On-Campus Resources
The Institute Discrimination & Harassment Response Office
Central office addressing discrimination and discriminatory harassment (including sexual misconduct, intimate partner violence, and stalking) for students, faculty, staff, and postdocs.
MIT Violence Prevention Response (VPR)
MIT’s free and confidential on-campus resource for preventing and responding to interpersonal violence including sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, stalking, and sexual…
Student Support Services (S3)
Supports undergraduate students through academic and personal challenges.
Women and Gender Services (WXGS)
Helps students thrive at MIT by providing the space and support they need to be their whole selves.
Off-Campus Local Resources
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
Call the 24-hour hotline at 800-841-8371 or use the online chat 9AM–11PM.
Transition House
Call 617-661-7203 for emergency shelter and transitional and supported housing.
Casa Myrna
Call the Massachusetts statewide toll-free domestic violence hotline at 877-785-2020 (Safelink, 24/7).
Fenway Health’s Violence Recovery Program (VRP)
Provides free counseling and advocacy, specializing in services to the LGBTQIA+ community. To access services call 617-927-6250.
National Resources
The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
Call the 24-hour hotline 800-656-HOPE (4673) or use the online chat 24/7.
National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH)
Call the hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788.
Love is respect
A program of NDVH for young adults up to 26 years of age. Call the hotline at 1-866-331-9474 or text LOVEIS to 22522.
Trans Lifeline
Run by trans people for their trans and questioning peers. Call the helpline at 877-565-8860, available from 5PM–1AM EST.
The Network/La Red
Survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in polyamorous, SM, & LGBTQ+ communities.Call the 24/7 hotline at 617-742-4911 or 800-832-1901 (toll-free).