Confidential Advocacy & Support Services
Providence College provides confidential advocacy and support to students who have experienced or are involved with sexual misconduct, are pregnant, or who are parenting while enrolled as students at Providence College.
These services are designed to ensure students are informed of available resources and receive assistance with the coordination of services and referrals. Confidential Advocacy offers a safe, non-judgmental space, and you do NOT need to file a report with the Title IX Coordinator to access support.
What Confidential Advocates Can Offer
- Identify Needs: Assist students in identifying what they need and/or want.
- Supportive Measures: Assist with obtaining and understanding supportive measures (academic, housing, employment, etc.).
- Rights & Options: Review and clarify/answer questions related to parties’ rights and options.
- Safety Planning: Assist with immediate and long-term safety planning.
- External Referrals: Share information about external resources/referrals:
- The civil court system (restraining/protective orders).
- The criminal justice system.
- Individual and group counseling, and health and social services.
- Accompaniment: Accompany students off-campus to the police station, courthouse, and hospital.
- Emotional Support: Provide emotional support.
- Title IX Advisor: At the student’s request, may accompany students throughout the Title IX grievance process as an advisor.
Important Limitation: Confidential Advocates do not provide counseling or other licensed mental health services and cannot provide legal advice.
Confidentiality Guarantee
Confidential Advocates are a confidential resource.
The information shared with a Confidential Advocate will NOT be reported to the Title IX Coordinator or anyone else, with the only exception being in the case of imminent harm to self or others.
- Conflict of Interest: The service actively works to avoid conflicts of interest; the same staff member will not be assigned to work with another individual involved in the same Title IX case or investigation.
How to Connect
To be assigned a Confidential Advocate, you can reach out using your preferred method. An advocate will then contact you via your preferred method.
- Email: Send an email to kendra.marasco@providence.edu.
- Call: Call 401-865-1841.
- Title IX Coordinator: You may also be connected to an Advocate through the Title IX Coordinator.
