UCI Campus Assault Resources and Education (CARE)

UCI Campus Assault Resources and Education (CARE) Check out our CARE website www.care.uci.edu to find out about upcoming events and services! http://www.care.uci.edu/

We are located in G320A Student Center.

For more information about CARE and the resources that our office provides don't hesitate to contact us or check out our website! You can find us on the third floor of the Student Center right above the Student Center Terrace!

It's UC Irvine's 10th annual Giving Day! This annual event helps campus organizations and departments raise funds to sup...
04/28/2026

It's UC Irvine's 10th annual Giving Day! This annual event helps campus organizations and departments raise funds to support programs and services. Follow the link below to view CARE's campaign page...any contribution (big or small) that you can make helps us support survivors and provide critical education and training for our campus community.

https://givingday.uci.edu/giving-day/112285/department/112344

Take Back the Night is tomorrow evening @ 6 PM, Ring Road by the Flag Poles.For tomorrow, let's all please remember:– Ta...
04/28/2026

Take Back the Night is tomorrow evening @ 6 PM, Ring Road by the Flag Poles.

For tomorrow, let's all please remember:
– Take Back the Night will be hard for many people, be gracious and check on your friends.
– It’s okay to not be okay. It’s okay for other people to know you are struggling. We are all human.
– Be kind to yourself; if you are doing your best, that's enough.
– Healing takes time; try to be patient.
– If things get complicated or overwhelming, do what is best for you. Take a minute to breathe. Eat some food. Get some rest. You deserve it.
– Things might seem bad right now, but they won't always be. Better days are ahead. Just keep pushing.
– Don't be afraid to seek support. You can call CARE at 949-824-7273.

Reminders that Denim Day is tomorrow! Wear denim and attend Take Back the Night! Last day to submit for the Staff contest is Thursday, April 30th at 11:59 PM.

Don't miss the last day of the Clothesline Project exhibit! Up until 10 PM tomorrow.

Take Back the Night is this Wednesday on Ring Road, in front of the flagpoles! Join us for an empowering evening of spea...
04/27/2026

Take Back the Night is this Wednesday on Ring Road, in front of the flagpoles! Join us for an empowering evening of speakers, performances, and community as we come together to stand against sexual violence.

Here is the order of events for the evening:

6:30 PM — Welcome Address | Eli Pascal (they/them), Director, UCI CARE
6:45 PM — Keynote #1 | Professor Jane Stoever (she/her), Director of the UCI Law Domestic Violence Clinic & Director of the UCI Initiative to End Family Violence
7:00 PM — Keynote #2 | Dr. Dawn Bounds (she/her), Associate Professor of Nursing
7:20 PM — Candlelight March
8:00 PM — Education & Resource Fair and Live Performances
9:35 PM — Speak Out Begins
12:00 AM — Event Closing

This past Tuesday, during the SFL Awards, we had the honor of recognizing outstanding VIP Chairs and chapters for their ...
04/23/2026

This past Tuesday, during the SFL Awards, we had the honor of recognizing outstanding VIP Chairs and chapters for their dedication to the VIP (Violence Intervention and Prevention) Program . These representatives educate their chapters about power-based personal violence and support their members on these important topics.

We are proud to announce this year's VIP award recipients:

🏆 VIP Chairs of the Year:
Jorge from Nu Alpha Kappa
Savannah from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Callie from Delta Delta Delta

🏆 VIP Chapter of the Year: Sigma Nu

The CARE Office is incredibly grateful for SFL's continued collaboration and looks forward to many more years of partnership ahead. Thank you for all that you do!

What can you expect at Take Back the Night 2026? Stay tuned as we spotlight the powerful elements that make this event s...
04/21/2026

What can you expect at Take Back the Night 2026? Stay tuned as we spotlight the powerful elements that make this event so meaningful. Let's unite as a community to end sexual violence.

With the Live Performances, you can experience the power of music, spoken word, dance, and artistic expression as campus organizations and community members come together to inspire unity and empowerment.

