Who we are
The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) supports all members of the University of Waterloo campus community who have experienced or been impacted by sexual violence. This includes all students, staff, faculty, and visitors on the main campus, satellite campuses, and affiliated and federated Waterloo Institutes and Colleges.
We're here for you
You can also connect with us at: svpro@uwaterloo.ca
What we do
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Provide support for those impacted by sexual violence.
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Provide consultations to campus members who have received a disclosure of sexual violence, or have questions about available supports or institutional response pathways.
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Deliver education, training, and awareness-raising initiatives.
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Work with individuals from a trauma-informed framework and seek to embed principles of trauma-informed care and response in policies and procedures.
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Consult with, and prioritize the lived experiences of those impacted by sexual violence.
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Evaluate and measure institutional interventions addressing campus sexual violence – engage in data collection and analysis, and utilize findings to identify trends, gaps, and recommendations for future directions.
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Build strong collaborations with campus partners, Kitchener-Waterloo community organizations, and provincial and federal networks of those addressing gender-based violence on campuses.
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Utilize a public-health approach to address sexual violence prevention, as a campus community.
We aim to foster a campus culture of care, consent, and community. Our dedicated team is here for you, providing compassionate and trauma-informed support, delivery of education and programming focused on building sexual and gender-based violence awareness and literacy, and efforts advancing community-building across campus.
