If you have experienced anything that makes you feel uncomfortable and you would like to tell someone about it, please contact us so that we can support you.
The SVLO service is based within Student Wellbeing at the University of Lincoln. We are a specialist team of trained and qualified advisors who are here to support students who have experienced any form of sexual misconduct, domestic abuse or stalking/harassment at any time, however long ago.
Our SVLOs have undergone LimeCulture SVLO development programme training which is an intensive course that equips SVLOs with the knowledge and specialist skills to identify risk and appropriately support the needs of students who have experienced sexual misconduct, both recent and non-recent. (You can see certificates confirming this on request). Our SVLOs also bring lots of experience to the role from previous roles. These include rape crisis, domestic abuse, mental health and crisis work.
We can offer you support, help you access specialist support services, and discuss your options for reporting either to the University or to the Police. We never push you to report and we understand how difficult it can be to ask for help. Support we offer is very much led by you.
SVLOs listen without judgement and can liaise with other University departments and services on your behalf if you would like us to.
Students who report to us will be invited to complete a first disclosure with us – this is simply an account in your own words of what has happened to you. This disclosure will be stored as written documentation and is stored confidentially indefinitely. If there are concerns about your safety, these will be considered carefully and we will discuss safeguarding with you.
If you are a student who has been reported for sexual misconduct, domestic abuse and stalking/harassment, you can still receive support from Student Wellbeing. The Advisor that supports you will not be involved in any way with supporting the reporting student to ensure confidentiality and safeguarding of information.
We welcome feedback regarding our SVLO service. If you have any comments or suggestions, please email studentwellbeing@lincoln.ac.uk