During our Education & Resource Fair, explore interactive educational stations created in collaboration with campus and community partners, all centered around our theme: "Ending Sexual Violence One Step at a Time."

Visit as many tables as possible to earn stamps and win prizes! Trade in your completed stamp card for a LEGO minifigure and tickets to enter our opportunity drawing. Drawing prizes include LEGO sets, $25-$150 gift cards, and Esports Arena play time.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who makes this event possible:

Donors: ACC, UCIPD, Student Housing, and E-Sports

Off-Campus Partners: HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties, LGBTQ Center Orange County, Be Well OC, Get Safe, South Asian Network, Laura's House, SAHARA, Waymakers, New Directions for Women, Human Options, and WalkIntuit

On-Campus Partners: OEOD, UCI PD, Office of Campus Social Workers, Cross Cultural Center, Womxn's Center for Success, Latinx Resource Center, LGBTRC, Center for Student Wellness & Health Promotion, Counseling Center, UCI Sustainability Resource Center, Student Health Center, UCI Dining, GRADImpact, Right to Know, and many more campus organizations and Greek life chapters

Performers: Uniting Voices, No Voice Alone, Hansori, Clair De Lune, Ballet Folklórico, Morse Coda, Mariachi Orgullo de UCI, and Vermillion Vocalists

If you or someone you know has been impacted by sexual assault, please know that help is available. You do not have to f...
04/20/2026

If you or someone you know has been impacted by sexual assault, please know that help is available. You do not have to face this alone. Reaching out is an act of courage, and there are compassionate professionals ready to listen and help, 24 hours a day.

National Resources:

💜 RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline | 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) | online.rainn.org (24/7, free & confidential)

🩵 Crisis Text Line | Text HOME to 741741 (free, 24/7 text-based support)

💜 VictimConnect Resource Center | 1-855-4-VICTIM (1-855-484-2846) | victimconnect.org

🩵 1in6 (support for male survivors) | 1in6.org

💜 FORGE (support for transgender & gender-nonconforming survivors) | forge-forward.org

🩵 National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) | nsvrc.org

Southern California Resources

Los Angeles County:

💜 Peace Over Violence | (213) 626-3393 | peaceoverviolence.org

🩵 YWCA Greater Los Angeles | (213) 365-6942 | ywcagla.org

Orange County:

💜 Human Options | (949) 737-5242 | humanoptions.org

🩵 Laura's House | 1-866-498-1511 | laurashouse.org

💜 Waymakers (Orange County) | (714) 834-4317 | waymakers.org

🩵 UCI CARE (Campus Assault Resources & Education) - UCI Students, Staff & Faculty | (949) 824-7273 | care.uci.edu

San Diego County:

💜 Center for Community Solutions | (858) 272-5777 | ccssd.org

All services listed are free and confidential.💜


What can you expect at Take Back the Night 2026? Stay tuned to our social media as we highlight the different elements o...
04/17/2026

What can you expect at Take Back the Night 2026? Stay tuned to our social media as we highlight the different elements of this powerful event.

Today, we're spotlighting one of our Keynote Speakers, Professor Jane Stoever — Director of the UCI Law Domestic Violence Clinic and Director of the UCI Initiative to End Family Violence. A professor at UCI School of Law, Professor Stoever has dedicated her career to advocating for survivors of domestic violence through legal representation, policy reform, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She co-chairs the Orange County Domestic Violence Death Review Team and has advised both the Obama and Biden administrations on domestic violence policy. Her research spans reproductive coercion, technology-enabled abuse, firearm fatalities, and access to justice. Her impactful work has earned her numerous accolades, including a Congressional "Woman of the Year Award," the Foundation for Improvement of Justice award, the "Justice for Children Leader Award," and UCI CARE's own Starfish Award.

Let's unite as a community to end sexual violence.

What can you expect at Take Back the Night 2026? Stay tuned to our social media as we highlight the different elements o...
04/17/2026

What can you expect at Take Back the Night 2026? Stay tuned to our social media as we highlight the different elements of this powerful event.

