Refer to an authority:
• Sometimes the safest way to intervene is to refer to a neutral party with the authority to change the situation, like an RA
or security guard.
• Talk to a security guard, bartender, or another employee about your concerns. It’s in their best interest to ensure that
their patrons are safe, and they will usually be willing to step in.
• Don’t hesitate to call 911 if you are concerned for someone else’s safety.
Enlist others:
• It can be intimidating to approach a situation alone. Enlist another person to support you.
• Ask someone to come with you to approach the person at risk. When it comes to expressing concern, sometimes there
is power in numbers.
• Ask someone to intervene in your place. For example, you could ask someone who knows the person at risk to escort
them to the bathroom.
• Enlist the friend of the person you’re concerned about. “Your friend looks like they’ve had a lot to drink. Can you check
on them?”
Your actions matter:
• Whether or not you were able to change the outcome, by stepping in you are helping to change the way people think
about their role in preventing sexual assault. If you suspect that someone you know has been sexually assaulted, there
are steps you can take to support that person and show you care.
If you see someone in danger of being assaulted:
• Step in, if it is safe, and offer assistance. Ask if the person needs help. Call Public Safety 909.274.4555 or 911 if the
danger is imminent.
• Don’t leave. If you remain at the scene and are a witness, the perpetrator is less likely to do anything.
Be an ally:
• When you go to a party, go with a group of friends. Arrive together, check in with each other frequently and leave
together.
• Have a buddy system. Don’t be afraid to let a friend know if you are worried about her/his safety.
Peer Support:
• If you are informed about a sexual assault or sexual violence action taking place on the College campus, you are
encouraged to report the crime to any College employee, such as a counselor, an athletic coach, a professor, Public
Safety at 909. 274.4555, or Student Life Office 9Cat 909.274.4525. If it is somebody that you know, you can help
them by encouraging them to report the incident. An anonymous report can also be submitted to Public Safety Text-a-
Tip Hot Line at 909.274.9560 (
. mtsac.edu).
HOTLINES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Sexual Assault Resources:
Project Sister Family Services (24-hr. rape hotline)
909.626.4357
East LA Women’s Center (24-hr rape & battering hotline, Spanish)
800.585.6231
Center for Pacific Asian Family (Asian Multi-lingual hotline)
800.339.3940
Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center (24-hr rape hotline)
951.686.7273
National Sexual Assault Hotline
800.656.HOPE
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