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Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Program

The term sexual assault refers to sexual contact or behavior that occurs without explicit consent of the victim

Your voice your choice

How To Get Help

whether you report the rape or not.we provide confidential follow-up care and counseling. Other things that you can do is to communicate your needs to  your friends, and family to recieve support while healing from the trauma of sexual violence.

 

If you choose to report

If you choose to report sexual violence and do not wish to do it alone an advocate can be with you, 

please call our crisis line at (530)257-5004

It is important to get medical care to check for injuries and/or communicable diseases as soon as possible,

In order to help the process:

  • Do not bathe or shower

  • Do not eat or drink

  • Do not brush your teeth

 

an advocate can be present at the hospital and during any follow-up investigative interviews.

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Understanding rape and sexual violence

  • Sexual violence can occur between people of different genders (sex), or of the same gender.

  • Even if the person was your date, boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, or someone you live with, they still need your consent.

  • Recovering from sexual violence takes time, and how recovery happens will be different for everyone.

 

Coercion in rape and sexual violence

 

Coercion is being pressured or forced to do something sexual you did not want to do. Any sexual activity that involves coercion is sexual violence.

 

Some forms or coercion:

  • Use of threat (i.e., if you don’t do this, I’ll get you in trouble)

  • Intimidation (with looks, gestures, or body language)

  • Encouraging or forcing you to drink or do drugs

  • Use of a weapon

  • Underlying threat of violence if you don’t submit (if there’s been violence in the past, for example)

  • Not respecting someone saying “No” or “Stop”

  • Making you feel like you owe the person sex

  • Asking repeatedly 

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S.A.R.T

The mission of the Lassen County Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) is to provide cooperative community partnerships to identify resources, share information, and find solutions to barriers and challanges that will enhance service delivery to victims of sexual assault.

  • You are not alone
  • You are not to blame
  • You do not deserve to be treated this way
  • You have rights
  • You can get help
     
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Sexual violence includes:

  • Being forced to watch porn when you don’t want to.

  • Being touched in a sexual manner against your will, regardless of where you were touched.

  • Being prevented from using a condom or other protection during sex.

  • Someone putting a penis, finger, or object in your vagina, mouth, or anus when you didn’t want them to.

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You did not give consent if you:

  • Were pressured, intimidated, or forced to do sexual things you didn’t want to do

  • Were incapacitated due to drugs or alcohol

  • Changed your mind about engaging in sexual activity

Intervention and Counseling Services

  • 24-hour Crisis Line for immediate, confidential crisis intervention

  • Peer Counseling

Advocacy Services

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Educational Services

  • Literature is available upon request on the healing process associated with sexual violence

  • Certified training course in sexual violence and domestic violence crisis intervention

  • Community training and education 

  • Walk A Mile

PREA

The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) is the first United States federal law passed dealing with the sexual assault of inmates. The bill was signed into law by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2003.

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Lassen Family Services, Inc. provides trained Advocate to respond to incarcerated survivors of sexual assault. Response is done in-person, over the phone, or via mail. Our PREA trained staff meets the needs of victims/survivors within the correctional institutions. Regardless of the crime rape is never part of the sentence.

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