Reporting Information and Options

This information is to support any member of the Franklin Switzerland community who has experienced, witnessed, or learned of suspected sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, stalking, sexual harassment, or a bias incident on campus or involving members of the Franklin community.

For emergency assistance, please call the Franklin Emergency Number: +41 79 211 4689 or contact other emergency contacts for assistance and support. The RA on duty will be able to assist you. Their protocol is to call the University Counselor for sexual assault related incidents. If you are uncomfortable telling the RA what happened you can ask them to contact the University Counselor directly. The counselor can make sure that you are medically safe, can accompany you to the hospital or to the doctor, and can translate for you. Your information can remain confidential with the counselor or you can choose to file a formal police report and/or make a report to the Franklin Judicial Co-Chairs who will determine if the case should go to a Judicial hearing panel. 

You can make a report using one of the options below. Your report will be read during office hours. To make a Title IX report, please contact Rebecca Mills, Title IX Coordinator at: titleixcoordinator@fus.edu or Tel:+1-802-363-6791. Her office hours are on Mondays and by appointment. Her office is located on the first floor of the North Campus Villa.

• Sexual Misconduct Information and Report Form 
• Bias Incident Information and Report Form 
• Meet directly with a staff member in the Office of Student Life. Schedule appointments using this online scheduling system.
• Franklin Incident Report Form
• Anonymous Reporting Information and Options - please be aware that the University is extremely limited in what action it can take, if any, based on an anonymous report.

Città di Lugano Polizia
Via Beltramina 20b
6900 Lugano 
Tel: +41 58 866 81 11  
For Police Emergencies: 117        
polizia@lugano.ch

142 Victim Support Switzerland helps everyone who has suffered direct harm to their physical, psychological, or sexual integrity as the result of a criminal act in Switzerland. They can respond monetarily (covering medical fees, counseling sessions, and more) if the aggressor is unknown. https://www.opferhilfe-schweiz.ch/en/ ;

Servizio per l'aiuto alle vittime di reati di LUGANO PARADISO 
Via San Salvatore 3
6900 Paradiso 
Tel: 142 or +41 (0)91 815 75 71

In Ticino, during office hours (08:30–17:00, working days), 142 calls are handled by the Service for Assistance to Victims of Crime (SLAV). Outside office hours and on public holidays, the response is guaranteed by the Ticino Cantonal Federation of Ambulance Services (FCTSA). The FCTSA is a center of expertise with qualified staff, operating around the clock to the highest professional standards.

It is important to emphasize that the 142 number is not an emergency number. It does not include call geolocation and does not allow the direct dispatch of emergency response services. In the event of immediate danger, you should contact the Police (117) or the emergency medical service (144) directly.

The 142 number complements the services already in place, such as shelters (Casa delle Donne, Casa Armònia), Telefono Amico (143) and Pro Juventute (147), strengthening the network of protection and counselling available to victims. The service guarantees confidentiality, anonymity and privacy.

Telefono Amico – Tel 143   Mental Health Support