Title IX Information

The Law School follows the tenets of Title IX, a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in programs and activities at educational institutions receiving federal funds.

We are committed to providing a safe and secure academic environment free of sexual harassment, gender-based harassment, and other forms of sexual misconduct.

We seek to create and maintain a safe environment in which all members of our campus community —students, faculty, and staff—can learn and work free from fear of sexual assault and other forms of violence. We prohibit gender-based harassment of any kind, by students, faculty, and staff. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome comments or advances, sexually suggestive written or visual communications, and inappropriate flirtations. Sexual misconduct includes sexual assault, sexual harassment (including gender-based harassment), domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and voyeurism.

Harassing conduct, also implicated by sexual assault, domestic and intimate partner violence, or stalking on any CUNY campus, creates a “hostile environment” which, when sufficiently severe or pervasive, may limit or interfere with a student’s ability to participate in educational activities, or an employee’s ability to perform his or her job. For definitions and more details, see the CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct.

We comply with New York’s “Enough is Enough” law, which requires all colleges to adopt a set of comprehensive procedures and guidelines to combat sexual misconduct.

CUNY Law Title IX Support Contacts

If you want to ensure confidentiality, Tricia Lawrence-Savané, Ph.D., LMSW, is the Psychological Counselor: Confidential Advocate who works with the Office of Equal Opportunity & Diversity. She provides confidential clinical services to students and employees who have experienced gender-based violence including sexual violence, gender-based discrimination, harassment, intimate partner/domestic violence and stalking. For more information about services offered, visit our Counseling and Mental Health Services Office.

If you have general or specific questions or concerns about harassment and discrimination or wish to file a report,  share information, discuss options for informal resolutions, or discuss training, outreach, awareness, and educational programming needs and opportunities you can speak with one of our Title IX Support Contacts.

Campus Title IX Deputy Coordinator — Amanda Rios, Student Affairs Coordinator

Director of Public Safety — Steve Katz

In addition to Amanda Rios and Steve Katz, the following people have been designated at CUNY School of Law to handle inquiries and complaints relating to CUNY’s Policy on Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination and Policy on Sexual Misconduct and to ensure compliance with CUNY’s Procedures for Implementing Reasonable Accommodations and Academic Adjustments:

Michael Valente
Chief Diversity Officer
504/ADA Coordinator
Room 4-321
(718) 340-4285
michael.valente@law.cuny.edu

Amanda Beltran
Interim Dean, Student Affairs
Room 5-117
(718) 340-4635
amanda.Beltran@law.cuny.edu

Elizabeth Johnston
Director of Human Resources & Payroll
Room 5-109E
(718) 340-4520
elizabeth.johnston@law.cuny.edu

Confidentiality Statement

We value the privacy of our students, employees, and visitors and recognize that you should be able to seek the assistance you need without fear that the information you provide will be shared more broadly. If you speak to a CUNY employee about Sexual Misconduct you should be aware that employees fall into three categories:

Confidential Employees have an obligation to maintain a complainant’s confidentiality regarding allegations of Sexual Misconduct and will not share any identifying information with others, except as required by law in emergency circumstances;

*Responsible Employees are required to report allegations of Sexual Misconduct to the Title IX Coordinator but will protect an individual’s privacy to the greatest extent possible and share information with other staff only on a need-to-know basis; and

All other employees are strongly encouraged, but not required to report allegations of Sexual Misconduct to the Title IX Coordinator. These employees are otherwise encouraged to protect an individual’s privacy to the greatest extent possible and share information only with the Title IX Coordinator.

If you are the complainant, you may use confidential resources even if you decide not to report allegations of Sexual Misconduct or participate in an investigation, CUNY resolution process, or the criminal justice process. If you first speak to a confidential resource you may later decide to report allegations to the college or outside law enforcement.

*If you are an employee and you are unsure if you are a “responsible employee,” review CUNYs Sexual Misconduct Policy or contact the Title IX Coordinator.

Cyber-Sexual Abuse Resources

Access Now
24/7 Digital Security Helpline; free

Cyber Civil Rights Initiative(National Hotline)
Free, confidential support available 24/7 for victims of cybersexual abuse

Cyber Civil Rights Initiative
Pro bono legal assistance

Day One
Day One partners with youth to end dating abuse and domestic violence through community education, supportive services, legal advocacy, and leadership development.

Her Justice
Her Justice is a nonprofit organization that provides free legal help to women living in poverty in New York City.

K&L Gates Cyber Civil RightsLegal Project
Pro bono legal services to victims of “revenge porn”

National Domestic Violence Hotline
24/7 hotline; provides connections to local domestic violence agencies

Nonconsensual Deepfake Porn Victim Guide

Operation Safe Escape
Organization of security professionals assisting victims of domestic violence with escaping and remaining free of abusive relationships.

