Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office Mission Statement:
As a collaborative team within the Trent University community, the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO), also known as Consent at Trent, is committed to disrupting sexual and gender-based violence by engaging the Trent and broader community in fostering a culture of consent, respect, and safety. The SVPRO operates from anti-colonial, anti-oppressive, intersectional, and culturally safe practice perspectives. By addressing the underlying factors that contribute to systems of oppression, we aim to empower all individuals to live, learn, and thrive in an environment that upholds and celebrates their inherent dignity and rights.
The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response (SVPR) team is dedicated to shifting the culture of sexual and gender-based violence by promoting accountability and providing education and support to the Trent community. The SVPRO's main goal and collective responsibility is to disrupt and prevent sexual and gender-based violence within the Trent and wider communities.
The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response (SVPR) Team
The SVPR team provides education, resources, and consultation on consent and consent culture, bystander intervention, dating safety, sexual health, receiving disclosures, and more, as well as raising awareness about sexual and gender-based violence and providing compassionate support and trauma-responsive care.
The SVPRO's services are free, confidential, and available to Trent students of all genders and diverse lived experiences, as well as faculty and staff for debriefs and consultations.
Personal Support
The SVPR team can provide confidential and compassionate support. Whether your experience was recent or in the past, we can work on alleviating distress, talk about coping skills, and enhance your overall wellness.
If you would like to disclose a recent or historic experience of sexual and/or gender-based violence, please contact the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response team at consent@trentu.ca or leave a message by phone at 705-748-1011 x7792 (Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Manager).
Everyone in the Trent community is welcome to meet with and access supports through the SVPRO.
The SVPR team will meet with you to hear your experience(s) (as much or as little as you would like to share) and to discuss your needs.
The SVPR team can support with such things as safety planning, navigating reporting options, support with academic consideration and accommodations, service navigation, advocacy, and referrals for further care, according to your situation and what you feel would be helpful.
Academic Considerations & Accommodations
The SVPRO can support with potential academic considerations if you have been impacted academically as a result of your experience of harm.
In collaboration with additional support services where relevant (SAS, Academic Advising), we may discuss academic considerations with professors on your behalf, such as assignment extensions, course section changes, etc.
There is a level of disclosure that comes with the identity and name of the SVPRO. That being said, the SVPR team will always maintain appropriate confidentiality of any disclosure details. Our staff and faculty are trained to safely work alongside the SVPRO and implement trauma-responsive support.
Organizational support
Do you have a student group on campus? Would you like to have a discussion on a topic related to sexual and gender-based violence and/or consent?
The SVPR team can attend your meeting or create a workshop just for your group!
Your group can host a facilitated discussion, learn a skill such as how to support a friend in need, or have an information session provided.
Educational support
Various workshops and community events are facilitated throughout the year. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to explore our upcoming events page or follow us on Instagram @consentattrent to keep up to date on all of our community-based educational opportunities!
If you have an idea or suggestion for a training, workshop, and/or event, please contact us at consent@trentu.ca.
Visit the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response website at:
https://www.trentu.ca/sexualviolence/ for more information about all of our personal, organizational, and educational support options.