24-Hour
crisis intervention hotlines - for victims, family
members, friends and professionals
Individual counseling – may be peer-to-peer
or therapy
Support groups – topics of groups
vary by program; can include groups for victims, survivors;
friends and family of survivors; groups for teens or children,
etc.
Legal advocacy – court accompaniment,
explanation of legal options, referrals to attorneys
Hospital accompaniment – offered
by most sexual assault crisis centers; provide support during
rape exams
Community agency referrals - depends on
the needs of the victim (may include social services, mental
health, health, housing, etc.)
Transportation – available on emergency
basis if victim needs to get to shelter; available on more
limited basis for victims to get to appointments and meetings
Children/teens services – varies
by program; counseling, support groups and playgroups may
be available; teen programs in schools available in some
programs
Shelter – available through all
domestic violence programs, although a few programs do not
have their own shelters and may use safe houses, other programs,
or hotels to provide shelter; in rare cases shelter can be
provided to sexual assault victims
Training – all programs have staff
available to do presentations in the community, provide
training; the amount of training available varies by program
Public awareness – public service
announcements, “freebies’ (pens, emery boards,
balloons, stickers, etc.), brochures, displays at conferences,
etc.
Outreach - agencies determine
the underserved populations in their services areas and develop
strategies to reach these populations; examples of underserved
populations may include non-English-speaking persons; teens;
people of color; LGBT community; older women and men; people
with disabilities, and others
For more information
on Virginia's Sexual Assault Crisis Centers and Domestic
Violence Programs please call 804.377.0335.
