Chapter 8: Meet Them in the Center: A Model for EmbeddedSexual Misconduct Survivor Advocacyand Support Services

Grounded in Black and Latine feminist thought, this chapter explores how one campus worked to pivot from a cultural competence paradigm to one of community-driven innovation and service. The chapter begins by examining the current state of sexual misconduct on college campuses, the need for culturally specific and driven programs and services to meet marginalized student needs, and the framework used to create and implement an Embedded Confidential Advisory Model in support of campus survivors. The chapter then provides practical examples of how to engage campus and community partners to enact an intersectional framework in the procurement, recruitment, hiring, onboarding, operationalization, and daily practice of an embedded confidential advisor (campus survivor advocate).