Confidential Resources
The information found on this page is dedicated to victims and survivors, family and friends, and anyone looking for information on issues surrounding intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sexual harassment.
MNSU Mankato Counseling Center
Location: Centennial Student Union, 285
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-12:00pm, 1:00-4:30pm
Provides a range of mental health services, from individual and group counseling to referrals. Services are free, comfortable, and confidential; the Counseling Center is here to help students navigate any difficulties going on personally, socially, or in school.
MNSU Mankato Student Health Services
Location: Carkoski Commons, 21
Student Health Services Medical Clinic provides a variety of health care services to the student population. Appointments can be scheduled with physicians and nurse practitioners.
Mayo Clinic - Mankato
Location: 1025 Marsh St., Mankato, MN 56001
Hours: Emergency Department, 24/7
The Mayo Clinic in Mankato (Emergency Department) has a Sexual Assault Response Team that operates 24 hours a day, every day out of the year. This includes a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) who can complete a forensic exam (more commonly known as a sexual assault exam) to anyone impacted by sexual violence and/or relationship abuse. An advocate will also respond to provide you with support. While it is best to have a forensic exam as soon as possible following an assault, it may be completed, with accuracy, up to 7-10 days afterwards.
Forensic exams are free for all patients. The cost of the exam is paid for by the county where the assault occurred. However, if any additional medical care is needed outside the regular services of the exam, the patient/their insurance will be billed. For help with cost of additional medical services, an advocate can provide information on Minnesota Crime Victim Reparations, which compensates victims of crimes for medical (including follow up mental health) costs if the crime was reported to law enforcement. All that being said, it is the patient’s choice whether law enforcement is called to the hospital to take a report. A hospital or advocate should never make that decision for you.
An evidence collection kit will be stored, confidentially, for up to 2.5 years. If not subpoenaed during that time, an extension can be requested.
Planned Parenthood – Mankato Health Center
Address: 340 Stadium Road Suite 400, Mankato, MN 56001
Hours: Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm; Tuesday/Thursday, 10:00am-6:00pm
Planned Parenthood is one of the nation’s leading providers of high-quality, affordable health care, and the nation’s largest provider of sex education. In-person and/or telehealth appointments are available for: abortion, emergency contraception, birth control, pregnancy testing/planning, gender-affirming care, wellness & preventive care, sexual & reproductive concerns, STD testing & treatment, mental health, HIV services, and vaccines.
Pride Counseling Services
Location: 110 E. Walnut St., Mankato, MN 56001
New Client Request Form
Supporting LGBTQ+ individuals heal, energize, and become empowered through counseling. Their team uses the Minority Stress Model as a framework for understanding how discrimination, prejudice, gender norms, and racism results in higher occurrences of psychological problems. They work with multiple sexual and gender identities including kink/BDSM, polyamorous relationships, consensual nonmonogamy, pansexual, gender nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and many other identities.
CADA
If you or someone you know is experiencing relationship abuse or sexual violence, an advocate can help.
24-hour helpline - 1-800-477-0466
Text an advocate - 507-223-4200
Email an advocate - advocacy@cadamn.org
Chat with an advocate - Click HERE
CADA’s mission is to provide safety and support to victims of domestic and sexual violence through education, advocacy, and shelter. They are based in Mankato and provide services in Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan Counties.
MNSU Mankato Violence Awareness & Response Program
Location: Centennial Student Union, 218e
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
Provides confidential advocacy for students impacted by sexual violence and relationship abuse, as well as prevention education and outreach opportunities focused on bystander intervention, harm-reduction, healthy relationships & boundaries, consent, and trauma-informed care.
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Service
Provides free, high-quality legal help to low-income people in critical civil matters, including protection of their basic needs; and maintaining freedom from hunger, homelessness, sickness, and abuse.
Information will be privately included in a report or complaint. This may result in (1) an investigation, and (2) legal or disciplinary action taken by police and the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX and MNSU Mankato. Advocacy and case management are parts of this process.
MNSU Mankato Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX
Location: Morris Hall, 14
Submit a Report
Support for those who have been harassed/discriminated against based on a protected class, and/or impacted by sexual violence.
MNSU Student Conduct
Location Wigley Administration, 228
Refer or Report a Concern About a Person
Promotes student responsibilities in accordance with state, federal and local laws as well as policies within Minnesota State Mankato and the Minnesota State System.
University Security
Location: Wiecking Center, 228
Silent Witness Report Form (remain anonymous)
24/7 Campus Phone: 507-389-2111
Emergencies: Call 911
University Security offers many services to our campus community. Services include: 24/7 patrol and dispatch, campus lost and found, area access control, safe walks, vehicle jump-starts and unlocks, and a safe and anonymous drug drop box.
MNSU Mankato Accessibility Resources
Location: Memorial Library, 132
Coordinates accommodations for students with disabilities and serves as a resource for faculty, staff and the university community in an effort to assure equal access to learning for all.
MNSU Kearney International Center
Location: Centennial Student Union, 250
Promotes and supports global awareness, intercultural understanding, and individual sensitivity to the diversity of life, culture and intellectual pursuits. In support of Minnesota State Mankato’s mission to break down barriers, create solutions and achieve great things, the Kearney International Center recruits, orients, serves and engages international students.
MNSU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Center
Location: Centennial Student Union, 194
Through education, programming, and activism, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Center heightens campus and community awareness of LGBTQIA concerns and strive to ensure every individual has equal opportunity to learn, work, and grow in a supportive and safe environment.
MNSU Multicultural Center
Location: Centennial Student Union, 269
serves as a focal point for cross-cultural programs and activities, where students can exchange, learn, and reinforce their cultural identity and connect with students from diverse backgrounds.
MNSU Women’s Center
Location: Centennial Student Union, 218
Fosters a healthy, safe, and engaging campus community. The Women’s Center supports and lifts the voices of all women, and we welcome and encourage persons of all genders to visit us. Services include presentations, financial support, academic support, and pregnant/parenting resources.
