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Safety Support




Experiences of gender-based violence or harassment may impact an individual’s sense of safety and result in concerns for their physical, emotional, financial, or psychological safety as they navigate their time on and off campus. The list of resources below is not intended to be an exhaustive list.

Campus resources including the Gender Violence Services Coordinators (confidential), the Equal Opportunity and Compliance (EOC) Office (private), UNC Police (private), and the Dean of Students (private) can help discuss options below and others that may exist based on a student’s individual needs and circumstances.


Emergency Blue Call Boxes

  • Blue call boxes are located throughout campus property and when used, provides your location to UNC Police. To learn more about UNC-Chapel Hill’s blue call boxes and view our emergency call box map, visit UNC Police’s website.

SafeWalk

  • SafeWalk is a student-run, university-sponsored organization whose mission is to provide free, safe travel alternatives for UNC-Chapel Hill students at night. If requested, a pair of trained students employed by UNC Police will walk with you to your desired destination.
  • View their service range and reserve a SafeWalk through their website.

UNC Police Self Defense Class

  • The Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) program offered by UNC Police provides realistic, self-defense tactics for UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty and staff. These offerings provide a holistic approach to self-defense education and support the necessity of continuous learning to provide realistic options for each population as they go through life. Each of these programs includes educational components comprised of lecture, discussion, physical resistive strategies.
  • UNC Police offers three RAD programs: RAD for Women, RAD for Men, and RAD Express. Transgender and non-binary individuals are welcome to choose whichever program best fits their needs.
  • To learn more and sign up, visit their website.

Campus-based No-Contact Order (NCO)

  • In responding to reports of protected status harassment and discrimination, including sexual misconduct and stalking, and reports of workplace violence, the University provides support to the parties involved and to the campus community. A campus-based No-Contact Order (NCO) is an example of a supportive measure implemented and enforced on a case-by-case basis by the University’s Equal Opportunity and Compliance Office (EOC). The EOC will conduct an assessment to determine if a NCO is an available option.
  • An EOC-issued NCO prohibits contact between the parties named in the NCO. The parties are required to avoid intentional contact with one another, including through verbal, nonverbal, physical, electronic, and other forms of communication. The NCO prohibits contact by a third party acting on the party’s behalf (including friends, colleagues, family members, etc.). The NCO prohibits contact through social media accounts, instant messenger platforms, email, or other internet-based communication.
  • Learn more about campus no-contact orders. To explore the option for a campus-no contact order, please contact the Equal Opportunity and Compliance Office (private) or Gender Violence Services Coordinators (confidential).

Civil No-Contact Order (50C)

Domestic Violence Protective Order (50B) or (DVPO)

North Carolina Address Confidentiality Program

Sex Offender Registry/Alerts

Notification and Alerts

There are different resources for notification and alert systems on campus, in the state of North Carolina, and nationally depending on circumstances and type of situation.

Alert Carolina

  • The Alert Carolina Emergency Notification System communicates in multiple ways with students, faculty and staff, as well as visitors, local residents, parents and the news media in the event of an emergency or dangerous situation
  • The Alert Carolina System Protocols direct the University to inform the campus community using four different types of notifications: emergency warning, crime alert, adverse Conditions and informational.

Carolina Ready Safety App

  • The Carolina Ready Safety App is free and available for download on the App Store and Google Play. The app includes emergency alerts, tools for staying safe on campus, emergency response guides, campus maps and a variety of health, wellness and campus accessibility resources. Key features include Friend Walk, WorkAlone, Mobile BlueLight, Report a Tip, and Take Action Guides.

North Carolina Court Date Search

  • Search for the date, time, and location of a court appearance, citation number, and more for court cases in North Carolina using the court date search.

North Carolina Court Notifications

  • North Carolina Court Notifications Service will provide notifications by text or email of changes to court dates on criminal and infraction cases. Reminder messages for upcoming court dates for subscribed cases will also be sent. To subscribe to notifications for a specific court case, please enter the county and file (case) number.
  • NC SAVAN (Statewide Automated Victim Assistance and Notification)
  • North Carolina Statewide Automated Victim Assistance and Notification (NC SAVAN) is a criminal justice information-sharing system that supports automated victim notification.
  • Individuals may call the toll-free number or use the online registration system to learn about an offender’s status or register for offender notification. Once registered, users may receive offender notifications through automated telephone and e-mail notifications, or by downloading telephone applications.
  • Notifications are provided in English and Spanish, and translation services are available in more than 100 languages relative to services provided by NC SAVAN.

North Carolina Victims’ Rights

  • Individuals who have been a victim of a crime in North Carolina have certain rights depending on the kind of crime and criminal charges involved. Learn more about crime victims’ rights in North Carolina.

Sex Offender Registry/Alerts