Information gathered from the survey will be used:

• To tailor campus resources, support, and education efforts to our community’s strengths, norms, and needs 
• To determine sexual violence and sexual harassment rates among students, so that changes over time can be identified and addressed

We invite all students who are interested in taking the survey to complete it, so that our community is fully represented in the survey responses, and so that action steps taken in response to the survey can also serve our entire community.

UC San Diego has resources to support students who have experienced sexual violence and sexual harassment. Support is also available for students who are helping someone else with these experiences. Please see the resources listed below to get help, or report the situation.

If you are experiencing or witnessing an emergency, please call 911.

Get Confidential Help

• CARE at the Sexual Assault Resource Center is the UC San Diego confidential survivor support and education office for sexual violence and relationship violence. CARE offers free and confidential services for students, staff and faculty impacted by sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking. Call CARE 24/7 at (858) 534-5793, or email careadvocate@ucsd.edu to make an appointment with CARE staff.
• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS): (858) 534-3755. CAPS provides confidential counseling such as individual, group, couples and family psychotherapy for registered UC San Diego undergraduate and graduate students.

Make a Report

• If you would like to make a report regarding sexual harassment or sexual violence, you can contact The Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD). OPHD is responsible for assessing and investigating reports of discrimination or harassment based on race, ancestry, national origin, disability, religion, age, and other categories protected by law and University policy. To report an incident of unlawful harassment, unlawful discrimination, sexual and relationship violence, or stalking, use the OPHD web form, email ophd@ucsd.edu, or call (858) 534-8298. 

Please note that OPHD is not a confidential resource; however, the university is committed to protecting the privacy rights of all individuals in the university community. Privacy will be maintained to the extent possible while allowing the university to formally review and address incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Non-UC San Diego Resources (Off-Campus and Community Resources in San Diego)

• Center for Community Solutions (CCS): 888-385-4657 (DVLINKS). This 24-hour, toll-free hotline connects San Diego County victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to community resources such as counseling, temporary housing, legal assistance, etc.
• Your Safe Place: 619-533-6000. The San Diego Family Justice Center provides comprehensive, confidential services to anyone who has experienced domestic violence, family violence, older and dependent adult abuse, sexual assault, or sex trafficking.

Yes! The survey is for everyone. It is important that as many members of our community take the survey as possible. The survey asks questions about community norms and beliefs, as well as institutional resources and support, in addition to experiences with sexual violence and sexual harassment.

As a recognition of your time and effort, those who complete the survey will be entered into weekly drawings and a grand prize drawing for gift cards. The earlier you complete the survey, the more chances you will have to win. Prizes include:

• (2) $50 gift cards per week 
• (4) $25 gift cards per week 

At the close of the survey, a final drawing will be held, with the grand prizes including:

• (1) $200 gift card
• (4) $100 gift cards

Winners can choose their gift card from a list of vendors.

The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Exactly how long will vary from person to person. Some questions have follow-ups that vary depending on how the first question is answered. All questions on the survey are optional. You can skip any question you do not wish to answer, and still finish the survey.

If you need to close the survey window or take a break, your progress will be saved if you wish to return later and complete it.

All undergraduate, graduate, and professional students will receive an individual invitation to complete the survey via their UC San Diego email. Invitations will go out on Monday, April 7th, 2025 from “Tritons Speak Out Survey” with the subject line: INVITATION: “Tritons Speak Out” Survey.

The Tritons Speak Out survey is an anonymous survey. Email addresses are NOT linked to individual survey responses, and there is no way to connect a survey response to a specific individual. Email addresses will be used only to send survey invitations and reminders and to select winners for the gift card drawings. Additionally, the results of the survey will be reported only at the group level, with responses combined to prevent the identification of individuals. 

This survey, in consultation with the IRB Director for UC San Diego, was determined to be administrative in nature. Data from this survey will be used to improve campus support, reporting, and prevention services and not for research purposes. Although administrative surveys are not required to undergo IRB review, the survey organizers have taken all possible steps to ensure the security and anonymity of survey data. For more details, please see the FAQ regarding data protection above.

If you have technical questions about the survey (for example, you didn’t receive an email invitation, are having technical issues completing the survey, or need an accommodation to complete the survey) please contact the Tritonlytics team at: tritonlytics@ucsd.edu.