Community Action Against Rape

ASSIST VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND EXPLOITATIONS.

CRISIS RESPONSE: THROUGH A GROUP OF DEDICATED AND WELL-TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF, THE ORGANIZATION RUNS A 24-HOUR HOTLINE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND ANYONE NEEDING ASSISTANCE, INFORMATION, REFERRALS OR RESOURCES RELATED TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. IN ADDITION, THEY OPERATE A 24-HOUR HOTLINE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE TO PROVIDE ON-SCENE CRISIS RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF ALSO RESPOND 24/7 IN PERSON TO VICTIMS BEING SEEN FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS AT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. 450 VICTIMS WERE SEEN AT THE HOSPITAL IN THE FISCAL YEAR, AND 4,832 HOTLINE CALLS WERE TAKEN. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 138 CALLS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE TO THE LOCAL ALERT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IDENTIFICATION HOTLINE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, WE LAUNCHED A TEXT AND ONLINE CHAT SERVICE TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO REACH OUT FOR SUPPORT USING DIFFERENT FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY. ADVOCACY: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES LONG-TERM ADVOCACY TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE ASSISTANCE WITH ACCESSING VICTIMS OF CRIME COMPENSATION, COURT ADVOCACY AND ACCOMPANIMENT, ASSISTANCE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, ADVOCACY IN SCHOOLS WITH TITLE IX RELATED ISSUES, ADVOCACY FOR YOUNG JUVENILES AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, AND NEW THIS YEAR, RESPONSES TO THE LVMPD AREA COMMANDS FOR CLIENTS COMING TO MAKE DELAYED REPORTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ABUSE. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS REGULAR ADVOCACY TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS AND ADVOCATES IN ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE RISE (RESOURCE AND INTEGRATION FOR SURVIVOR EMPOWERMENT) PROGRAM PROVIDED INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO 117 VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

COUNSELING AND SUPPORT: COUNSELING AND SUPPORT: THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE NEVADA WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY IN 2010, THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED A COUNSELING CENTER TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ABUSE, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY VICTIMS. IN ADDITION, NUMEROUS SUPPORT GROUPS ARE NOW AVAILABLE, AND THERAPIST LED. THE PANDEMIC CAUSED A HUGE UPTICK IN CLIENTS SEEKING COUNSELING SERVICES. NEW TECHNOLOGIES WERE EMPLOYED, ENABLING US TO PROVIDE MORE COUNSELING THAN EVER BEFORE, WITH 4,261 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING PROVIDED, AND A FOCUS ON FURTHER EXPANDING COUNSELING SERVICES TO SPANISH SPEAKING CLIENTS, AND BRINGING ON A FULL-TIME SPANISH SPEAKING THERAPIST. THE COUNSELING CENTER SAW AN AVERAGE OF 143 ACTIVE CLIENTS EACH MONTH. EVEN WITH THE PANDEMIC AND SIZE LIMITATIONS, THERE WERE STILL 640 SUPPORT GROUP SERVICES PROVIDED OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: IT IS THE BELIEF OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT WHILE VICTIMS' SERVICES ARE CRITICAL TO OUR MISSION, EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS PREVENTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO STOP THE EPIDEMIC OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN OUR SOCIETY. THIS INCLUDES EDUCATION FOR YOUTH, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. WHILE SCHOOL PROGRAMS WERE DRASTICALLY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND REMOTE LEARNING, MORE THAN 1000 YOUTH AND CAREGIVERS WERE PROVIDED WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. AT THE SAME TIME, THE STAY SAFE PROGRAM STILL EDUCATED OVER 460 HOSPITALITY PROFESSIONALS.