Safety Education & Programming

Educational programming on student safety is shared by multiple student development units. UNH Manchester’s urban mission compels us to forge collaborations with community partners to deliver meaningful educational programming to assist students to move about the campus and the city of Manchester with confidence. Regular educational programs on topics such as urban campus safety, personal safety, wellbeing, relationship violence, and sexual assault awareness and prevention are offered each semester in addition to community-sponsored interactive projects and events.

Collaborations with the YWCA of New Hampshire

Awareness Events
The YWCA hosts awareness tables at the start of each academic semester to raise awareness about relationship violence and sexual assault and service available at the YWCA.

Brown Bag Presentations
Professionals from the YWCA have hosted brown bag noontime presentations and discussions in the college auditorium on stalking and cyber stalking, relationship violence, sexual assault awareness and prevention, and human trafficking.

The Clothesline Project
UNH Manchester participates in the Clothesline Project to raise awareness about violence against women. Join us to decorate a t-shirt and hang it on the clothesline to be viewed by others as testimony to the problem of violence against women.

Take a Stand Against Racism
UNH Manchester joins with the YWCA of New Hampshire to eliminate racism by raising awareness. Again this year, UNH Manchester will partner with the YWCA to Take Stand Against Racism and take a stand for peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. We will take a stand again in April 2012.

Collaboration with the Manchester Police Department

Manchester Police Department’s community police liaison presents gender neutral workshops for UNH Manchester students for personal safety on an urban campus. Our concern is not just for safety on campus but also your safety in the community beyond the campus walls.

Collaborations with Manchester Mental Health Services

UNH Manchester contracts with Greater Manchester Mental Health to provide clinical counseling support (of limited duration) for our part-time degree students without health insurance.

Additionally, critical incident counseling services through Manchester Mental health’s Strategies toward Alleviating trauma (STAT) team providing intervention for students, faculty, or staff in the event of a traumatic campus event.

The referral service contract is administered by the Academic Counseling Office under the supervision of the director.

Collaborations with our Community Pastoral Counseling Team

The college has developed relationships with community faith-based organizations to offer pastoral presence and support to students and the campus community in times of crisis, loss, or challenge. Our community partners offer pastoral counseling from a variety of religious and spiritual traditions.

Majors Gregory and Joyce Hartshorn
Corps Officers / Pastors
The Salvation Army
Manchester, NH
Phone: (603) 627-7013

Fax: (603) 622-8332

Gregory.Hartshorn@USE.SALVATIONARMY.ORG
Joyce.Hartshorn@USE.SALVATIONARMY.ORG

Reverend Stephen J. Ferreira, Pastor

The River at Manchester Worship Center
c/o Food For Children, Inc
P.O. Box 4786

ManchesterNH03108
Stephen_ferreira@msn.com
Phone: (603)799-8642

Rabbi Edward Friedman
TempleIsrael
66 Salmon Street

ManchesterNH03104
Phone: (603) 622-6171
Fax: (603) 622-6199

Fr. Marc R. Montminy, Pastor
St. Marie’s Parish

133 Wayne Street
ManchesterNH03102
Phone: (603) 622-4615
Fax: (603) 666-4732

Public Education

Recognizing the library is one of our highest traffic areas, we offer safety awareness displays in the library each semester. Displays promote awareness and prevention of sexual assault and rape. Other displays present the services available through our community partners. Displays change monthly, so visit the library to conduct academic research and to learn about your college and community resources.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness month.

Resources for Sexual Assault / Relationship Violence

Whether you (or a friend) were assaulted recently or sometime in the past, you do not have to cope alone. Here are community and national resources to help you.

State & Local Resources

Manchester Police Department Domestic Violence Unit

YWCA Crisis Service
Crisis line: 603.668.2299
Manchester Office: 603.625.5785

Statewide Toll Free Sexual Assault Hot line:
800.277.5770 in NH

Statewide Toll Free Domestic Violence Hot Line
866.644.3574 in NH

New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

Sexual Assault Support Services (Portsmouth)
24 hours toll free hotline: 888.747.7070
Relay for deaf and hard of hearing: 888.735.2964

A Safe Place NH
Portsmouth, Salem, Rochester
24 hour hot line: 800.854.3552

Bridges: Domestic & Violence Support

New Hampshire Consortium to End Violence Against Women on Campus

National Resources

National Domestic Violence Hotline
1.800.799.7233
TTY 1.800.787.3224