Word: uhse
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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One woman, raped by Joshua M. Elster, Class of 2000, turned first to UHS. But when the College's counseling fell short of what she needed, she looked off campus for continued support.
The woman assaulted by D. Drew Douglas, also Class of 2000, originally contacted the peer counseling group Response. Upon their advice, she says she steered clear of UHS and headed to Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, whose rape crisis intervention center is among the best in the region.
When the woman assaulted by Dou- glas first reported her attack, she says shequickly realized that UHS officials were notsufficiently trained to help her.
"The person I talked to who answered the phoneat UHS at 5 a.m. on a Saturday morning had no ideahow to deal with me-and there was, according tothe voice on the phone, no one else around whocould take my call," she wrote in an e-mailmessage.
According to Nadja B. Gould, a clinical socialworker at UHS, the College's medical services doesnot treat enough rape victims each year tomaintain staff members trained in specialized rapecrisis procedures. UHS used to offer 24-hour rapecounseling, but now Gould says while there arealways mental health staff members on call...