Remove Personal Identifying Information from Google Search

Sanctuary for Families
Sanctuary for Families provides resources and advocacy for survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking, and related forms of gender violence. Sanctuary provides holistic servicesfor survivors of gender-based violence, including legal assistance and representation, counseling and crisis intervention, shelter, economic empowerment services,children and family programs, anti trafficking advocacy,trainings, and other programming.

Stop Nonconsensual Intimate Image Abuse 

Without My Consent
Without My Consent is a nonprofit organization seeking to combat online invasions of privacy.

Get Help Now

IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE IN DANGER, OFF CAMPUS CALL 911 OR ON CAMPUS CALL PUBLIC SAFETY AT (718) 340-4270.

The Psychological Counselor: Confidential Advocate, Dr. Tricia Lawrence Savané provides confidential crisis support to students and employees who have experienced gender-based violence. This includes sexual violence, sexual harassment, gender-based harassment, stalking or intimate/domestic violence.

Emergencies after hours, weekends, holidays your options are:

Contact Public Safety at (718) 340-4270 (Not Confidential: Required to report information to Title IX Coordinator)

Visit your nearest SAFE emergency room 

24 Hour Hotlines
The Rape, Abuse and Incest, National Network (RAINN): 1-800-656-4673
The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

Medical Attention

If you have been sexually assaulted within the past 96 hours (4 days), it is important to know your options for proper medical intervention and legal protection. If you have been hurt, please visit one of the following emergency rooms.

Elmhurst Hospital SAFE Program
Ages 13+ All languages
Emergency Room Address:
79-01 Broadway Elmhurst, NY 11373
Emergency Department Social Worker Telephone:
718-334-3231

Queens Hospital SAFE Program
Ages 13+
All languages
Emergency Room Address:
82-68 164th Street Jamaica, New York 11432
Emergency Room Telephone:
718-883-4791

Reporting to Police

New York Police Department
Contact 911
Find your local precinct.

NYPD Special Victims Division 24 Hour Hotline
646-610-7272

New York State Campus Sexual Assault Victim’s Unit Hotline
1-844-845-7269

Queens Special Victims Squad
For cases that occurred IN Queens,
regardless of where the survivor resides.
Telephone: 718-520-9277
Every day 8am-1am
Address: 68-40 Austin St Forrest Hills Queens

Financial Support

Queens Family Justice Center
Telephone:
718-575-4545
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
Address:
126-02 82nd Avenue
Walk-in services available from 9am-4pm

Sanctuary for Families
Serves All Boroughs, Located in Manhattan

Offer emergency grants to clients and offer an economic empowerment program. Services are free and available to all survivors living in New York City.
Telephone:
212-349-6009
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Sakhi for South Asian Women Economic Empowerment Program
Serves All Boroughs, Locations in Manhattan & the Queens
The Economic Empowerment Program seeks to provide financial stability and economic security to
survivors of domestic violence from the South Asian Diaspora.

Helpline:
212-868-6741
Monday-Friday 10am-10pm

Text Helpline
(No calls to this number):
305-204-1809
Monday-Friday 10am-10pm
Email:advocate@sakhi.org monitored Monday-Friday 10am-10pm
English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, some services in Nepali Punjabi, and Sylheti

WomanKind Pathways to Empowerment
The P2E program work with the nexus of housing and economic
empowerment to partner with survivors to build self-sufficiency that is
multi-layered and self-defined.

Helpline:
1-888-888-7702

Legal Options

Queens Special Victims Squad
For cases that occurred IN Queens, regardless of where the survivor resides.
Telephone: 718-520-9277
Everyday 8am-1am
Address: 68-40 Austin St Forrest Hills
Queens

Queens Family Justice Center
Telephone:
718-575-4545
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
Address:
126-02 82nd Avenue
Walk-in services available from 9am-4pm

Crime Victims Treatment Center
Serves All Boroughs, Locations in Manhattan with Partner Sites in Brooklyn

Offers legal support and advocacy and systems advocacy. All services are free of charge and confidential.
Telephone:
212-523-4728
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
In the office: English, Spanish, Mandarin
Legal Hotline:
212-683-0605
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Sanctuary for Families
Serves All Boroughs, Located in Manhattan

We provide skilled and sensitive legal services to all survivors of gender violence including LGBTQ+ individuals, immigrant adults and children, and survivors of trafficking, campus sexual violence, female genital mutilation, and forced/child marriage.
Helpline:
212-349-6009
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Sakhi for South Asian Women
Serves All Boroughs, Locations in Manhattan & the Queens
Offers legal service referrals for family law, immigration law, tax law, identity theft, etc.
Helpline:
212-868-6741
Monday-Friday 10am-10pm

Text Helpline
(No calls to this number):
305-204-1809
Monday-Friday 10am-10pm
Email:advocate@sakhi.org monitored Monday-Friday 10am-10pm
English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, some services in Nepali Punjabi, and Sylheti

The following federal, state, and local agencies enforce laws against discrimination:
New York City Commission on Human Rights
New York State Division on Human Rights
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
United States Department of Justice,
United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights,

Medical Healthcare

For Sexual Assault Forensic Exams (SAFE) (also referred to as “rape kits”), you can go to the hospital’s Emergency Room 24/7. Calling ahead is not required.

