The SHARE office is a supportive and confidential space for Princeton University students to explore their options after experiencing interpersonal violence, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic/dating violence, and stalking.

The SHARE offices are located in McCosh Health Center Garden Level Room G14

SHARE provides a variety of supportive services, such as one on one counseling, advocacy, referrals and consultations.  We also provide after hours services for emergent situations. More information can be found on Our Services and After Hours Services pages, or by contacting us directly at [email protected] or 609-258-3310.

The SHARE office is currently staffed by clinicians, preventionists and a coordinator.  To learn more about our staff, roles and responsibilities, visit Staff. 

Our normal operating hours are: Monday-Friday, 8:45 am – 4:45 pm.

If a Princeton student has experienced a SHARE-related, urgent or emergent situation (e.g., sexual assault within the last five days) a SHARE advocate can be contacted after hours by calling our office number anytime at 609-258-3310.  The after hours phone calls are rerouted to ProtoCall, our triage service provider, who will contact the SHARE advocate on call for urgent or emergent matters.  For matters that are not urgent or emergent, SHARE can be reached during business hours by phone at 609-258-3310 or by email.  

You may contact SHARE at 609-258-3310 or through our online request form, located on our website homepage, for consultation and support.  General questions can also be sent via email to [email protected]. If you’d like to contact a staff member directly, visit our Staff Page for their contact information. 

You can disclose as much or as little as you choose.  Speaking with a SHARE advocate is confidential, except in cases of child abuse, elder abuse or if the person poses an imminent risk of serious harm  to themselves or another person.  Meeting with SHARE does not obligate you to take further action.  The services SHARE provides are customized to meet the individual on a case-by-case basis.  SHARE's goal is to provide information to enable you to make informed decisions and obtain access to supportive resources. 

The SHARE office is here to help a survivor decide which options (if any) they are interested in pursuing at the current time.  We do not disclose any information without the explicit permission of the survivor. The only exceptions to this rule are in cases that involve child abuse, elder abuse, imminent risk of serious harm to self or others, emergent hospitalization, or a court order.  We believe in giving control back to the survivor.  SHARE does report anonymized data as required by a federally mandated statute and to keep our campus community informed about our efforts.

Confidential resources, like on-campus health professionals and chaplains, are not obligated to report information that is given to them to the university. This allows the client to explore their options in a non-pressured environment while they make informed decisions. The only exceptions to this rule are in cases that involve child abuse, elder abuse, imminent risk of serious harm to self or others, emergent hospitalization, or a court order.  While specific information may be kept confidential, these incidents disclosed to confidential resources may be counted for statistical purposes, as per the Clery Act, and will only be shared in aggregate form.

Non-confidential resources, like the Department of Public Safety or Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students, are required by law to report to these incidents/violations to the University and take legal, disciplinary or other action accordingly.

Campus confidential resources can be found on our Resources page, noted with asterisks. 

Forensic evidence collection is done if a survivor of sexual assault is interested in or open to filing a criminal complaint. Specially trained Forensic Nurse Examiners (FNE) will collect physical evidence (hair, bodily fluids) from the survivor's body and document any injuries resulting from the assault. 

Evidence can be collected from a survivor of sexual assault via a forensic examination up to 5 days after an assault.  The survivor is strongly discouraged from bathing, showering, douching, brushing teeth, changing clothes, eating, drinking, smoking, or urinating if possible, prior to the FNE.  If the survivor does change clothes, the clothes they were wearing when the assault occurred should be transported to the hospital in a paper bag.  An exam can still be provided, even if these discouraged practices are not, but doing them might minimize evidence collection.

Forensic evidence can be collected at area hospitals, including Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell, Saint Francis Medical Center, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. A SHARE advocate and/or Womanspace advocate can accompany a survivor to the hospital.

During a Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE), a Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE) talks with the survivor to understand what happened during the assault, and proceeds with evidence collection based on the details disclosed by the survivor.  The evidence is then stored in a SAFE kit for up to five years while the survivor decides whether to report the crime and release collected evidence to law enforcement.

There is no cost for the forensic examination and no bill should be generated. Injuries sustained during the assault can also be treated at the hospital; however, fees will be associated with such treatment.

If it is warranted, evidence collection is accompanied by the dispensation of emergency contraception and/or prophylaxis for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

A survivor can be checked out medically any time after an assault for injuries and STIs.  Additionally, students can receive prophylactic medication for STIs and emergency contraception without having evidence collected.  This can be done at University Health Services (a confidential resource) or with another preferred medical provider.

Emergency contraception is more effective the sooner you take it, and some types can be taken up to five days after unprotected intercourse or sexual assault.  Emergency contraception is available at University Health Services, and can be purchased over the counter and at hospitals.

The SHARE office offers accompaniment to service providers all across campus, including DPS and the Office of Gender Equity and Title IX. Accompaniment is also available to local hospitals for a forensic examination, municipal police, and courthouses.

Visit Resources to explore other local, state and national resource options.

Please keep in mind that the Office of Gender Equity and Title IX Administration is different than SHARE. While this office will keep information private, they are not confidential like SHARE. And whereas SHARE advocates for individuals who have experienced sexual misconduct, the Office of Gender Equity and Title IX Administration is a neutral office that oversees University policies and processes related to sexual misconduct.