What is a Rape Crisis Center?

On college campuses in the United States, sexual assault and rape are significant public and social health issues so colleges need to punish the abusers and support the victims. Women are primarily the victims of rape whereas men are usually the ones to attempt any type of sexual assault.. The vast majority of women are sexually assaulted by men with whom they are acquainted. Women are far less likely to report a rape or assault when they know their assailant, thus instance of sexual assaults are greatly under-reported. This essay examines a number of reasons why women fail to report an assault to formal support agencies and examines some of the ways in which social services agencies can reach women

Sexual assault victims cared for at facilities with a SANE program were found to have been offered and have accepted more medical services, such as pregnancy prophylaxis and STI prophylaxis. Victims spend significantly less time in emergency departments with SANE programs and receive more community referrals for follow-up care. Rape kit collection techniques are completed properly and more rape kits are collected in emergency departments with SANE programs (Crandall & Helitzer, 2003; Littel, 2001). Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner programs assist law enforcement as evidenced by higher rates of victim cooperation with police. Victims have a better understanding of and trust in the judicial process, leading to more charges filed, higher arrest rates, higher rates of prosecution, and longer average sentences for perpetrators (Attorney General of Texas, 2011; Campbell, Patterson, & Fehler-Cabral; Crandall & Helitzer, 2003; Markowitz,

They may feel anxious about running into their perpetrators. Afraid of walking across the dark school alone. Embarrassed that people may find out what happened. Campuses need different types of counseling services specifically for victims of sexual crimes. Individual or group counseling, peer counseling, rape crisis centers, and other forms of assistance need to be readily available and advertised so that victims can get the help that they need. Counselors need to help victims realize that the event or events that took place was not their fault and help them recover not only physically but also emotionally and psychologically. These individuals need to be available because a rape or sexual assault can happen at any time of any day. While this can cost campuses a lot of money and resources, they have a moral obligation to at least offer minimal counseling and other resources for their students. However, many victims do not report the incident and will not seek counseling. Students are more likely to tell their friends what has occurred (Daigle et al., 2008). As a result, campuses need to use this angle to educate students about how to help a person that has experienced something as traumatic as being

It is the mission of Sexual Assault Service Center to offer victims of sexual assault support, to help them regain a sense of control over their lives and heal from a violent crime. The center addresses the systemic and structural issues that underlie violence, by using institutional/community advocacy and prevention education.

Throughout history, there has been many different types of sexual assault cases. In all of these cases, sexual assault pertains to forced, sexual actions or behavior on a person without their explicit consent. In an article conducted by the New York Times, it said, “In four years of college, more than one-fourth of undergraduate women at a large group of leading universities said they had been sexually assaulted by force or when they were incapacitated”( Perez-Pena). An abounding amount of women are being sexually assaulted during their time as a college student. One in four women in college will be sexually assaulted in college. To add to being sexually assaulted, in a recent research conducted by the National Institute of Justice, researchers discovered that, “Sexual assault is widely considered to be the most underreported violent crime  in America. Most sexual assaults on campus are committed by an acquaintance of the victim, which explains, in part, why these crimes are underreported”(Karjane ii). There are many people who are afraid to report their incident to the school or the police. In most cases, they are afraid of letting their friends or family know, so they don 't have a support system to help them. The EROC provides support systems for students by connecting them to a survivor. By doing that victims will be able to heal quicker.

The human services organization in this proposal is Sudbury Male Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse Counselling and Crisis Centre. The mandate of the organization is to provide services to men of eighteen years of age or more that have experienced or are suffering from mental, physical or sexual abuse. Because males have a tendency of feeling, the abuse was their fault, that they have no support system and people will not believe their story, they are less likely to report their incidents (McDonald & Tijerino, 2013). With that being said this organization will also act as a safe haven, in the form of a shelter for men that are worried about their safety. It will give them support to strive for personal growth, it will teach them necessary skills to overcome their current situation and will promote community health by educating the community about male abuse and the services available for victims. Throughout the proposal, there will be four main topics discussed; these include principles for practice, organization behavior and administration, program accountability as well as intra/inter-organizational relations.

The nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization is RAINN. This organization runs on donations and helps victims of sexual violence, teaches people in ways to prevent sexual violence, and ensures that offenders are brought to justice. According to the website, www.rain.org, RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE). It partners with well over 1,100 local sexual violence organizations over the country and one of these service centers is located in Owensboro, KY, named New Beginnings: Sexual Assault Support Services, their website is www.nbowensboro.org.

The purpose of this project is to introduce a brochure, based on current evidence, that can help rape victims find a healthy approach to recovery. It is important to provide victims with support, contact numbers, counselors and self help strategies in case they do not follow up with a medical professional. If victims refuse to talk it is important to teach them about therapeutic poetry and journaling which are optimal ways of expressing emotions. Holding in feelings over time can lead to self directed violence, nightmares, trust issues, and changes in relationships. Victims are at risk for re-victimization by society and the justice system. A brochure could provide reading material that can enable victims to regain

Another outpatient services is the rape crisis and sexual assault this is an act of violence, which is more common than the majority of people are aware of. Some of the services offered 24-hour crisis line, counseling, support groups, and community education program. The rape crisis and sexual assault education awareness is usually center on conventional healing procedures.

The looks I get when people ask ‘what I do’ and I proceed to tell them that I am a rape crisis therapist is quite telling. Many people give me a look that’s a mix of horror and pity. And most of them are not interested in learning any more about what I do; in fact, they are pretty quick to change the subject. I suppose this is due to the continued discomfort and stigma that surrounds rape. Being an advocate for sexual assault and not wanting to lose any opportunity to educate and raise awareness, I just as quickly let them know that I am very happy with what I do because I get to see women and men heal from a very traumatic time in their lives. I get to facilitate and bear witness to this transformation that happens while someone is in therapy. To say that my career is rewarding would be an understatement, after nine and half years of this work, it is a fundamental part of my identity.

I argue that current research on sexual assault focuses disproportionately on the experiences of White, middle-upper class, heterosexual survivors. Due to this focus on White, college aged, female experiences of sexual assault, survivors who identify with minority groups such as the LGBTQ+ community, racial/ethnic minorities, and with the lower class do not have the support services needed to help them recover from sexual assault. Understanding how minority persons needs differ can help rape crisis centers and other sexual assault support agencies more accurately provide resources that not only help these minority groups individually, but also helps survivors who have multiple intersecting minorities as they can choose from diverse services for those that will best help them recover.

Forcible rape has been an ongoing problem in the United States for many years. Researchers and scientist have experimented for years with different programs targeting specific groups in order to deter further rape, sexual assault, and abuse from occurring. There are many programs that have been put into action over the years; two of the most well-known and successful programs were Project 290/Sexual Habitual Offender Program (SHOP) and the Safer Travel at Night Campaign program. Two well-known programs that have shown mixed results is the Multisystemic Therapy for Youth With Problem Sexual Behaviors (MST–PSB) program and Minnesota Prison-Based Sex Offender Treatment Program. Both programs provide an idea on what works and what doesn’t work in order to deter assault.

I choose this topic because sexual assault is one of the most offensive crimes committed in our society. Not only is it a threat to the community, but it has a physically and psychologically effect on the victim in many ways. For the last couple of decades, sexual assault, rape, and child molestation has become the focal point of public concerns today. According to a 1993 National Crime Victimization Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice, about 500,000 rapes or sexual assaults occur each year (Statistics, March 2010). The Department of Justice states that, “rape crimes have risen nearly three times as fast as the total crime rate”, although other studies have shown statistics that are in

From this experience I did not get a good understanding of how to advocate for the victim of rape besides respecting their wishes. I somewhat understood the role of the forensic nurse in which he or she gets a call then goes to the hospital to collect evidence as part

The Human Services Organization I analyzed is New Beginnings. New Beginnings is an agency that provides sexual assault support services in Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, McLean, Ohio, Union, and Webster counties. The clients of this organization have all been affected by sexual assault or child sexual abuse. Issues within clients are best described as acute trauma responses or chronic trauma, such as sexual difficulties or loss of trust. In order to analyze this agency as efficiently as possible, I interviewed Terri Crowe, the Advocacy Coordinator, from New Beginnings. Terri was able to provide very useful information regarding this organization and how it ticks. Although New Beginnings provides services to seven different counties, there are