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If you have experienced, witnessed, or otherwise alleged an incident of sex-based misconduct, stalking, sexual assault, or sex-based harassment, please use our online form to file a report with ¹ú²ú´«Ã½.

Choosing to report an incident of sexual misconduct is an important yet often difficult decision. Reporting helps the University provide support to the impacted persons and take appropriate responsive action. Making a report may assist with recovery, provide access to specialized support services, and help prevent further harm.

Reports can be made by contacting the Title IX Coordinator, Campus Safety, or through the .

The University has deemed all staff, faculty, student workers, and some student leaders, as Responsible Employees, with the exception of confidential resources (e.g. Counseling and Psychological Services and Student Health Services staff). In order to connect the impacted individual(s) with available supports and reporting options, responsible Employees must immediately report actual or suspected sexual harassment under ¹ú²ú´«Ã½’s Title IX policy to the Title IX office. Employees must also promptly share all details of behaviors prohibited under Title IX that they observe or have knowledge of, even if not reported to them by a complainant or third-party.

Anonymous reports of Prohibited Conduct can be submitted through Campus Safety’s online .

There is no time limit on reporting. If the Respondent is no longer subject Mount St. Mary’s University jurisdiction and/or significant time has passed however, the University’s ability to investigate, respond, and provide remedies may be more limited or impossible. Supportive measures may still be available to the impacted party.

Reporting child abuse

Filing a report to the Title IX Office is a distinct reporting responsibility, in addition to Mandated Reporting of Child Abuse.

Under California Penal Code Section 11165.7, all employees or administrators of public or private postsecondary educational institutions are considered mandated reporters of child abuse. Mandated reporters are required, by law, to report all known or suspected cases of child abuse or neglect. It is not the job of the mandated reporter to determine whether the allegations are valid. If child abuse or neglect is reasonably suspected, or if an individual shares information with a mandated reporter leading them to believe abuse or neglect has taken place in the past, the report must be made. No supervisor or administrator can impede or inhibit a report or subject the reporting person to any sanction.

To make a report, an employee must immediately contact an appropriate local law enforcement or county child welfare agency, listed below. The report should be made immediately over the telephone and should be followed up in writing. This legal obligation is not satisfied by making a report of the incident to a supervisor or to the school. 

To file a report, contact Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services 24/7 hotlines