The Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center

- 24/7 Support Line
The Care Center Advocates are available on our 24/7 support hotline. Our trained Advocates provide supportive counseling, information and options, safety planning, and more.

- Medical Advocacy
Advocacy and support are available at the hospital during evidence collection exams. We work with hospital staff to offer information and emotional support to survivors in order to ensure that you get the care that is best for you. Advocates can also help you to obtain follow-up medical care that you might need, accompany you to medical appointments, and offer information and referrals in order to address any injury or physical health concerns caused by sexual trauma or abuse.

- Police & Court Advocacy
Advocates can answer any questions you may have about reporting sexual trauma or abuse and are available during interviews with law enforcement to provide advocacy and emotional support. Advocates also provide court advocacy, which includes assistance with filing protection orders, accompaniment to court hearings, obtaining legal representation, navigating through legal proceedings, and more.

- Personal Advocacy
Advocates are also available to talk in person to address any questions or concerns you may have. Sexual trauma and abuse can affect many parts of your life including work, school, finances, housing, health, and more. The Care Center Advocates take your lead and can help you with a variety of needs that include, applying for crime victim’s compensation, taking time off from work and school, and securing other social services that you might need.

The Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center values the role of education in creating a community of support for survivors in addition to the prevention of sexual trauma & abuse. The Care Center Education Team offers a variety of innovative presentations, trainings, and resources.

- Community Education & Prevention
Interactive workshops are available to help the community understand the issue of sexual assault and harassment, consent, rape culture, bystander intervention, and what we can each do to help victims & survivors.

Whether you’re looking for an introductory conversation on consent or an advanced discussion on rape culture, we’ve got a presentation to fit your needs.

- Professional Trainings
We offer a variety of professional trainings and presentations to service providers, hospital staff, law enforcement, youth services, school staff, workplaces, and more.

Trainings topics include: sexual trauma & consent, how to support victim-survivors of sexual trauma & abuse, sexual harassment in the workplace, trauma-informed care, The Care Center services & more.

- Youth Education
Consent education is important for youth of all ages! Our Talking about Touching curriculum is an evidence-based curriculum on personal safety for ages K-3.

The InSight Project is our middle school and high school program that is an interactive and discussed based program that covers topics like healthy boundaries, gender roles, and self-care.