Programs

  • Survivor Services Program

    SURVIVOR SERVICES: WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, AGES 13 AND OLDER IN DAWSON, FORSYTH, HABERSHAM, HALL, LUMPKIN AND WHITE COUNTY. SERVICES INCLUDE A 24/7 CRISIS LINE, LIVE CHAT ON OUR WEBSITE, 24/7 MEDICAL ACCOMPANIMENT, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUPPORT AND ACCOMPANIMENT, COUNSELING AND SUPPORT GROUPS (TELE-MENTAL HEALTH OPTIONS WERE PROVIDED), FOLLOW UP, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, AND ASSISTANCE WITH VICTIMS' COMPENSATION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, WE RESPONDED TO 2,313 NEW CRISIS CALLS AND STAFF MADE 3,274 FOLLOW-UP CALLS; 91 SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT RECEIVED 1,049 INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS; ACCOMPANIED 56 SURVIVORS DURING FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMS (FME). WE PROVIDED 90 SESSIONS OF SUPPORT GROUP TO 18 INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDED INFORMATION AND REFERRALS 1,404 TIMES, CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND HEALING. A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 13,644 CORE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 829 SURVIVORS. OUR ANNUAL REPORT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL STATISTICAL INFORMATION.
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2023
    Source
    990
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  • Sexual Assault Nurse Exams (SANE) Services

    SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMS (SANE) SERVICES: BEGINNING DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, WE HAVE SANE TRAINED REGISTERED NURSES AVAILABLE TO PERFORM PRIVATE FMES. A SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER WILL COLLECT EVIDENCE, EXAMINE AND DOCUMENT ANY INJURIES AND OFFER PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT FOR POSSIBLE PREGNANCY AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. WE PROVIDED 50 FMES DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023.
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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  • Let's Talk Outreach and Awareness Programs

    OUTREACH AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS: WE PROVIDE LET'S TALK PROGRAMS TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AT-RISK YOUTH AND PARENTS IN OUR SIX-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. CENTRAL CONCEPTS OF THE CURRICULUM INCLUDE: UNDERSTANDING GEORGIA LAWS ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE, LOWERING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT WITH THESE CRIMES, CONSENT, COERCION, HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, BOUNDARIES, SEXTING AND SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY, AND BYSTANDER INTERVENTION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, WE PROVIDED LET'S TALK PROGRAMS TO 8,873 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, 2,178 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, 68 STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, 360 AT-RISK YOUTH AND 39 PARENTS AND EDUCATORS. OUTREACH AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED TO 3,375 COLLEGE STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES WARRANTED COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR THE LET'S TALK PROGRAMS CREATED BY RAPE RESPONSE, DEEMING THE PROGRAMS WERE INFORMATIVE AND PROVIDED EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND AWARENESS TO ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. LET'S TALK CONSISTS OF PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AT-RISK YOUTH, PARENTS & EDUCATORS. THE PROGRAMS SATISFY ERIN'S LAW, PASSED JULY 1, 2018, REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE AGE APPROPRIATE SEXUAL VIOLENCE EDUCATION. THE COPYRIGHT EXTENDS BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM CREATED IN 1993.
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2023
    Source
    990
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