Overview of the PATH to Care Center

The PATH to Care Center is a confidential campus resource devoted to the primary prevention of SVSH and to support and advocacy for those who have experienced it. “PATH” is an acronym that represents the four essential functions of the PATH to Care Center: prevention, advocacy (survivor support), training, and healing. The PATH to Care Center approaches this work through social justice and public health lenses, with the aim of changing culture and transforming the Berkeley campus into a community free of violence. 

In 2023-24, PATH to Care staff provided 3,350 education and prevention engagements with individuals and groups. The Survivor Support Team supported 357 individuals over roughly 663 appointments. The number was higher than the previous year and the second highest number of PATH to Care advocacy clients since 2017-2018 (Figure 24). The Center attributes this increase to increased staffing capacity, which also resulted in lower response times and an increased range and number of services provided. 

Advocacy services provide various types of support that a survivor may need in order to continue working, living, or learning on campus after experiencing violence. This support can include but is not limited to:

  • Academic, workplace, and/or housing adjustments

  • Safety planning

  • Assistance finding therapy

  • Assistance in exploring whether or not to report

  • Accompaniment throughout reporting processes or to receive medical care and/or forensic evidence collection

  • Exploring emotional regulation tools and healing modalities

Each client served by the PATH to Care Center has their own unique needs and desires for services. In FY24, PATH to Care staff provided at least 2,241 distinct advocacy services, including 106 accompaniments. Accompaniments generally take several more hours than other types of services. This is especially true for accompaniments in the medical setting, which sometimes take up to 6 hours. In FY24, PATH to Care advocates provided roughly 1,103 hours of direct survivor support services, with over 100 hours of accompaniment provided.