After a sexual assault, effects may persist for months and years. For this reason, crisis intervention and follow-up counseling are essential to every sexual assault survivor's healing process.
What to do if you think you have been sexually assaulted:
- Reach out. It is very important that you seek medical attention right away. Call WEAVE’s 24-hour Support and Information Line, 916.920.2952, and call 911 if you are in immediate danger.
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Talk
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- WEAVE offers individual and group counseling - available to all survivors of sexual assault: male, female, teen, lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and queer.
- WEAVE also offers counseling for significant others and relatives of survivors, who may also be struggling with their own reactions to the assault. Significant others and relatives are also encouraged to call the Support and Information line to find out how to support the survivor and understand their own reactions.
- You Are Not Alone. WEAVE Sexual Assault Advocates are available 24-hours a day to survivors of sexual assault. Advocates will accompany and support you through the medical exam, law enforcement interview and investigation.
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