Community Resources

Counseling and Psychological Services (for students only) 
72 Pine Street, 2nd floor 
Providence, RI 02903 
Mon–Fri, 8:30 am–4:30 pm 
401 454-6637 (main line; call during business hours to make an appointment) 
401 454-6666 (24/7 Public Safety; call to reach an on-call counselor)

Health Services (for students only) 
72 Pine Street, 2nd floor 
Providence, RI 02903 
Mon–Fri, 8:30 am–4:30 pm 
401 454-6625 (main line; call during business hours to make an appointment)

Center for Student Involvement 
Carr House, 2nd floor 
210 Benefit Street 
Providence, RI 02903
401 454-6600

Health Education and Promotion
Carr House room 204 (2nd floor)
210 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
401 709-8637

Human Resources
20 Washington Place, 3rd floor
Providence, RI 02903
401 454-6606

Intercultural Student Engagement
Ewing Multicultural Center
41 Waterman Street
Providence, RI 02903

International Student and Scholar Affairs
Carr House room 308 (3rd floor)
210 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
401 277-4957

Public Safety
Providence, RI 02903
South Hall, ground floor
30 Waterman Street
Providence, RI 02903
401 454-6376 (non-emergency calls)
401 454-6666 (24/7 emergency line)
available for anonymous reporting; officers/EMTs on call 24/7

Residence Life
South Hall
30 Waterman Street
Providence, RI 02903
401 454-6650

Student Affairs
Carr House, 3rd floor
210 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
401 454-6600

Student Conduct and Community Standards
Carr House, 3rd floor
210 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
401 454-6653

Title IX coordinators (via Public Safety 24/7 line)
401 454-6666

Click to call

• Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (24/7)
• Casa Myrna (Boston shelter for survivors of domestic violence; 24/7)
• Cyber Civil Rights Initiative Helpline
• Love is Respect (dating abuse survivor support for youth and loved ones)
• National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline (video phone)
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
• National Sexual Assault Hotline
• The Network/La Red LGBTQ Hotline (24/7)
• StrongHearts Native Helpline (8 am–11 pm)
• The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth; 24/7, call or text)
• Victim Connect (Mon–Fri 9 am–5 pm)
• Victims of Crime Helpline
• WomensLaw.org (email hotline)

Sexual misconduct can affect anyone, irrespective of their identity or background. We recognize intersecting minority identities can heighten your vulnerability. We also understand that identity factors can make it harder to report misconduct and/or seek help.

To help bridge this gap, here is a comprehensive list of resources and support.

Local resource centers

Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center 
259 Central Street 
Central Falls, RI 02863 
800 494-8100 (24/7)

Day One—the Sexual Assault and Trauma Resource Center 
100 Medway Street 
Providence, RI 02906 
401 421-4100
800 494-8100 (24/7)

Elizabeth Buffer Chace Center 
821 West Shore Road 
Warwick, RI 02889 
401 738-1700 
advocacy and therapeutic services for domestic violence survivors

Fenway Health LGBT Violence Recovery Program 
617 927-6250

Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence 
641 Bald Hill Road, suite 1 
Warwick, RI 02886 
401 467-9940 
800 494-8100 (24/7)

Sojourner House 
1570 Westminster Street 
Providence, RI 02909 
401 765-3232

YMCA Rhode Island 
514 Blackstone Street 
Woonsocket, RI 02895 
401 769-7450

YMCA Southeastern Massachusetts 
20 6th Street 
New Bedford, MA 02740 
508 999-3255

Online resources

• Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services: a group offering comprehensive services to deaf and deaf-blind survivors of domestic violence
• All Survivors Project: a research and advocacy organization aimed at improving global responses to survivors of sexual violence in situations of armed conflict and forced displacement
• FaithTrust Institute: a national multifaith, multicultural organization to end sexual and domestic violence
• HEART: an organization promoting sexual health education and violence prevention in Muslim communities
• INSITE!: a network of radical feminists of color organized to end state, community, and home violence
• Institute of Domestic Violence in the African-American Community: an anti-domestic violence organization focused on African Americans
• It’s On Us: the White House’s public service campaign to end campus sexual assault
• JSafe: a group that works with Jewish communities to address domestic violence, child abuse and professional improprieties
• Know Your IX: a national survivor-run, student-driven organization to end campus violence and promote student advocacy under Title IX
• National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs: organization supporting LGBTQ+ communities and allies in combating violence
• National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center: a nonprofit that addresses domestic violence and safety for Indian women
• National Organization of Asians and Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence: API anti-sexual assault advocacy group that centers experiences of survivors from API communities
• National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault: an organization engaged in combating sexual assault and discrimination against women and communities of color
• National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: a collection of articles addressing problems faced by immigrant woman survivors of sexual violence in the US
• The Network/La Red: survivor-led social justice organization against partner abuse in LGBTQ+ communities
• One Love Foundation: a national nonprofit aiming to end relationship abuse
• Pathways to Safety International: a US-based organization assisting victims of interpersonal and gender-based violence abroad
• Presbyterians Against Domestic Violence Network: a network providing advocacy and resources for the prevention of domestic and societal violence
• Resources for US Citizens Victimized Abroad: overviews of services provided by the US Office for Victims of Crime
• Saheli Boston: an organization focused on the empowerment of South Asian women and their families
• Survivor’s Sanctuary: a self-guided healing platform for survivors from the Me Too movement
• TGI Network of Rhode Island: an organization serving transgender, gender diverse and intersex communities in Rhode Island and surrounding areas
• The Trevor Project: information and 24/7 support for LGBTQ+ young people
• US Consular Assistance to US Crime Victims: a US State Department-provided resource that assists US citizens who are survivors of crime while abroad
• Youth Pride Inc.: advocacy group supporting needs of LGBTQ+ youth and young adults