Today, we're spotlighting one of our Keynote Speakers, Dr. Dawn Bounds — Associate Professor of Nursing and Founding Director of the Centering Youth and Families for Empowerment and Resilience (CYFER) Lab at UC Irvine. With over 20 years of clinical experience as a board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, Dr. Bounds is a passionate advocate for health equity among adolescents and families facing systemic adversity. Her work centers authentic community partnership, empowering youth as co-researchers through Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) to ensure those most impacted by structural violence have a voice in shaping the solutions that serve them. As a nationally recognized expert in adolescent digital mental health and the Principal Investigator of an NIH/NIDA-funded R01, Dr. Bounds and the CYFER Lab develop culturally grounded, trauma-informed interventions that address the root causes of mental health inequity.

Let's unite as a community to end sexual violence.

What can you expect at Take Back the Night 2026? Stay tuned to our social media as we highlight the different elements o...
04/16/2026

What can you expect at Take Back the Night 2026? Stay tuned to our social media as we highlight the different elements of this powerful event.

Today, we're spotlighting the Speak Out. The Speak Out is a meaningful space where survivors are invited to share their stories with the community, fostering healing, connection, and support. By holding space for these personal testimonies, we honor survivors' experiences and strengthen our collective commitment to ending sexual violence.

Please note: Responsible Employees are not obligated to report any potential Prohibited Conduct learned or heard during this public awareness event. Testimonials shared during this portion of the event do not need to be reported to the university. If you'd like to learn more about the Speak Out, don't hesitate to reach out. No registration is required to participate.

Let's unite as a community to end sexual violence.

What can you expect at Take Back the Night 2026? Stay tuned to our social media as we highlight the different elements o...
04/15/2026

What can you expect at Take Back the Night 2026? Stay tuned to our social media as we highlight the different elements of this powerful event.

Today, we're spotlighting the Candlelight March. By marching together, we stand in solidarity with survivors and renew our commitment to ending sexual violence. Participants are encouraged to carry posters and signs with personal messages about why they march and what Take Back the Night means to them.

Let's unite as a community to end sexual violence.

04/14/2026

Check out some highlights from Take Back the Night 2025!

Last year we had 2 keynote speakers. We had approximately 52 departments & organizations attend or education and resource fair and reached over 750 participants.

Please visit UC Irvine CARE’s Youtube to view a longer video that shows the order of events for Take Back the Night 2025.

Here is some information taken from rainn.org and cdc.gov that we would like to show to raise awareness, reduce stigma,...
04/13/2026

Here is some information taken from rainn.org and cdc.gov that we would like to show to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and support those who have been impacted.

Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted.
1 in 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed r**e in her lifetime.
1 in 33 American men has experienced an attempted or completed r**e in his lifetime.
Out of every 1,000 sexual assaults, approximately 310 are reported to police — meaning roughly 69% go unreported.
8 out of 10 r**es are committed by someone known to the victim.
Ages 12–34 are the highest-risk years for sexual assault.
Nearly 1 in 5 women and 1 in 38 men in the United States have experienced completed or attempted r**e in their lifetime.

These numbers represent real people — survivors, friends, family members, and loved ones. Sexual assault is not rare. It is not isolated. And it is never the survivor's fault.

🩵 UCI CARE: Email: care@uci.edu | Website: care.uci.edu | Phone: (949) 824-7273
💜 UCI Counseling Center: Website: counseling.uci.edu | Phone: (949) 824-6457 (select option 2 for after-hours urgent care)
🩵 RAINN (R**e, Abuse & In**st National Network): Website: rainn.org | Phone: (800) 656-4673
💜 National Domestic Violence Hotline: Website: thehotline.org | Phone: (800) 799-7233
🩵 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline: Phone: 988
💜 Waymakers: Website: waymakersoc.org | Phone: (949) 831-9110 (24-hour hotline)

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About UCI CARE

UCI CARE provides free and confidential support services to members of the UCI community who have been impacted by sexual assault, relationship abuse, family violence, and/or stalking. Programs and services are available to people of all identities and regardless of status.

UCI CARE aims to end these forms of power-based personal violence by engaging the campus community in education, programming, and transformative action.