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Causes: Mental Health, Sexual Assault Services
Mission: To provide a collaborative, coordinated, community response in an effort to reduce the incidence of child maltreatment and sexual violence through prevention, intervention, and education.
Programs: The organization provides forensic services to adults, adolescents, and children who have been victims of sexual assault and abuse.
the organization provides intervention through direct services to victims of sexual assault and child abuse. The direct services include 24 hour crisis line, forensic medical and interview services, personal advocacy, legal advocacy, support groups and counseling, assistance with crime victims compensation, and community resource referrals.
the organization strives to keep the community informed and increase public awareness of sexual assault. The organization continues to provide educational programs at elementary, middle, and high schools on a regular basis, as well as providing professional training and seminars to local professionals regarding sexual violence. The training and seminars is designed to increase the ability of community members to take responsibility for the prevention of sexual assault by promoting a society that is intolerant of sexual violence. Public awareness efforts are on-going and include participation in health fairs, community events, sexual assault awareness month activities, and the distribution of posters and brochures.