Other information about SAFE programs and SAFE exams to include in the description of SAFE programs can be found here: https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/safe/

Everyone receiving SAFE care is entitled to New York State Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights. If there is a violation of the New York State Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights, you can file a complaint using form: New York State Department of Health Hospital Complaint Form.

Queens SAFE Hospitals

Elmhurst Hospital SAFE Program
Ages 13+ All languages
Emergency Room Address:
79-01 Broadway Elmhurst, NY 11373
Emergency Department Social Worker Telephone:
718-334-3231

Queens Hospital SAFE Program
Ages 13+
All languages
Emergency Room Address:
82-68 164th Street Jamaica, New York 11432
Emergency Room Telephone:
718-883-4791

Non SAFE Program Hospital

Mount Sinai Queens
All languages, translation services available
Emergency Room Address:
3019 Crescent Street 30th Rd Astoria, NY 11102
Telephone: 718-932-1000

Mental Healthcare

Mount Sinai Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention (SAVI) program
Located in Manhattan

SAVI provides short term counseling for survivors. Both individual and group counseling are offered. Telehealth counseling is offered. SAVI responds to about 10 emergency departments around NYC to support survivors in crisis and to provide advocacy, emotional support, and more.
SAVI services are all free.
Telephone:
212-423-2140
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Victims Intervention Program
Located in Manhattan

Provides free, confidential, compassionate, and comprehensive care to victims of crime for ages 12 and above, including survivors of family and intimate partner violence, physical and sexual assault, and elder abuse, as well as their friends and family, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The VIP program can only provide counseling to those who live in New
York State.
Counseling and Therapy Services:
Make an appointment at
212-746-9414
Email:
nypvip@nyp.org

New York Presbyterian Domestic Violence and Other Emergencies (DOVE) Program
Located in Manhattan

Provides free, confidential, compassionate, and comprehensive care to victims of crime for ages 12 and above, including survivors of family and intimate partner violence, physical and sexual assault, and elder abuse, as well as their friends and family, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Provides short-term services, including mental health services and support groups. Services are confidential, within the confines of the law,
and free.
NYP Columbia Irving location:
622 West 168 Street New York,
NY 10032
212-305-9060
dove@nyp.org

NYP Lower Manhattan Hospital location:
170 William St. New York, NY
10038
347-882-1708

Bellevue Victim Services Program
Located in Manhattan

To help facilitate the recovery process, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue provides confidential and empathic services for a diverse survivor community. Staff work in collaboration with the Emergency Department, sexual assault forensic examiners, and other hospital services to provide comprehensive medical and supportive social work services to survivors
of crime ages 18 and up.
Telephone:
212-562-3755
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Bellevue Child Protection and Development Center
Located in Manhattan

The Center provides invaluable services, such as comprehensive evaluations in a child-focused environment, forensic medical and social work assessments for adolescent victims of assault, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and trafficking for survivors under the age of
18. Services include post sexual assault medical care and treatment, crisis intervention, short-term counseling, referrals, and advocacy with law enforcement and legal services, both criminal and family court- related. The interdisciplinary nature of the program’s services and techniques and the comprehensive nature of the evaluations make the Center unique among hospital-based child abuse programs.
Telephone:
212-562-6071
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Crime Victims Treatment Center
Serves All Boroughs, Locations in Manhattan with Partner Sites in Brooklyn

Offers individual and group trauma-focused psychotherapy, complementary therapy modalities, and limited psychiatric support to survivors aged 13 and up. All services are free of charge and
confidential.
Telephone:
212-523-4728
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Sanctuary for Families
Serves All Boroughs, Located in Manhattan

Offers counseling. Services are free and available to all survivors living in New York City, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, and marital or immigration status.

