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Lake Forest College Health and Wellness Center

Can conduct STI exposure and pregnancy risk assessment as well as assistance with Title IX related concerns.

• • Buchanan Hall
  • Office: 847-735-5240
    
  • Health and Wellness Services Hours:

Monday to Friday:

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 pm

1 p.m. – 5:00 p.m

Confidential Advisors

Confidential advisors employed by the Lake Forest College Health and Wellness Center generally only report that an incident occurred without revealing any personally identifying information.

After hour number for Confidential Advisor or other College Counseling support: 847-735-5300

Mary Grigar, PhD
Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Health and Wellness
Buchanan Hall, Room 137
847-735-5242
mgrigar@lakeforest.edu

Edward Neumann, PsyD
Assistant Director of Counseling Services, Community Wellness Coordinator
Buchanan Hall, Room 137
847-735-5243
neumann@lakeforest.edu

Kasey Schultz-Saindon. Ph.D
Assistant Director of Counseling Services, Coordinator of Clinical Training
Buchanan Hall, Room 137
847-735-5241
schultzsaindon@lakeforest.edu

For more information about confidential advisors, see the College Title IX policy.

Lake Forest College Office of Student Affairs

Contact Information

Edward Whipple
Interim Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students
ewhipple@lakeforest.edu

Tony Tyler
Associate Dean of Students
847-735-5207
ttyler@lakeforest.edu

Cindy Orr
Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students
847-735-5203
orr@lakeforest.edu

Lake Forest College Accessibility Services

For any inquiries regarding Lake Forest College Accessibility Services, contact information can be found down below.

Contact Information

Kirsten Schramm
Associate Director of Accessibility Services
847-735-5167
kschramm@lakeforest.edu

Location
Hotchkiss 005

Hours
by appointment

Lake Forest College Campus Public Safety

Assists with several title IX related matters, including but not limited to:

• Aid after an incident has occurred
• No-contact directives
• Emergency and non-emergency concerns
  

Department of Public Safety
South Campus
847-735-5555

• 24 hours a day

Assistance or reporting to local police

Individuals are encouraged, but not required, to report these crimes to the police. The Department of Public Safety and the Title IX Coordinator will assist individuals wishing to make a report to the police. A police report must be made before a criminal prosecution can be considered by the local State’s Attorney’s Office. The chances of successful prosecution are greater if the report to the police is timely. Law enforcement can also assist in implementing emergency protective restraining orders.

Non-consensual sexual penetration or contact, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking are crimes.

If the incident occurred on campus, the Lake Forest Police Department has jurisdiction and can be contacted at:

Lake Forest Police Department 
255 W. Deerpath Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045 

847-234-2601 (non-emergency)

911 (emergency)

For incidents in Chicago, contact:

Chicago Police Department 
1718 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60616 

312-745-4290 (non-emergency)

911 (emergency) 

It is advisable that you seek medical attention as soon as possible for STI exposure, pregnancy risk assessment and/or to collect medical evidence to assist in criminal prosecution if applicable.

Please note that if you go to the hospital, the police will be called, but you are not obligated to talk to the police or to pursue prosecution. A medical exam or the collection of evidence will not obligate you to pursue any course of action but can assist the authorities in pursuing criminal charges should you decide to do so, now or at a later date. Obtaining medical care will not require you to file a formal report with local law enforcement or the College.

The sooner medical evidence is collected, the more reliable the evidence will be in the event that you decide to report the assault to the police. To best preserve medical evidence, consider not bathing, douching, changing your clothes, brushing your teeth or going to the bathroom. Forensic medical exams for victims of sexual assault can be conducted free of charge through the State of Illinois. Medical assistance is available at: 

• Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Emergency Room

Nearest hospital to the Lake Forest College campus. Can conduct STI exposure and pregnancy risk assessment.

• • 100 N. Westmoreland Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045
  • Office: (847) 535-6150

• Highland Park Hospital Emergency Room

Employs specially trained SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) nurses to assist victims, collect potentially critical physical evidence and conduct STI exposure and pregnancy risk assessment.

• • 777 Park Ave, West Highland Park, IL 60035
  • Office: (847) 480-3751
    

• Advocate Condell Medical Center Emergency Room

Employs specially trained SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) nurses to assist victims, collect potentially critical physical evidence and conduct STI exposure and pregnancy risk assessment.

• • 801 S. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, IL 60048
  • Office: (847) 362-2900, 847-990-5300

The Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center provides support services for victims of sexual assault, abuse, and all kinds of sexual violence.

Lake County, Gurnee location:

4275 Old Grand Ave, Gurnee, IL 60031

Office Number: (847) 244-1187

24 Hour Support Line: (847) 872-7799

Visit their website here.

• Chicago Rape Crisis Hotline: 888-293-2080
• National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline: 800-656-HOPE (4673)

In Illinois, courts may issue Domestic Violence Order of Protections, Civil No Contact Orders and/or a Stalking No Contact Orders to restrict alleged perpetrators from further contact with their victims.

Orders of Protection

For assistance or additional information regarding any of these orders of protection may be obtained by calling the Lake County Sherriff’s  “A Safe Place” division at:

• Office: (847) 360-6471
• 24-Hour Help Line: (847) 249-4450
• Or on online here.

Contact the Title IX Coordinator if you would like assistance with this process.

In Illinois

•     Chicago Rape Crisis Hotline: 888-293-2080
  
•     State of Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline: 877-863-6338  
•    Center on Halsted LGBTQ Violence Resource Line: 773-871-CARE (2273)
  
•    Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault: 217-753-4117

National Hotlines

• National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline: 800-656-HOPE (4673)
  
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800.799.SAFE (7233)
  
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255