Victim services & prevention
Crisis Line Response 24-hours a day, 7 days a week
A sexual assault support advocate trained in trauma response and crisis counseling is available to assist victims of sexual assault.
SANE Services
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A specially trained Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner will provide forensic exams for victims of all ages and forensic interviews and exams for victims 19 years of age and older. Also available: free clothing, prophylactic antibiotics to guard against STD exposure, pregnancy prevention, and testing for HIV and Hepatitis C exposure. SANE services are available for Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, and Marshall Counties.
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Sexual Assault Advocacy
- Medical – SANE room accompaniment and information referral.
- Law Enforcement – Provides accompaniment to police interviews and acts as a liaison between victims and law enforcement.
- Criminal Justice – Courtroom accompaniment, assists with Victim Assistance Compensation claims and Victim Impact statements, provides emotional support for victims and their families throughout the judicial process.
- Personal – Assists victims in understanding and exercising their rights, offers life skills coaching, conducts support groups, and supplies victims and their families with referral information.
education and prevention
The Prevention Education Director provides sexual violence education and prevention training throughout the community. A few of the programs offered are:
- Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships
- Sexual Violence Prevention
- Bystander Approaches
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
- Female Empowerment
- Coaching Boys into Men
Victim services staff
Traci Rhines
Victim Services and Prevention Director
traci@familyservicesna.org
256-878-9159
Zaira Parga
Victim Services Coordinator, Marshall County
zaira@familyservicesna.org
470-502-5699
Kaitlyn Wilson
Victim Services Coordinator, DeKalb County
kaitlyn@familyservicesna.org
256-273-9159
Victim Services and Prevention Director
traci@familyservicesna.org
256-878-9159
Zaira Parga
Victim Services Coordinator, Marshall County
zaira@familyservicesna.org
470-502-5699
Kaitlyn Wilson
Victim Services Coordinator, DeKalb County
kaitlyn@familyservicesna.org
256-273-9159
