IF THIS IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY OR IMMEDIATE CRISIS, PLEASE CALL 9-1-1.
To speak with someone immediately call the Rape Crisis Helpline. Help is available 24/7.
Anyone who has been the victim of a sexual crime needs compassion, sensitivity, and caring. Understanding and coping with the feelings and issues resulting from the crime can be overwhelming and confusing.
One of our advocates can:
- Help you understand in greater detail many of the issues described in this website.
- Assure you that your reactions are a normal part of the response to the crime.
- Listen to your feelings and concerns.
- Help you understand and weigh your options.
- Be with you at appointments if you desire.
- Contact others on your behalf with your permission.
- Protect your confidentiality. Unless you specifically ask us in writing with your signature to release information about you, we will not.
Services including helpline, crisis intervention, and advocacy are available to you free of charge from the Sexual Assault Assistance Program of the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee.
Sexual Assault Services
We offer services to victims of recent sexual assault, adult survivors of childhood sexual assault, incest, and family and friends impacted by sexual violence. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and age in the delivery of services. Clients are able to confide in us. All communication with our Victim Advocates, Therapists, and Staff Members is confidential.
We can help:
- Provide immediate emotional support
- Explore options and victims’ rights
- Provide education on common reactions following a sexual assault
- Develop a safety plan
- Accompany a sexual assault victim if they choose to have a forensic exam
- Assist with making a report to law enforcement
- Apply for Sexual Battery or Human Trafficking relocation
- Provide crisis intervention
- Acute forensic cases are handled by certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (S.A.N.E) accompanied by Sexual Assault Counselors
Crime Victim Services
Our Victim Advocates can help any Crime Victim:
- Navigate the legal system
- Apply for Victim Compensation / Sexual Battery Relocation
- Provide crisis intervention & ongoing support
- Assist with injunctions for protection
- Monitor their case & ensure continuity of services
- Understand their rights as a victim of crime
The Sexual Assault Assistance Program, or SAAP, provides significant protection of communications between clients and SAAP staff. Clients are able to confide in our Victim Advocates, Therapists, and staff members, knowing that communication is confidential and will not be disclosed publicly unless they consent to such disclosure. For further information, please contact SAAP directly.
IF THIS IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY OR IMMEDIATE CRISIS, PLEASE CALL 9-1-1.
If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, verbal, physical or psychological abuse, please call 2-1-1 for support and services.
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