NOVACares Launches New Reporting Forms

The NOVACares Office continues to be the hub for Collegewide incident reporting at NOVA. The NOVACares Office received and individually screened 1,526 incident reports in 2019 and 364 incident reports thus far in 2020. The NOVACares Office is phasing out the all-in-one incident reporting form and launching four individual case-type incident reporting forms: Academic Integrity Violation, Student Code of Conduct Violation, Title IX and Sexual Misconduct (report will be sent directly to the NOVA Title IX Office) and Student Needing Assistance (CARE). Each report will be screened and routed to the appropriate NOVACares Responder within two business days and the reporter will receive an email designating the case lead.

The forms are located in the same place as the previous reporting form at www.nvcc.edu/novacares. Click on Make a Report. FAQ’s for reporting incidents can be found at www.nvcc.edu/novacares/program/reporting.html. Then select the appropriate reporting form for the incident you are reporting. The direct link can be saved to your favorites: www.nvcc.edu/novacares/report.html.

Student Needing Assistance Incident Reports (CARE Team Referrals) will be routed to the Campus CARE Teams. NOVA currently has seven teams that are ready to respond to students needing outreach to enhance their chances of success at NOVA. No request for assistance is too small. The rule of thumb is, if the situation is worrying or bothering you, you should report it. The goal of CARE Team outreach is early intervention. We provide support and resources to avoid a crisis. If you have questions, comments or concerns, email novacares@nvcc.edu.

If your report concerns faculty or staff, without student involvement, you may report directly to Human Resources by emailing the details to employeerelations@nvcc.edu.

Please note that these forms are not intended to be a substitute for immediate intervention. If you are reporting an emergency situation or need an immediate emergency response, please contact NOVA Police at 703-764-5000 or dial 911.