(414) 288-5746
707 Building, Suite 130
haven@marquette.edu
If you believe that you are being stalked, there are steps that you can take to protect yourself:
- If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or Public Safety (414-288-1911).
- Trust your instincts. Don’t downplay the danger. If you feel unsafe, you probably are.
- Take threats seriously. Danger often is highest when a victim tries to leave or end the relationship, or the abuser talks about suicide or murder.
- Get help from a campus or community resource. They can help you make a safety plan, give you information about state laws, refer you to other services, and weigh options, such as seeking a protection order.
- Develop a safety plan for when you go to class, the dining or residence hall, your job, or other social situations. Involve friends, family and school administrators. Notify Public Safety (414-288-6800), so that they can watch out for you.
- Don’t communicate with the stalker or respond to attempts to contact you.
- Keep evidence of the stalking. When the stalker follows you or contacts you, write down the time, date and place. Keep e-mails, phone messages, letters, or notes. Photograph anything of yours the stalker damages and any injuries the stalker causes. Ask witnesses to write down what they saw.
- Contact the police. Every state has stalking laws. The stalker may also have broken other laws by doing things like assaulting you, or stealing or destroying your property.
- Consider getting a court order that tells the stalker to stay away from you.
- Tell your friends, roommates, and others about the abuse and seek their support.
If you are being stalked, please know that it is not your fault. You are not alone. There are many resources available on the Marquette campus, and in the Milwaukee community that can help. If you would like to talk to someone, and don’t know where start, please contact HAVEN at (414) 288-5746 or haven@marquette.edu.
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