Support & Reporting Options
You have choices about what to do and how. Resources, support, reporting options, and resolutions are available to any member of the USC community who may have been affected by sex- or gender-based discrimination, including sexual misconduct, for pregnant and parenting individuals, and for those who are accused of wrongdoing.
What are your options?
Your Starting Point to Getting Help
Report your concern
Reporting a concern does not mean an investigation has been initiated, though this is the first step.
Report online
Report by phone
Learn about what to expect after making a report belowAvailable at any time
Explore support and resources
There are many university and external resources that can help you with whatever you’re facing, even without making a report.
Confidential and private resources
Learn the difference and view the list
Frequently asked questions
For an Emergency or Crisis
Call USC Department of Public Safety
University Park Campus
213-740-4321
Health Sciences Campus
323-442-1000
You may also dial 911 if off-campus. DPS may alert LAPD for additional assistance and resources as needed.
Still unsure where to start?
USC Report & Response
This reporting portal is available to all USC community members (students, faculty, staff, patients, and visitors) to get the support they need, fulfill reporting obligations, and better understand the resources and options available.
Call USC Report & Response at 213-740-2500 or 800-348-7454 (toll-free). This number is staffed by live operators 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What to expect after making a report
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Your report is reviewed and triaged to the appropriate university office.
After submitting a report to USC Report & Response, your report will be reviewed, and if it’s related to prohibited conduct that falls under the jurisdiction of the Policy on Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation, including Title IX and Section 504/ADA, it will be triaged to OCRC.
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Your process begins with OCRC.
OCRC will reach out to you via email to offer you an opportunity to meet with a care manager or deputy coordinator to discuss resources, supportive measures, and options for proceeding. This meeting will provide you with information regarding:
Supportive Measures
Any person making a report can receive reasonably available and appropriate supportive measures free of charge.
Formal Resolution Processes
As a reporting party, your wishes will be taken into consideration about whether to proceed with a formal resolution process.
Alternative Resolutions
Both parties may seek to reach a constructive resolution outside of the formal process, if mutually agreed upon and determined to be an available option.
- A reporting party and respondent in a report both have the right to an advisor of choice.
- The university prohibits retaliation against any party or witness.
Other Ways We Can Support
OCRC offers an array of specialized services and guidance to members of our community. How can we support you?
For Healthcare Affiliates
Learn about our team dedicated to Keck Medicine of USC and its affiliates, and the unique needs with healthcare-related concerns.
For Pregnant and Parenting Students
Access pregnancy- and parenting-related modifications to ensure you have equal access to the university’s programs.
For Individuals Who Have Been Reported to OCRC
Understand what to expect if you are a respondent who is accused of wrongdoing.
For Supporting Someone Else
Find out what to do and how to direct others who need support.
For Students
Discover the supportive measures designed for students.
For Faculty and Staff
Learn more about supportive measures designed for faculty and staff.