CARE

to

Stop Violence
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CARE uses Route One Establishments to


Spread Sexual Assault Awareness
At the University of Maryland, students use Route 1 as
a primary resource for food and entertainment. There is
an abundance of restaurants including Chipotle, Panda
Express and Nandos Peri-Peri. There are also three bars,
R.J. Bentleys, Terrapins Turf and Cornerstone, where
students spend a majority of their weekends.

Recent CARE Initiative

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CARE Events
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Step UP!
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Feature Story
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What is CARE?
CARE to Stop Violence is
the University of
Marylands oncampus
confidential
resource for victoms of sexual
assault, relationship
violence and stalking.
Contact
http://www.health.umd.edu/
care
24-hour crisis cell: 301-7413442

Cornerstone is one of the bars located on

Route One. Cornerstone has been contacted
by CARE for training. Source: Cornerstone
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Statistics show that a person is more susceptible to

be sexually assaulted while under the influence. The
reason being is because alcohol and drugs are used as
a tool by predators to attract a victim. The reality of
this statistic has led CARE to take an initiative and reach out to
restaurants and bars on Route 1 to conduct staff-wide bystander
intervention training.

Carly Cottone, who has recently joined the CARE team this fall, leads
the CARE outreach team. Her idea to reach out to the establishments
on Route 1 has been successful but has had its difficulties. It is very
difficult to reach out to each bar and find a time where every staff
member is available for the 90-minute training.
When I heard that CARE was taking this initiative to reach out to
bars and restaurants around Route 1 I was very relieved, Arielle
Aboulafia, risk manager for the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, said. It
is very important to me that women and men feel comfortable when
going out in this community. Having the bouncers aware on how to
intervene in a situation is very comforting.
CARE hopes to make more initiatives in this upcoming year to
market the office and the resources they provide. If you are interested
in becoming involved with the CARE outreach team, applications for
the 2017-2018 year will be available at health.umd.edu/care in the
R.J. Bentleys is the first establishment on
spring.

Route 1 to have the training. Source: Alex

Tucker

 A Night to Remember

CARE to Stop Violence hosts Purple Light Night

On Wednesday, Oct.26, CARE held its Purple Light Night in the Stamp Colony Ballroom.
This was the first year CARE hosted Purple Light Night. The events objectives were to
inform UMD students about the signs of domestic violence and how one can support a
victim. CARE decided to hold Purple Light Night because October is Domestic Violence
Awareness month.
Domestic Violence affects 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men. Many of those who are victims
find it hard to speak out because they feel isolated. This event was eye opening to those
who have not been affected and to those suffering from abuse. The program included
two spoken word poems, one musical performance, a viewing of a TED talk from Leslie
Morgan Steiner, a panel discussion and a speak out.
The event provided customized t-shirts for sale. The profits of the sale were donated to the
Victims Assistance Fund (VAF). The VAF provides funds for medical co-payments, food
assistance, transportation to the hospital and housing fees for victims without financial
means.

The lights above were given to audience members in

commemoration of those lives who were lost due to
The
domestic violence. Source: Evelyn Monroe

program was very meaningful and taught me a lot of new information about domestic
violence, Kayla Jackson, event planner, said. Our clients event objectives were to inform
attendees about the effects of violence, provide a safe and comfortable release for victims and to raise money for the victims assitance
fund.

Take Back the Night

A behind the scenes view of the planning and execution of the event held in spring of 2017

Take Back the Night is a nationwide event that more than one hundred
colleges organize on their respective campuses. The purpose of the event is to
educate college students about the severity of sexual assault and the dire need
for heightened awareness about the subject.
CARE to Stop Violence is in its third year of planning Take Back the Night.
Each event confronts a different theme that revolves around the topic of
sexual assault. Previous themes have included confronting rape culture, rape
culture in the media, and shattering the silence for survivors of sexual assault.
Peer advocates, students who work in the CARE office assisting advocates,
are tasked with planning the event. Planning of the event includes booking
the venue, organizing catering, contacting and securing keynote speakers,
managing a budget, contacting co-sponsors and marketing the event. The
event will be in the spring and many details have not been released. However,
the theme has been decided. CARE is thrilled to announce that the theme will
be debunking rape myths. For more updates, visit health.umd.edu/care

This is the poster for TBTN 2016. As shown, there

were 7 co-sponsors. Source: 2016 CARE Peer Advocates

UMD makes Step UP! training mandatory for incoming students

First-year students are required to engage in Step UP! training in UNIV100 classes

