Due to the recent news regarding a survivor’s counseling records being released, we the Women’s Center are horrified by this information. If the Counseling Center did released these records, the Women’s Center is rethinking of alternative safe spaces to refer survivors for support. Confidentiality must never be broken in student support spaces. Effective counseling relationship depends on establishing trust. Perpetrators of trauma take power over the survivor. It is essential for a survivor to be given the opportunity to reclaim their power and to be in charge of their own healing by deciding whether to voice, who to tell and when, and the details to share. We the ASUO Women’s Center believe that if the Counseling Center did release the records, their action threatens the integrity of counseling. This information is an opportunity for the University of Oregon to take a genuine look at how we protect survivors of sexual assault. If these records were released, the University of Oregon is not able to guarantee confidentiality to their students.