BRAVE Resources

Guides for Students

Contact Us

BRAVE services are available on a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week basis.

Survivor's Rights

Pocket Card (PDF)
  • Contact a BRAVE Counselor
    BRAVE is available 24/7 to the Bard College campus community in Annandale, including to students who are enrolled on the Annandale campus but live off campus. To contact a BRAVE counselor, call Security at 845-758-7777 and ask to speak to a BRAVE counselor. 
    Call Security

TED Talks

  • Tarana Burke
    Me Too is a movement, not a moment
  • Peggy Orenstein
    What young women believe about their own sexual pleasure
  • Jackson Katz
    Violence against women is a men's issue

Resources by Category

All services are available for and trained to support all survivors.
  • Press/File Charges
    Press/File Charges
    • New York State Police: 845-876-4194
    • Red Hook Police Department: 845-758-0060
    • Town of Poughkeepsie Police: 911 or 845-485-3666
    • Bard Safety and Security: 845-758-7777
    • Office of Gender Equity/Title IX: 845-758-7542
  • Free Confidential Counseling
    Free Confidential Counseling
    • Bard College Counseling Services: 24/7 845-758-7433
    • Rape Crisis/Crime Victims: 845-452-7272
    • Domestic Violence Services: 845-485-5550
    • Grace Smith House: 845-452-7155
    • Morningside Recovery: 866-942-0095
  • Advocacy and Support
    • BRAVE at Bard College 24/7: 845-758-7777 Ask to speak with a BRAVE counselor.
    • Crime Victims: 845-452-7272
    • Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-HOPE (4673)
    • Domestic Violence Services: 845-485-5550
    • Dutchess County Helpline: 877-485-9700 or text "DMH" to 741741
    • Suicide Hotline: 800-273-8255
    • LGBTQ: 866-U-TREVOR
    • LGBTQAVP: 212-714-1141
  • Free Confidential Medical Care
    • SAFE Unit-Through Rape Crisis: 845-452-7272
    • Bard Health Services: 845-758-7433
  • Free Confidential/Anonymous Counseling 24/7
    • BRAVE at Bard College: 845-758-7777 Ask to speak with a BRAVE counselor.
  • Accommodations (Including no contact orders)
    • Administrator on-call: 845-758-7777 Ask to speak to administrator on call.
    • Bard College Safety and Security: 845-758-7777