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Jackson Area Campus Resources

Jackson State University

  • Counseling Services: 601-979-0374
  • Campus Police: 601-979-2580

Millsaps College

  • Counseling Services: 601-974-1206
  • Campus Police: 601-974-1180

Belhaven College

  • Hopewell Counseling Services: 601-724-5040
  • Campus Security: 601-968-5900

Hinds Community College

  • 24 Hour Crisis Hotline
  • Local 601-234-9929
  • Toll Free # 1-800-230-9929
  • The Counseling Center, 665 Highway 51, Ridgeland, 601-707-5023

Tougaloo College

  • Owens Health and Wellness Center, 500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo, 601-977-6160

Other Resources

This is by no means a complete list of available resources, but will provide a starting place for getting help or getting educated on the problem of sexual violence.

Center for Violence Prevention

1-800-799-SAFE, 601-932-4198, 800-266-4198

Catholic Charities, Jackson Rape Crisis Center

200 N. Congress St., Suite 100

Crisis Line: 601-366-0750, 601-982-7273

Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault

National Sexual Assault Hotline

National Sexual Violence Resource Center

Resource for Educators and Community Groups

Stop Rape Now

UN action against sexual violence in conflict

“No! The Rape Documentary”

Resources for Men

Men Can Stop Rape

Men Stopping Violence

Resources for Survivors

Start by Believing

Pandora’s Project

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Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.