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If you need immediate help, please contact these hotlines that are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

1-800-273-8255: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.)

Text START to 741-741: Crisis Text Line (a free support for those in crisis. Text from anywhere in the USA to text with a trained Crisis Counselor.)

(800) 656-4673: National Sexual Assault Hotline (a free telephone hotline operated by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN).The hotline automatically redirects callers to local rape crisis centers based on the area code and first three digits of the caller’s phone number. RAINN does not keep a record of the caller’s phone number.)

(888) 843-4564: The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender National Hotline (provide telephone, online private one-to-one chat and email peer-support, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States.)

(877) 565-8860: Trans Lifeline (a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive.)

(866)-488-7386: The Trevor Project (a free telephone hotline for LGBTQ+ youth in crisis during transition, coming out, etc. and is peer-based.)

Code of Professional Conduct

Department of Physics and Astronomy at George Mason University

The complete Code of Professional Conduct, as well as other College of Science policies, can be found here.

 

“We seek to promote a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment for everyone in the Department. We acknowledge the unique impediments that members of under-represented groups can face in pursuing a STEM education and career and commit to actively dismantling those impediments, giving all an equal chance to succeed. In doing so, we elevate our Department by including a wide range of backgrounds, viewpoints, and talents. We value all academic and research contributions and celebrate the success of every person as a member of our community…”

Let us help you

Your submission will inform us of an incident.
The founding members of Spectrum put together the Code of Professional Conduct that was adopted by a faculty vote on May 1, 2020. Any actions by individuals conflicting with the Code of Professional conduct are not welcome in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Submissions can be anonymous or have contact information in case of follow up.

Any reports are fully confidential and seen primarily by Faith Gaile, the Physics Department HR and Administrative Specialist. If contact information is provided, Faith will get in touch to discuss next steps.