manager according to detailed one-to-one feedback from partners. Student Services held a
seminar on campus in March 2014 for all its partners to share good practice. All studentfacing staff in Student Services, Security and the Students’ Union were trained and the Care
Pathway and accompanying guidance for both staff and students were promoted on the
university web pages and displayed in all student-facing offices. The package was shared
with other institutions through AMOSSHE, the student services organisation, and more
directly with individual universities including Warwick, Leicester, Glasgow Caledonian,
Chichester, Leeds, Imperial College and SOAS.
The Sussex Care Pathway will be evaluated through the EU-funded project Universities
Supporting Victims of Sexual Violence Training for Sustainable Student Services to provide
evidence for the continuation of a sustainable training programme at Sussex. The Care
Pathway continually evolves and improves in response to changes in practice, changes in
local services and developments within the sector. Its continued review is greatly assisted by
university membership of the local authority VAWG operational groups to maintain
communication and collaboration with local partners/stakeholders.
Contact: Amanda Griffiths, Manager, Student Wellbeing, University of Sussex
([email protected])
For more information on the Care Pathway, see
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gateway/file.php?name=responding-to-sexualviolence-care-pathway-april-2016-final.pdf&site=392 and
www.sussex.ac.uk/wellbeing/sexualconsent
CASE STUDY 11: FIRST RESPONSE MOBILE APP FOR STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
The First Response mobile app (www.firstresponseoxford.org) was a collaboration between
the ‘It Happens Here’ campaign and Code4Rights. ‘It Happens Here' is dedicated to raising
awareness about sexual violence and working with members of the University of Oxford and
the wider community to ensure that Oxford is a safe place for all people. Code4Rights seeks
to increase women's participation in technology by providing opportunities to create apps
that can help create a more equal society for all.
The app is the first of its kind in the area and is intended to equip students with the
immediate information they need to address any incident of sexual violence. It provides
survivors of sexual violence and friends of survivors with information about support
resources, ways to respond, key contact details, and answers to frequently asked questions.
The app sets out advice and key contact information under four headings:
Going to a referral centre
Calling the police
Getting medical attention
Getting support
A section on frequently asked questions is targeted at both student victims and supporters,
and provides definitions on sexual violence and consent as well as the university’s definition
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