Cases Closed Following Initial Assessment (FY24)

"Initial Assessment" refers to the period after the OPHD intake team receives a report, during which OPHD makes several attempts to contact the impacted party to offer them resources and the opportunity to speak with an OPHD staff member about their options. 

In 2023-24, over 1,500 cases were closed following initial assessment ("CFIA"). Figure 19 provides a breakdown of the various reasons that led to this outcome.

In almost 60% of CFIA cases, the reason was that there was insufficient information to carry out a resolution process. In most of those cases, OPHD did not receive a response after making several attempts to contact the affected individual(s) named in the report. The second most common reason for CFIA outcomes (12.2%) was that the conduct alleged in the report, if found to be true, would not rise to the level of a policy violation. Because there can be more than one reason for a CFIA outcome, the total in Figure 19 is greater than the overall number of CFIA cases.

OPHD always makes an effort to do what they can to support impacted individuals; for example, connecting complainants with supportive resources, issuing no-contact directives, and/or providing targeted prevention education to individuals or groups, even if a matter is administratively closed.

Note about Figure 19

In Figure 19, the category “Alleged conduct is not Prohibited Conduct” refers to cases in which the alleged conduct does not rise to the level of a policy violation upon initial assessment. The “Conduct not covered by SVSH or Discrimination Policy” category refers to conduct that falls outside the scope of the UC SVSH Policy and the Discrimination Policy. Some of these cases fell under other policies, such as the UC Policy on Abusive Conduct in the Workplace and were referred to the appropriate responsible office. The “Insufficient nexus between conduct and University” category refers to cases in which OPHD did not have the authority or jurisdiction to carry out a resolution process, for example, the alleged incident did not occur in the context of a University program or activity and involved only third parties.