Health (formerly IMPACT Solutions), which provides free, confidential counseling and referrals 24/7/365. AllOne Health covers a wide spectrum of personal and work-related challenges and daily living matters—from stress/family issues to depression, anxiety, substance abuse, legal and financial pressures, child and elder-care needs, and other commonly experienced concerns. Professional phone support is available around the clock on an unlimited basis for at 1-800-227-6007. An employee's call will be immediately answered by a qualified masters/doctoral level mental health professional 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. AllOne Health has 835 providers in Cuyahoga County and 3,907 in the surrounding counties. 

Phone: 1.800.227.6007 (24hrs)

Interreligious Council

  • Phone: 216.421.9614


Resources that will share information with the Office of Equity, which will respond by contacting any person possibly experiencing discrimination or harassment, including sex-based harassment and gender based violence, to offer support, information, options and resources. 

Dean of Students Office

Case Western Reserve University Police Department

Flora Stone Mather Center for Women

  • Phone: 216-368-0985
  • Email: centerforwomen@case.edu
  • Location:
  • Tinkham Veale University Center, Suite 248
  • 11038 Bellflower Road
  • Cleveland, OH 44106

Residential Living and Learning

Phone: 216.368.6325

  • Email: residential@case.edu
  • Location: 
  • Office of Residential Living and Learning
    Thwing Center, Room 108
    11111 Euclid Ave.
    Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7217

Office of International Affairs

  • Phone: 216.368.2517
  • Email: global@case.edu
  • Location:
  • Office of International Affairs
  • 10900 Euclid Ave
  • Crawford Hall 110
  • Cleveland, OH 44106

LGBT Center

  • Phone:  216.368.LGBT
  • Location:
  • Tinkham Veale University Center, Suite 179
  • 11038 Bellflower Road
  • Cleveland, OH 44106

Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA)

  • Phone: 216.368.2904
  • Email: theoma@case.edu
  • Location:
  • 2083 Martin Luther King Jr. 
  • Sears Building Room 409
  • Cleveland, OH 44106 
 

Community Resources

In the Cleveland Community

National Resources

 
To preserve evidence of a sexual assault or other incident of gender-based violence

The CWRU Police, Office of Equity and Confidential Advocates in the CWRU Mather Center will assist a student, staff member, faculty member or post doctoral fellow or scholar with connections or transportation to a hospital for a Sexual Assault Nurse Examination.

Sexual Assault Nurse Examine (SANE) Programs:

 

Responsible Employee Support

The following resources are Responsible Employees who will share information with the Office for Equity -- so that the Office for Equity is able to reach out and offer support -- when they learn that someone may need help arising from a situation involving sexual harassment or sexual violence. These resources will help you in any way they can, including by letting the Office for Equity know that it should outreach to a particular person.  

 

Support for persons accused of sexual harassment, sexual assault or other violations of the Policy Against Sex Discrimination
  • Office of Equity*
    Case Western Reserve University
    Dental Research Building, Room 0G60
    2124 Cornell Rd.
    Phone: 216.368.3066
  • Advisors*, who are trained on the Policy Against Sex Discrimination and whose job it is to support a student or employee through the investigation process
     
  • Office of Student Affairs*
    Every student is assigned to a dean of students whose job is to advocate for and support the student's success. 
    Adelbert Hall, Room 110, Phone: 216.368.2020

University Health and Counseling Services

  • Health Services: 216.368.2450; Counseling Services: 216.368.5872
  • Appointments: myhealthconnect.case.edu
  • 24/7 telehealth and telecounseling visits: timelycare.com/cwru

TimelyCare: Virtual Care from Anywhere:

Access to 24/7 medical and mental health support for Case Western Reserve University students. Register and obtain care by: visiting timelycare.com/cwru; Select 'Sign In' at the top of the page; If using a mobile phone/tablet, download the TimelyCare app. After downloading the app, select "Sign Up for TimelyCare." Set up an account using your case.edu email address (you must use your abc123@case.edu address) and your name as it appears on your student ID.

Employee Assistance Plan for faculty, staff and post-doctoral scholars and fellows

CWRU employees can access the benefit of the CWRU Employee Assistance Program, AllOne Health (formerly IMPACT Solutions), which provides free, confidential counseling and referrals 24/7/365. AllOne Health covers a wide spectrum of personal and work-related challenges and daily living matters—from stress/family issues to depression, anxiety, substance abuse, legal and financial pressures, child and elder-care needs, and other commonly experienced concerns. Professional phone support is available around the clock on an unlimited basis for at 1-800-227-6007. An employee's call will be immediately answered by a qualified masters/doctoral level mental health professional 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. AllOne Health has 835 providers in Cuyahoga County and 3,907 in the surrounding counties. Phone: 1.800.227.6007 (24hrs)

Interreligious Council - Phone: 216.421.9614

Other resources for persons accused of sex-based misconduct:

  • Legal Representation: Specialized student defense attorneys provide direct legal advocacy during investigations and hearings. (CWRU does not pay for attorneys for students or employees involved in an investigation by the Office of Equity).
  • Affordable Advisory Services: Organizations like Title IX for All offer experienced, non-attorney professional guidance at a lower cost than a traditional law firm.