Step UP! is a national organization that works with colleges to

raise awareness about intervening. They describe the training as
a prosocial behavior and bystander intervention program that
educates students to be proactive in helping others. There are
four goals to the Step UP! training: to raise awareness of helping
others, increase motivation to help, develop skills and confidence
whenresponding to problems or concerns, and to ensure the safety
and well-being of self and others.
The University Health
Center CARE Peer Educators
facilitate the hour long training
session. Incoming students will
learn about how to evaluate
challenging situations. Because
people are not sure how to
safely intervene without putting
themself or others in danger,
students also learn how
This is the new logo for Step Up training.
to safely intervene using one of This was created in the fall. Source:
health.umd.edu
the 3Ds: Direct, Distract,
and Delegate. Teaching this
philosophy to incoming freshman will be helpful because they are
conditioned from their first year of college to intervene when they
see a problem escalating.
The facilitation of the 3Ds is known as Bystander Intervention.
It is is a strategy of prevention for various types of violence
including: bullying, sexual assault, harassment, hazing, relationship
violence and discrimination. An active bystander witnesses a
situation and takes steps to speak up or step in to prevent the
situation from escalating. Training is not limited to first-year
students only. If an organization is interested in receiving the
training they can contact Lead Educator LaVonne Whitehead at
lwhitehe@umd.edu.

For more information visit:

http://www.health.umd.edu/stepup
Source: care.umd.edu
Created by: Evie Monroe

UMD Sexual
Misconduct Policy
CARE to Stop Violence works
alongside the Office of Civil
Rights and Sexual Misconduct
(OCRSM). ORCSM supports
the University of Maryland in its
commitment in creating a working
and learning environment free
from discrimination and sexual
misconduct. When someone enters
CAREs office, they are given the
UMD Sexual Misconduct Policy
to review.
The Policy specifies what is
prohibited sexual misconduct
at the University of Maryland.
Retalation, Stalking, Sexual
intimidation, Relationship
violence, Sexual exploitation,
Sexual harrassment, Sexual assault
I and Sexual assault II are among
those prohibitions.
On May 13, 2016, President
Loh approved the amendment
of the policy. This added Sexual
assault I and II. Sexual assault I is
also known as rape, which is the
penetration of the vagina, anus
or mouth. Sexual assault II is the
unwanted touching of intimate
body parts.

Its On Us is a nationwide pledge

to make a personal commitment
to help keep women and men safe
from sexual assault. Source:
Itsonus.org/

University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
301-314-8180

Fatima then sought for her masters in social work.

In 2006, she left the school system and went to work
for a sexual assault program as a crisis prevention
specialist at SARC. After SARC, worked for two
separate sexual assault prevention centers around
Baltimore. She wanted to work for an advocacy
center on a college campus, which then led her to
the University of Maryland, College Park.

(Pictured from left to right) Fatima

Taylor, Christina Jay, Stephanie Rivero
and LaVonne Whitehead are the four
lead advocates in the CARE office.
Source: Fatima Taylor

Fatima Taylor is the

director of CARE and the

assistant director of the
UMD Health Center. Her
role as director of CARE
is to constantly instill the
leadership and stewardship
of CAREs mission in the
office. She is also seen as the
main confidential expert on
campus.

CARE has come a long way since its start in the

early 2000s. At the time, there was one graduate
student located in the police station. After a year,
CARE then migrated to the health center where
peer education was introduced.
When Fatima arrived at CARE in 2011, there was
only one coordinator and two graduate assistants.
Her role in the office was grant coordinator for the
department of justice. In 2014,
she was elevated to the position
of assistant director. CARE
then became its own sect,
separate from mental health.

I see us continuing to grow,

we went from a small sect
in the police department to
our own office in the health
center. Fatima said. Many
Source: Evie Monroe
students are involved in our peer
programs and the student body is
Fatima went to the University of Michigan
more aware about their resources or what they
where she received her Bachelors degree in
should be doing related to sexual assault.
both Womens Studies and Psychology. While
at the University of Michigan, she worked part
Fatimas five year goal is to have every first
time at as an administrative assistant for their
year student who walks onto campus know what
sexual assault program. When she graduated,
CARE is and how to get involved. Fatima explained
she moved to Baltimore, MD and worked for
that there is a position for everyone at CARE.
Teach for America where she taught 7th grade
The outreach team is for those who are outgoing
math. During her time in Baltimore, she went to and have innovative ideas about how to reach the
Johns Hopksins where she received her Master
community as a whole. The advocacy team is for
of Arts in teaching. Early on in my teaching
those who want to help people one on one. The
career a student reached out to me about her
educator team is for those who want to educate their
assault, Fatima said. Through working with
peers. Positions for these peer programs open in the
her, it activated my career in advocacy.
spring, apply at health.umd.edu/care.

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