Stalking: Awareness, Prevention, and Support
Learn about the definition of stalking, available resources for victims, reporting options on campus, and how to seek help through counseling services. Find out how to recognize stalking behavior, understand its impact, and take steps to address it effectively.
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Stalking Awareness: Stalking Awareness: Know it! Know it! Name it! Name it! Stop it! Stop it! Talk about it! Talk about it! Presented by Dallas College Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) & The College Alliance Against Sexual Assault (CAASA)
Learning Objectives Learning Objectives Attendees will be able to: Define stalking List at least three community resources available for victims of stalking or other interpersonal violence. List at least three resources for reporting stalking and interpersonal violence on campus.
Know it! Know it! Stalking is a pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for the person s safety or the safety of others; or suffer substantial emotional distress. Stalkers use a variety of tactics, including (but not limited to): unwanted contact including phone calls, texts, and contact via social media, unwanted gifts, showing up/approaching an individual or their family/friends, monitoring, surveillance, property damage, and threats. Anyone can be a victim of stalking. A majority of stalking victims are stalked by someone they know.
Name it! Name it! Stalking is a crime in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, the military and tribal lands. Stalking is NOT NOT: Love Affection Cute Wanted Romantic The victim s fault OK
Stop it! Stop it! Report incidents of stalking or dating violence on campus by contacting the Dallas College Campus Police: Call 911 campus phone or Call 972 972- -860 860- -4290 4290 when using a mobile phone or non-campus phone. Add the phone number to your list of contacts on your mobile phone. Report incidents of interpersonal violence on campus to the Title IX Coordinator office at 972-860-3980 or by emailing TitleIX-NLC@dcccd.edu. 911 from a
Talk about it! Talk about it! You can request a confidential counseling appointment at Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) by emailing counseling@dallascollege.edu or calling 972-669-6400. Let your friends and classmates know that help is available. Currently enrolled students aged 18 or older can request a virtual or on-campus counseling appointment.
Resources Resources Email jaimetorres@dallascollege.edu or visit College Alliance Against Sexual Assault (CAASA) for more information on how we can stop interpersonal violence in our communities. Additional resources include: Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center (DARCC) 24 Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center (DARCC) 24- -Hour Hotline: 641-7273 National Domestic Violence Hotline: National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233) or 800-787-3224 (TTY) National Dating Abuse Helpline: National Dating Abuse Helpline: 866-331-9474 Hour Hotline: 972-
Resources Resources Texas Texas Advocacy Project Hope Line: Advocacy Project Hope Line: 800-374-HOPE (4673) The Texas Crime Victims' Compensation Program The Texas Crime Victims' Compensation Program National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 Texas Council on Family Violence Texas Council on Family Violence
Reference list Reference list CAASA (2021). CAASA Resources. Retrieved from College Alliance Against Sexual Assault Student Clubs and Organizations Dallas College SPARC (2021). What is Stalking? Definition and FAQs. Retrieved from Definition & FAQ | Stalking Awareness & Prevention | SPARC