Helpline:
212-349-6009
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Sakhi for South Asian Women Mental Health & Counseling
Serves All Boroughs, Locations in Manhattan & the Queens
Sakhi’s mental health services include individual and group counseling language.
Helpline:
212-868-6741
Monday-Friday 10am-10pm

Text Helpline
(No calls to this number):
305-204-1809
Monday-Friday 10am-10pm
Email:advocate@sakhi.org monitored Monday-Friday 10am-10pm
English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, some services in Nepali Punjabi, and Sylheti

NYC Helplines

Safe Horizon
Safe Horizon is a victim assistance nonprofit that has been standing with victims of violence and abuse in New York City since 1978. We provide assistance, advocacy, and support to victims who have experienced domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, youth homelessness and other crimes.
Safe Horizon Hotline – Need help? Call our 24-hour hotline (para ayudarle) 1-800-621-HOPE (4673)Our hotline advocates offer personalized, non-judgmental support. They can talk to you about your safety, provide information about resources in your community, and connect you to our programs and services. Our confidential hotlines provide one-on-one support including: Crisis counseling, Safety planning, Assistance with finding Domestic Violence Shelters, & Information about resources.
SafeChat: SafeChat is a one-on-one chat session with a Safe Horizon client advocate trained in supporting those who have experienced violence, crime, and abuse in New York City. Advocates can talk to you about your situation, ask questions and help you explore your options. Advocates can also provide information and referrals, as well as help connect you to other Safe Horizon programs.
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Rape & Sexual Assault:1-212-227-3000
Crime Victims:1-866-689-HELP
TDD machine for hearing impaired clients for all hotlines:
1-866-604-5350
Project Safe – Arrange for free lock changes if you are unsafe in your home:
1-347-328-8069

NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project
Our free, bilingual (English/Spanish), 24-hour, 365-day-a-year crisis intervention hotline is staffed by trained volunteers and our professional counselor/advocates, offering support to LGBTQ & HIV-affected survivors of any type of violence, as well as to those who love and support survivors, including those who have lost a loved one to violence.
Helpline: 212-714-1141
24 hours per day, 7 days per week

Violence Intervention Program
If you are feeling unsafe in your relationship or are worried you are experiencing abuse -please call us we will listen without judgement and talk through your options.
24/7 Hotline: 1-800-664-5880
English & Spanish

Day One
Day One is a non-profit offering services to NYC youth age 24 and under. Our mission is to partner with youth to end dating abuse and domestic violence through community education, supportive services, legal advocacy, and leadership development.
­­­Helpline: 800-214-4150
Text: (646) 535-DAY1 (3291)

CAMBA 24/7 Sexual Assault Hotline
If you have been raped and need assistance, please call us toll-free our trained rape crisis counselors are available to help you 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
Telephone: 800- 310-2449
24 hours per day, 7 days per week

Barrier Free Living, Inc.
Barrier Free Living provides services to disabled domestic violence victims, including advocacy, individual counseling, support groups, skills training, shelter referrals and help in obtaining orders of protection. Services are available citywide in English, Spanish, Creole, and American Sign Language.
(212) 533-4358 (voice/TTY hotline)

Womankind (Formerly the New York Women’s Asian Center)
The New York Asian Women’s Center helps women and their children overcome domestic violence and other forms of abuse by empowering them to govern their own lives. The Center provides a safe haven through multi-lingual support programs and shelter services.
1-888-888-7702 (24 hour hotline)

New York State Family Justice Centers 
Walk-in weekdays, 9-5, to get connected to free and confidential support for victims and survivors of intimate partner violence and domestic abuse.

National Domestic Violence Crisis Line
24/7 assistance through phone/chat.

NYS Domestic Violence hotline 
New York State hotline for intimate partner and domestic violence.

RAINN
24/7 hotline for sexual assault. Hotline is through chat.

REPORTING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

CUNY Sexual Misconduct Complaint Form

CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct covers Title IX Sexual Harassment and Non-Title IX Sexual Misconduct matters. A Non-Title IX Sexual Misconduct matter is a term used to describe allegations of sexual misconduct that do not meet the definition of Title IX Sexual Harassment but will be investigated, adjudicated and resolved pursuant to the procedures in Section XII of the Policy. Title IX Sexual Harassment is a subset of the broader definition of Sexual Harassment as defined by the US Department of Education (DOE) to mean conduct on the basis of sex that occurs in any CUNY’s education program or activity against a person in the United States that satisfies conditions listed in the policy.

  • sexual assault or violence (if you are the recent victim of sexual assault, please visit CUNY’s
    Combating Sexual Assault and Other Unwelcome Sexual Behavior page);
  • unwelcome sexual advances;
  • requests for sexual favors;
  • other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature;
  • harassing conduct due to gender, gender identity, or gender orientation;
  • dating or domestic violence;
  • physical, cyber, or electronic stalking; and/or
  • unwanted physical conduct of any sort;

View the CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct. To report Title IX Sexual Harassment or Non-Title IX Sexual Misconduct please contact one of the aforementioned Official Title IX Support Contacts.