At UC Davis, the safety of the entire university community — students staff, faculty and visitors — is a top priority. The university has a comprehensive emergency management program and its own full-service police and fire departments.
Counseling centers provide mental health services, and the university has special teams that intervene with troubled or troubling students and employees before situations escalate.
In addition, UC Davis’ long-established Campus Violence Prevention Program is nationally recognized for its work to reduce incidents of sexual assault and serve survivors. A number of programs promote safety through an escort program, a taxi service for students who have had too much to drink and self-defense classes.
Resources
Emergency Services
Intervention programs
- Campus Violence Prevention Program, (530) 752-3299
- Student Crisis Response Team, (530) 752-1128
- Workplace Violence Committee, (530) 752-3383
Counseling services
- Counseling and Psychological Services, (530) 752-0871
- Academic & Staff Assistance Program, (530) 752-2727
Campus safety and emergency FAQ
Wonder how the campus is prepared for emergencies? What about which are the circumstances when UC Davis will contact the parents? These and many other important questions are answered about how we manage safety and emergency issues. [more…]
Notifications about emergencies
UC Davis provides life-saving and other important information during emergencies. Learn about these various ways and sign up for alerts. [more…]
Virginia Tech's lessons
Although it happened on the other side of the continent in spring 2007, for many of us, Virginia Tech’s tragedy was particularly sobering, due in part to our connections to the university through its provost, Mark McNamee, a longtime faculty member and dean of the College of Biological Sciences here. At UC Davis, we rely on the Student Crisis Response Team, the Faculty-Staff Crisis Response Team and the Campus Violence Prevention Program to guide campus response in disasters. In calmer times, we also receive guidance in identifying and responding to distressed or distressing students through other means, such as our new faculty orientation, conferences and workshops. [more…]
Aggie Family Pack’s Safety/Security page
Aggie Family Pack provides a detailed list with explanations of the many campus services, ranging from safety escorts and rides to self-defense classes and our lost-and-found program. [more…]
Flu clinic helps campus prep for emergencies
In a terrorist attack or flu outbreak, people's lives may depend on how rapidly they can get medicine. At the end of fall quarter, UC Davis exercised its role — under a Yolo County plan — to quickly organize and run a clinic to get live-saving drugs to area residents. [Slideshow and more…]