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For 24/7 Support: Call 785.843.8985 to speak with a trained sexual violence advocate. |
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Advocacy & Support24/7 HOTLINE: A trained confidential advocate is available 24/7 through our community ally Headquarter's Counseling Center. Just call 785.841.2345/888.899.2345 and ask for a GaDuGi advocate. Someone is always available for questions, advocacy or to just talk. HOSPITAL SUPPORT: Advocates are available and ready for hospital advocacy at Lawrence Memorial Hospital to support victim/survivors of sexual assaults through exams and to provide information- 24/7. CONTINUED ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT- GaDuGi SafeCenter staff and advocates are available along the journey on the way: in the court room with legal proceedings, police interviews, to follow up calls and support. Counseling Services are available free of charge for anyone who has experienced sexual violence, their family members and loved-ones. Therapeutic services include CONFIDENTIAL one-on-one sessions and facilitated community-based support groups with a licensed professional counselor and trama specialist. You will NOT be asked to relive the assault during the counseling process, as that is unnecessary and can be re-traumatizing. Instead, your counselor will teach you skills designed to help you stabilize and heal.
Art Based Support Group- Art and Conversation is a friendly gathering for women who are recovering from sexual violence in their lives. Mediated by an Art Therapist, It is a safe place to talk and share through the making of art and creative writing. No previous art experience is needed. Join us in sharing food, making art, and being with a great group of people. Anyone is welcome and groups take place at the first Saturdays of every month in the United Way building. Food drinks and art supplies are provided.
The Sedna Project- Haskell Indian Nation University: is an Art Therapy group meeting at Haskell Indian Nations University that provides stress-relieving activities and group support for individuals dealing with issues regarding, Relationships, Relationship Violence, and Sexual Assault. All our welcome and no 'talent' is required! Tsunali: Teens Talking to Teens is a recently formed group of young women in Lawrence, Kansas who recognize the importance of peers talking to each other in an honest manner about difficult, and sometimes awkward, topics - such as sexual assault, healthy relationships, and more. Tsunali (joo-nahl-ee) is the word for ‘friends’ in the Cherokee Nation, and is a name that was decided upon by a group of 5 young women, ages 14-17, who spent a week volunteering at GaDuGi SafeCenter. These young ladies were inspired by the agency’s namesake and its origins. GaDuGi (gah-doo-ghee, hard g’s) translates from Cherokee to English as “working together as a community toward a common goal”. In that spirit, they found the word Tsunali and felt that it was a perfect name for a peer education group for area teens.
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