Sexual Assault Victims
623-HELP
Collect calls accepted
24 hour Crisis Line
Trained Volunteers Ready to Help
In Trinity County, the Human Response Network helps victims through its
Rape Crisis Center.
Services Include:
- 24 hour Crisis Line: 623-HELP
- Crisis intervention
- Emotional support during the evidence collection examination
- Peer counseling
- Advocacy to get victim needs met
- Accompaniment for victims to appointments and interviews necessary to
prosecute the crime
- Information, resources & referrals
- Transportation as needed to appointments related to the crime
Child Victims
- Parents and siblings may also receive services.
- Child victims can have a tour of the court room and explanation of the
process of testifying
- Referrals for therapy, as needed.
Sexual Assault Victim Services are provided free of charge.
Sexual Assault is a Violent Crime & is NEVER Your Fault.
Whether your attacker is someone you know, someone you just met, or a total
stranger, without your ability to give legal consent, it is a crime to be
touched in a sexual way.
If you are assaulted, you may want to get help to hold the perpetrator
accountable for the crime.
Rapists don't stop with one victim. You could be helping many other women by
getting law enforcement involved to catch the criminal.
If you become a victim of sexual assault,
- Do not wash yourself
- Do not bathe, shower or clean away possible evidence
- Do not change the clothing you had on when you were attacked.
- Do not drink/eat anything until you have been examined by a physician.
A VICTIM ADVOCATE IS READY TO HELP YOU. CALL 623-HELP, 24-HRS, COLLECT
OKAY.
- A victim advocate can go with you while you receive medical care.
- A victim advocate can help you tell your family about sexual assault.
- A victim advocate be present with you during interviews.
- A victim advocate can accompany you to court hearings necessary to convict a rapist of his
crime.
- A victim advocate can provide peer counseling to help you deal with the
impact of being victimized.
FACTS ABOUT THE CRIME
- Acquaintance rape accounts for 76% of reported cases in the USA.
- Date rape occurs most often to females in the age range of 12 - 26 years
of age.
- Whether it's a stranger or someone you know who forces you to be sexual,
that is sexual assault.
- Children (under 18) may be molested over a period of years before the
"secret" is out.
NO ONE ASKS TO BE RAPED
ONLY the rapist is responsible for the crime of rape.
Victims often feel:
- Guilt
- Depression
- Distrust
- Ambivalence
- Fear
- Denial
- Overwhelmed
- Helpless
- Angry
Victims May Experience Rape Trauma Syndrome:
- Low energy/tired a lot
- Unable to sleep well
- Not wanting to be around friends or family members
- Crying a lot
- Not able to enjoy the activities they did before the rape
- Difficulty paying attention
- Thoughts of suicide
- Mentally re-living the incident
- Irritability or excessive anger
- A desire to move/get away
A victim advocate understands the dynamics of
sexual assault
and can help a victim on the journey to becoming a survivor.
CALL US 24/7 - WE ARE
HERE FOR YOU!
623-HELP or 623-2024 or 800-358-5251
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HEADS UP!
WHEN THE DATE TURNS SOUR
You're out with a nice looking guy. Then he touches your thigh or
"accidentally" bumps into one of your private parts. Your stomach kind of
churns. But then he says he's sorry or maybe he doesn't act like he
notices that he made you uncomfortable. Do you (a) forget it and go on
with the date: (b) call the date off? (c) tell him to be careful that he
doesn't do that again?
You're at a party with a guy you've known for a while. You're sitting
with a group from school. He leans over and kisses you. Wow! You weren't
ready to kiss this guy! And definitely not in front of everybody. You
(a) laugh it off. (b) get embarrassed and don't say anything about it. (c)
leave him there and go sit with some other friends.
Your date has touched you, kissed you and now is pressing in on you.
You are feeling embarrassed and uncomfortable. You (a) hope the date
will be over soon. (b) tell him you're going out for some air. (c) ask one
of your friends for a ride home.
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BEFORE YOU DATE
F.R.I.S.K.
YOUR PARTNER
- F ind out about your date
- R espect yourself and your date
- I dentify what you want in a relationship
- S hare what you want with your date
- K iss or "kiss off"
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Talk to a Human Response Network Advocate at 623-HELP or 623-2024 or
1-800-358-5251
Visit Or Call Us - We Are Here For You!
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Weaverville, California