Crisis Centers
Women’s Center of Jacksonville
Mission
Improving women’s lives by means of sponsorship, education and guidance, besides offering Baker, Duval and Nassau county rape victims (any gender) recovery services (“The Women’s Center of Jacksonville” 2017).
Population served
Adults with childhood molestation experiences, disabled individuals, aged persons, victims’ families, LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender), males, females, adolescents, children, other languages.
Services available
Individual/Group counseling, Hotline, Support Groups, Expert Education, Societal Education, Advocacy by Criminal/Legal Justice System, Victim Support Advocacy, Practical/Casework Related Aid, Hospital Accompaniment, Aiding Victims of Sex Trafficking and Adult Forensic Examination (“RAINN” 2016).
Crisis intervention techniques or theory used
This Center’s Rape Recovery unit backs and empowers sexual abuse victims via advocacy for their respect, rights, and dignity. It allows specialist collaboration and offers community education services for aiding individuals belonging to all genders in preventing or recovering from rape (“The Women’s Center of Jacksonville” 2017).
Quigley House
Mission
To empower and advocate for sexual and spousal abuse/attack victims and to offer community education for increasing awareness.
To end the spousal abuse cycle via crisis intervention, protection, temporary housing, community education, prevention and counseling services.
Population served
This inclusive sexual and spousal abuse/attack center...
References
“Betty Griffin Center” (2017). Retrieved from http://www.bettygriffinhouse.org/ on 1 November 2017
“Quigley House Home” (2015). Retrieved from http://quigleyhouse.org/ on 1 November 2017
“RAINN” (2016). Retrieved from https://centers.rainn.org/on 1 November 2017
“The Women’s Center of Jacksonville” (2017). Retrieved from http://womenscenterofjax.org/ on 1 November 2017
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