Hospitals

Miriam Hospital (24/7 emergency room)  
164 Summit Avenue  
Providence, RI 02906  
401 793-2500

Rhode Island Hospital (24/7 emergency room)  
593 Eddy Street  
Providence, RI 02903  
401 444-4000

Women and Infants (24/7)  
101 Dudley Street  
Providence, RI 02905  
401 274-1100 
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE nurses) available here

Health centers and clinics

AIDS Care Ocean State (free Hepatitis C and HIV testing) 
18 Parkis Avenue 
Providence, RI 02907 
401 781-0665

Open Door Health (LGBTQ+ inclusive care) 
7 Central Street 
Providence, RI 02907 
401 648-4700

Providence Community Health Center
375 Allens Avenue 
Providence, RI 02905 
401 444-0400

Providence Health Center 
175 Broad Street 
Providence, RI 02903 
401 421-9620

Sidney Borum Health Center (free STD testing) 
142 Berkeley Street 
Boston, MA 02116 
617 457-8140

Directories

• RehabSpot (browse rehabilitation centers and providers related to substance abuse
• Zencare (browse therapists and psychiatrists by state)

On-campus support

Counseling and Psychological Services (for students)
72 Pine Street, 2nd floor
Providence, RI 02903
401 454-6637 (business hours line)
401 454-6666 (24/7 Public Safety line; call to reach an on-call crisis counselor)
Open Mon–Fri, 8:30 am–4:30 pm; call during business hours to schedule an appointment

Coastline EAP (assistance program for faculty and staff and their families)
800 445-1195 (24/7 line) 

Other local resources

Mental Health Association of RI
345 Blackstone Boulevard
Sawyer Building, room 310
Providence, RI 02906
401 726-2285

MGH Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness
MGH Wang ACC 812
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114

Identity-based and other guides, services and communities

• 21 Mental Health Resources for BIPOC (and 5 Tips for Finding the Right Therapist for You)
• Asian Counseling and Referral Service
• Asian Mental Health Collective
• Asians Do Therapy
• Henry Health App
• Inclusive Therapists
• Indian Health Services
• Latinx Therapy
• Loveland Therapy Fund
• Mann Mukti
• Mental Health Resources for the Black Community
• Mental Health Resources for Indigenous Communities
• Mental Health Resources for Latino and Hispanic Communities
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association 
• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
• Open Path Psychotherapy Collective
• RehabSpot
• Therapy for Black Girls
• Therapy for Black Men
• Therapy for Latinx

On campus

• Disability Support Services
• Intercultural Student Engagement

Off campus

• Access Point RI
• The Arc of Bristol County
• Asperger/Autism Network
• The Autism Project
• Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island
• Mental Health Association of RI
• New England ADA Center

To better understand the issues before us, we need to take the initiative to learn new things. Reject the desire to ask Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) to explain racism for you. Educate yourself with resources created by BIPOC voices. For a non-exhaustive collection of resources, see below.

Supporting BIPOC communities

• Why Are Asian Americans Being Attacked and What Can You Do About It?
• Equal Justice Initiative
• Hispanic Federation: Take Action
• Help Combat Anti-Indigenous Racism By Becoming An Ally
• Stand Against Hatred
• The BIPOC Project
• 14 Organizations and People Working to Support BIPOC Mental Health During the Coronavirus Crisis
• Resources to Support BIPOC Communities
• 10 Ways to Help the Black Community Right Now

Anti-racism

• Bystander Intervention
• Check Your Own Bias
• Racial Equity Tools
• How to Avoid Picking Up Prejudice from the Media
• Eight Ways to Stand Up to Hate
• Anti Racism Project
• Resources to talk about Racism
• 6 ways to be antiracist, because being ‘not racist’ isn’t enough
• Standing Up to Anti-Asian Racism
• Unmasking ‘Racial Microaggressions’
• How to Respond to Microaggressions
• Why anti-Indigenous racism impacts all of us, and what you can do
• Anti-Indigenous Racism Resources
• What is Environmental Racism & How Can We Fight It?
• Anti-Racism Resources
• Stop AAPI Hate Organization
• Zinn Education Project
• Racial Equity Tools
• Interaction Institute for Social Change Trainings
• VIDEO Tedx: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them
• Respectability’s Equity & Inclusion Resources
• Five Activities to Promote Diversity in the Classroom

