RESPECT at DkIT
Promoting consent and ending sexual violence and harassment together.
As an educational community, we are committed to creating a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and where antisocial behaviour, harassment, bullying, discrimination, and violence have no place.
The RESPECT Initiative in DkIT is about Responding to and Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment. Promoting Positive sexual Experiences and Changing Campus culture Together.
If you need URGENT help, go somewhere that feels safe and call 999/112 and speak to the emergency services. View other external supports
Been affected by sexual violence or harassment?
If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual violence, harassment or assault visit the link below for options on what to do next and a list of supports available.
Visit Help and SupportsUnsure if you've been affected?
If you are unsure if you have been affected by sexual violence or harassment; The National Active Consent Hub includes answers to frequently asked questions and has clear definitions of consent, sexual violence and harassment. This website also offers information on training and more.
Visit Consent HubDkIT’s Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment Prevention and Response Manager
The Sexual Violence Support Service offers confidential, compassionate support to students and staff who have experienced any form of sexual harassment or sexual violence. We welcome and support survivors of all ages, genders, gender identities, sexual orientations, and backgrounds. We also provide support to those affected by domestic abuse, relationship abuse, coercive control, and stalking.
We understand that everyone's experience is different, and there is no right or wrong way to feel or respond. Our service provides a safe, non-judgemental space where you can talk at your own pace and be listened to with respect and compassion.
Whether the experience happened at DkIT or elsewhere, recently or in the past, you will be believed, your choices will be respected, and you will be supported to explore the options that feel right for you.
Speak Out - an anonymous online reporting tool.
Available to all students, staff, and visitors, It provides a safe way to let DkIT know about incidents of bullying, harassment, discrimination, or sexual misconduct that you have experienced or witnessed.
Submitting a report through Speak Out is completely anonymous and can help DkIT better understand and respond to issues within our community. You are in control of the information you choose to share, and making a report does not require you to identify yourself or take any further action.
Learn more about Stalking
Find some frequently asked questions about stalking and what to do if you think you are being stalked.
Hotline.ie Report
Report Intimate Image Abuse (IIA), Child Sexual Abuse Material (Child Pornography), Sexual Extortion/Blackmail, Financial Scams, Racism and Xenophobia online.
Active Consent
Learn everything you need to know and understand about Active Consent.
Bystander Intervention Training
This 2 hours online training with 4 self-directed modules can be done at your own pace! The programme highlights the danger of normalising and accepting abusive behaviour.
Learn the red flags of Abuse
Learn about what a healthy vs unhealthy relationship looks like and learn how to set boundaries and empower your relationship in a healthy way.
Neurodivergence & Consent
Resources on consent, sexual health and wellbeing and how and how we talk about these topics.
Other support within DkIT
If seeking help for an incident of sexual harassment or sexual violence, click on the links below to access support.
Togetherall
Togetherall is a confidential, online community where members can interact with and support each other anonymously 24/7. Togetherall also offers reliable information and online courses designed to support wellbeing and academic performance (e.g anxiety, mood, relationships, and procrastination).
DKIT students can access Togetherall for FREE, using their DKIT Email to register.
Learn about Togetherall
TEXT About It
As a student of DKIT you can access free text support from 50808 by texting ‘DkIT' to that number.
Visit textaboutit.ieStaff Support Services
The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides professional support and information on a wide range of topics. VHI Employee Assistance Programme Staff members
A confidential telephone counselling service is available. The service also offers access to a network of face-to-face counsellors.
- Telephone: 1800 995 955
- Email: mailto:[email protected]
Monday to Friday from 8 am to 10 pm and 9 am to 5 pm on bank holidays and weekends.
Useful External Links
Be part of our events:
Throughout the year, DkIT delivers a range of awareness campaigns to promote a safe, respectful, and inclusive campus for all. These campaigns encourage conversations about respectful relationships, consent, active bystander intervention, responding to disclosures, and raising awareness of sexual violence and other forms of gender-based violence.
Using a range of monthly themes, we aim to engage our diverse campus community with relevant, accessible messages that help build understanding, encourage support, and foster a culture of respect.
