Sexual & Domestic Violence Resources

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If you or someone you know has experienced sexual/domestic violence and/or stalking, be sure to use the following resources to assist you.

Title IX Contacts:

Judd Harbin
Dean of Students
(479) 619-4234
jharbin1@nwacc.edu
Student Center, room 225 J

Lisa Milam
Title IX Deputy (employees)
(479) 619-2679
L3milam@nwacc.edu
Burns Hall, room 1128.13

Teresa Taylor
Executive Director Institutional Policy, Risk Mgmt & Compliance
Title IX Coordinator
479-619-4188
ttaylor19@nwacc.edu

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Other Resources:

• NWACC's confidential advocates are another resource and will listen and explain options available to you while providing support. 
• Guidance for victims of sexual violence. 
• Guidance for victims of domestic violence.
• Guidance for victims of stalking. 
• Red Flag Campaign: See Something. Say Something.

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Zero Tolerance

NWACC has a zero tolerance policy for gender-based misconduct, including sexual harassment, discriminatory harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and other acts of harassment and/or discrimination congruent with our campus policy. View policies on Title IX.

• Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• Arkansas Crisis Center
• Laura's Law 
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center
• Northwest Arkansas Women's Shelter
• NWA Center for Sexual Assault
• Ozark Guidance Center
• Peace at Home Family Shelter
• Rape Abuse & Incest National Network
• Responding to Student Victims of Domestic Violence
• Restoration Village
• Stalking Resource Center 

 

Definitions

Domestic Violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner. Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that intimidate, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or wound someone.

Domestic violence can happen to anyone regardless of race, age,
sexual orientation, religion, or gender. Domestic violence affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels. Domestic violence occurs in both opposite-sex and same-sex relationships and can happen to intimate partners who are married, living together, or dating.

Dating violence is a pattern of assaultive and controlling behaviors that one person uses against another in order to gain or maintain power and control in the relationship. Dating Violence is defined as the physical, sexual, or psychological/emotional violence within a dating relationship. It can occur in person or electronically and may occur between a current or former dating partner. Other terms used include: relationship abuse, intimate partner violence, relationship violence, dating abuse, domestic abuse, domestic violence, and stalking.

Stalking is a pattern of repeated and unwanted attention, harassment, contact, or any other course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear for his or her safety or the safety of others and/or suffersubstantial emotional distress.