Student organizations

• Chinese Student and Scholar Association
• Kendo
• Korean Student Association
• RISD National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS)
• South Asian Students Association

Outside resources

• ARISE (Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education)
• Center for Southeast Asians
• Empowering PI Communities
• Korean-American Association of RI
• National Council of Asian Pacific Americans
• Providence Youth Student Movement (PrYSM)
• South Pacific Islander Organization

Student organizations

• Black Artists and Designers (BAAD)
• RISD National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS)

Local resources off campus

• African Alliance of Rhode Island (AARI)
• AMOR
• Billy Taylor House
• Black Heritage Society
• Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE)
• Diversity Talks
• ManUp
• Sista Fire
• YMCA Rhode Island
• YMCA Southeastern Massachusetts

Online

• Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective
• Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation
• Black Lives Matter—Healing Justice Toolkit

RISD and Brown University communities

• Brown-RISD Branch Christian Fellowship
• Brown-RISD Catholic Community
• Brown-RISD Hillel
• Brown University Muslim Students Association
• Salt and Light Christian Fellowship

Other local organizations

• McAuley Ministries

RISD student groups

• Mango Street
• RISD National Organization of Minority Architecture Students

Local organizations

• The Colombian American Cultural Society
• Progreso Latino
• Puerto Rican Institute for the Arts and Advocacy
• Puerto Rican Professionals Association of Rhode Island
• Rhode Island Latino Arts
• Rhode Island Professional Latino Association
• Southside Cultural Center

• Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island
• Progreso Latino
• Refugee Dream Center

Local organizations

• The Narragansett Indian Tribe
• Rhode Island Indian Council
• Tomaquag Museum

Other resources

• Anti-Indigenous Racism Resources
• Help Combat Anti-Indigenous Racism by Becoming an Ally
• Indigenous Histories: Past, Present and Future (RISD Museum video)
• Mental Health Resources for Indigenous Communities
• StrongHearts Native Helpline (confidential, anonymous domestic and dating violence helpline; call 844-762-8483)
• Why anti-Indigenous racism impacts all of us, and what you can do

Local organizations

• Brown University LGBTQ+ Center
• Compass
• East Coast Mental Wellness (Providence)
• East Coast Mental Wellness (Richmond/Hope Valley RI)
• NewportOUT
• Open Door Health (LGBTQ+ inclusive care)
• PFLAG Greater Providence
• PrYSM: Providence Youth Student Movement — Southeast Asian Queers United for Empowerment and Leadership
• TGI Network RI
• The Trevor Project—TrevorSpace
• Two Spirit & LGBTQ+ Health
• Youth Pride Inc.

RISD partners with Coastline EAP to offer employees, their immediate family members, and anyone who resides with them, with an employee assistance program (EAP) to help guide them through personal issues and situations. For more information, you can visit their website linked above, call them at 800 445-1195, or get an overview from RISD Human Resources.

Our office offers a number of interactive workshops and training programs for students, faculty and staff. These sessions are curated to meet the needs of our community and designed to grow as community needs evolve.

To request a workshop or training, please email equitycompliance@risd.edu. Allow 2-3 business days for us to respond. We can then design and facilitate a workshop for your audience around a variety of themes, including but not limited to:

• the continuum of sexual misconduct
• the prevalence of sexual violence
• bystander intervention
• consent 
• reporting options and resources for support
• intimate partner violence 
• healthy and unhealthy relationships (social, romantic, and/or sexual)
• implicit and explicit bias
• microagressions
• social identities
• intersectionality and active allyship
• navigating concerns related to protective classes
• RISD's discriminatory harassment, Title IX and sexual misconduct policies 

Once we receive your request, our team will do our best to develop a program that meets the needs of your area. 

ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES SHARED BY AND FOR RISD FACULTY
A compilation of essays, books, videos, podcasts and other materials to support anti-racist pedagogy and practices.

GUIDELINES ON CLASSROOM USE OF OFFENSIVE MATERIAL
Best practices for teachers to ensure inclusive classrooms when presenting/addressing course materials containing slurs, epithets or other offensive/charged content.

CONTENT AND TRIGGER WARNINGS GUIDE
An overview of content and trigger warnings, why they are important for creating inclusive classroom spaces, and how to incorporate them in teaching. Includes a list of common content/trigger warnings.

TRANS 101: EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND PRONOUNS
Information from pronouns.org covering the use and examples of personal pronouns, including their importance and role in inclusive teaching.

DECOLONIZATION RESOURCES FROM THE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION
Articles and research about decolonial practice, with an emphasis on museum spaces. Includes examples and case studies.