Your best friend, your sister, your co-worker, your partner, someone you love just told you they were sexually assaulted. It doesn’t matter if it just happened today or if it happened years ago. You may feel: Overwhelmed. Shocked. Confused. Scared. Numb. Disbelief. Denial. Emotionally Detached/Drained. Uncontrolled. Anxious. Angry. You’re not sure what to do next. What are you supposed to say? Are you supposed to call the police? You don’t want to hurt them but you also want to get them help. But Hold Up, Stop.
The Advocacy Center is also here to help you. Call the Advocacy Center hotline at (607)-277-5000 where on-call advocates and counselors will be able to get you and your loved ones the help they need.Lastly, if you are interested in learning more about sexual assault and how you can be a survivor supporter, look into some of these great resources: As you may see from the resources there are many additional ways to help. With so many different aspects, where do we start first? There is the medical aspect; there is the legal aspect, and the emotional and mental aspect. Over the next few blogs we’ll be highlighting some of these aspects, so you can have the tools to help you and your loved ones.
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