Providing Victim Advocacy and Case Management
 Campus Advocate: Molly Steffes-Herman
 Office location: Kuehne Hall, Suite 200
 Phone: 785-670-3100
 Email: molly.herman@washburn.edu

The Washburn University Campus Advocaate offers confidential victim advocacy and case management to students, faculty, and staff in the Washburn community.  You do not need to be the victim of a crime to receive case management services from the Campus Advocate.

The Washburn University Campus Advocate is a trained professional hired to support victims of crime by advocating on their behalf, offering assistance in navigating the criminal justice system, providing emotional support, or simply sharing crime victim rights and reporting options. The Campus Advocate offers these confidential services free of cost to all Washburn University and Washburn Tech students, staff, and faculty.
The Campus Advocate is a confidential person on campus to whom you can talk and ask questions. "Confidential" means that you are able to speak openly about your experiences. Crimes disclosed to the Advocate will not be reported to law enforcement or the University. The Advocate will only disclose information you provide with your permission. There are certain limitations to this confidentiality, however. They include Court and other legal proceedings in which records are subpoenaed; if you suggest you intend to harm yourself or others; and suspected abuse and/or neglect of children and elderly. In addition, if the Advocate suspects a safety risk to the campus community, she is required to report it to campus authorities.

The Campus Advocate may provide a variety of services to victims of crime including assistance with the following:

  • Emotional support
  • Providing information on victim rights
  • Providing referrals to campus and community resources
  • providing information about reporting options
  • Navigating the criminal justice system
  • Going with clients to legal proceedings
  • Going with clients who want to get medical assistance
  • Safety planning
  • Case management
Anyone in the Washburn community is encouraged to contact the Campus Advocate if they feel they need assistance.

Services can be accessed by anyone in the Washburn Community.
When meeting with the victim advocate you can expect to receive empathy, compassion, and confidential support.  

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