Confidential Support & Advocacy

If you are experiencing or have experienced relationship abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or stalking but do not feel comfortable disclosing your identity or reporting, that is okay! There are still resources available to you! Confidential resources are confidential and do not disclose the information shared with them except in limited circumstances, such as ongoing abuse of a minor. Confidential resources can:

  • Offer a non-judgmental, empathetic space to discuss your experiences
  • Work through the options available to you for reporting, medical care, and other short term and long term needs related to violence
  • Connect you to resources such as counseling services, Title IX, and student organizations
  • Create an individualized safety plan with you
  • Provide in-person response and accompaniment to meetings with medical providers, police, or Title IX

Campus Resources:

Safeline: 336-278-3333
A confidential responder is available 24/7 to respond to survivors of interpersonal violence including sexual assault, relationship abuse, stalking, and sexual harassment, as well as instances of identity-based bias.

Assistant Director of the GLC for Violence Response: 336-278-5009
AK Krauss (they/them), the Assistant Director for Violence Response, is Elon’s full-time confidential advocate. AK can work with survivors to process experiences, safety plan/respond to crises, connect survivors to resources, and help them understand their options. When the Assistant Director of the Gender & LGBTQIA Center for Violence Response is unavailable, their supervisor, the Associate Director for the Gender & LGBTQIA Center, also serves as the confidential advocate. To schedule a meeting, please email AK Krauss at akrauss3@elon.edu or call 336-278-5009.

Other Confidential Campus Support Options:

  • Counseling Services: For individual counseling or support groups.
  • 24/7 Counselor on Call: Call 336-289-2222. The Counselor-on-Call will complete a brief risk assessment of the situation, recommend crisis management interventions, and identify additional supports or follow-up to ensure safety. This may include a referral to the hospital for an in-person assessment and may include the involvement of University administrative staff.
  • Student Health Services: For non-emergent injuries, STI prevention, or other medical needs. For emergency medical care, please call 911 or visit an emergency room. Injuries to the head and neck are more likely to be emergencies and cause complications, and we strongly recommend seeking medical treatment as early as possible.
  • Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life: Chaplains while serving in that role are confidential resources.

Community Resources:

CrossRoads Sexual Assault Response and Resource Center: 336-228-0360
Location: 1206 Vaughn Road, Burlington, NC 27215

Family Abuse Services: 336-226-5985
Location: 1950 Martin Street, Burlington, NC 27215

Guilford County Family Justice Center, Greensboro: 336-641-SAFE (7233)
Location: 201 S. Greene St., 2nd Floor, Greensboro, NC 27401