If you are concerned about your immediate safety, call:
- La Crosse Police Department: 9-1-1 or 608-785-5962
- Western Campus Safety: 608-785-9191
The police department and campus security can help keep you safe and provide resources on the options available to you.
Once you are in a safe environment, please contact one of the on-campus resources listed below.
Western students are encouraged to disclose abuse and seek help from any of the individuals listed below. However, contacting any of the resources below does not mean you must make a formal report.
On-campus
- Counseling and Case Management Services
- Phone: 608-785-9553
- Located in Student Success Center, Room 221, 7th Street North
- Title IX Coordinator, Ge Vang, Manager of Associate Director of Student Life, Senior Title IX & Civil Rights Officer
- Phone: 608-785-9444
- Email: vangg@westerntc.edu
- Office located in the Student Life, Equity, and Engagement Office, Kumm Center Room 100, La Crosse campus
Off-campus
- Great Rivers 211 – Dial 2-1-1 from any non-campus phone or 1-800-362-9255 (24-hour Crisis Hotline)
- Mayo Health System – Franciscan Healthcare Safe Path Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Services, 608-791-7804 or 1-800-362-5454 ext. 27804
- Gundersen Health System Sexual Assault Services, 608-775-5950 or 1-800-362-9567 ext. 5950
- New Horizons Shelter and Women's Center, 608-791-2600 or 1-888-231-0066 (24/7 Hotline)
- National Domestic Abuse Hotline, 1-800-799-SAFE (24/7 Hotline)
- RAINN: Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, 1-800-656-HOPE (24/7 Hotline)
Remember, experiencing violence can have long-lasting effects, so even if the violence happened some time ago, you are encouraged to contact any of the resources listed here.