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Prevention
and Education Advocacy
Program Advocates are trained
members of the Santa Fe community and SFRCC staff who provide crisis
intervention services to survivors through a 24-hour crisis hotline
and medical advocacy programs. Through training and ongoing support,
volunteers enhance innate skills while learning and practicing new
ones to better support survivors of sexual assault and their families.
Advocates provide support and act in the best interest of the survivor
(as determined by the survivor), information, an empathetic ear
and assistance in obtaining appropriate services - all in the strictest
of confidence. For more information contact the SFRC & TTC at
505.988.1951. P.A.S.A. is a speaker's
bureau committed to the prevention of sexual violence through education.
Our speakers support young people and community members in reporting
and reducing the risk of sexual harassment, sexual assault, unhealthy
relationships and dating violence. P.A.S.A.'s work also includes
focus on the immigrant community throughout northern New Mexico.
We believe that helping young people and adults to examine their
attitudes and behavior in relationships is crucial to breaking the
cycle of Project AWARE works within Santa Fe
and northern New Mexico using two Sexual
Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Studies have consistently shown that 65-85% of adults with developmental delays has been sexually abused, compared with 25% of the non-delayed population. Much of this abuse begins in childhood and continues into adulthood. Seventy-five per cent of women with disabilities are raped in their lifetime (Seattle RRPDD, 1984). The overwhelming majority of the abusers are well known to the survivor, and commonly include family members and paid caregivers. Project Aware addresses issues of developmental disabilities in its school programs.
The mission of the SFRCC's
Y.O.D.A. program is to work together with young people, schools,
the community and other organizations to end homophobia, prejudice
and other forms of violence and harassment motivated by hate and
ignorance against young people. Y.O.D.A. is available for anti-oppression,
prejudice-reduction and diversity workshops and/or creating safe
and affirming spaces for LGBTQ youth. For more information contact
the SFRC & TTC at 505.988.1951. The Court Monitors Program
intends to increase public awareness, so that inconsistencies and
problems in the courts are not easily ignored. The program's mission
is to design, support, strengthen and evaluate approaches that utilize
the power of the criminal justice system to ensure offender accountability
and survivor safety in cases of criminal and juvenile sexual assault,
and domestic violence. The Court Monitor Program envisions strong
and effective collaboration among the judiciary, corrections, prosecution,
law enforcement, victim services, non-profit and non-governmental
agencies. For more information contact Maria Jose Rodriquez Cadiz
at 988-1951 ext. 28. Clinical Services Counseling for people of all ages who have experienced distress from any type of traumatic event including sexual assaults, physical abuse, accidents, crime victimization, disasters, combat trauma, witnessing violence or even participating in events that are traumatic to others. Therapists use state-of-the art cognitive behavioral techniques as well as EMDR, hypnosis, EFT, play therapy, art therapy and somatic approaches. Treatment is tailored to each client's needs and may be delivered in individual sessions, group therapy, family therapy, play therapy or a multi-family format. We also offer special expertise for treating children and adolescents with sexual behavior problems. Viva familia: Parenting Class This multi-faceted program offers many great programs that aide and support parents in Northern New Mexico. The parenting class that is held at SFRC & TTC focuses on communication and non-violent parenting.
The Clothesline Project, managed by SFRCC's Outreach and Education
Department, provides an opportunity to showcase solidarity against
violence in our community. Through education, visibility and inclusion,
a community-based investigation of violence is possible. Violence
is not exclusive to any religion, race, gender, nationality or sexual
orientation. The Clothesline Project is a grassroots community effort
to educate each Lesbians are, in most
ways, no different from other sexual assault survivors, except they
have their own special needs and issues. They may experience PTSD
(post-traumatic stress disorder) and other typical symptoms of sexual
assault or childhood sexual abuse just as other sexual assault survivors
might. She may experience anger, depression, sleeplessness, nightmares,
flashbacks, sleeping disorders, increased drug or alcohol use, or
other common symptoms of sexual assault. The rapist can be anyone--a
family member, a friend, a date, a partner, a co-worker, a neighbor,
or The experience of being
forced to have sexual contact is not one reserved exclusively for
women and children -- men may be victims of sexual assault, as well.
In our society, however, the myth that men cannot be raped prevails.
Since male rape is reported less often than female rape, it is not
thought to be a problem. However it is estimated that 1 in 6 males
will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. The emotional and
physical effects of rape are as devastating for men as for women.
The SFRC & TTC staff welcomes male survivors in our clinical
services as well as in our prevention work. |